I.- In the US, there are four major sports; football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Out of the four, hockey gets the least amount of respect. The fact that hockey is neglected deeply disturbs me especially as an ex-hockey player and deeply devoted Chicago Blackhawks fan, and it also upsets other hockey fans around the country.

TRANSITION.- Lets start at the top with the, National Hockey League, NHL.

II.- The NHL has a television deal with ESPN and ABC so that the two companies share the Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL’s championship series.

TRANSION.- Please allow yourself to understand that ESPN is also owned by NBC, allowing the large company to control coverage of the games.

III.- The major problem with television deal is that ESPN is a paid for cable station, which means that you can only watch the finals games on ESPN if you have cable.

A.- Since the NBC network is in control of the games, hockey

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