What is the point of blacking out replays?

**ehren** · 11-18-2009 09:51 PM

thank GOD I am blacked out of the Wolves!

**Iceberg** · 11-18-2009 09:53 PM

hell I wish I was blacked out of the Wolfies

**grb** · 12-12-2009 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Iceberg

The NHL blacks out replays in the teams local market. So any replay involving the MN Wild for me is blacked out being in MN. The rest I can see

So how long does the replay blackout last? I mean, if a game is replayed on NHL a week after it was played, is it still subject to blackout? How about a year later?

**Iceberg** · 12-12-2009 04:57 PM

I think the blackout for NHL Network is the next day. Example is tonight.

MN Wild play Vancouver on HNIC. For folks in MN its on FSN North. The last time the Wild were on HNIC in October, we were blacked out for the replay the next day on NHL Network.

In most cases, replays after the next day are not blacked out

**bruin95** · 12-13-2009 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by grb

So how long does the replay blackout last? I mean, if a game is replayed on NHL a week after it was played, is it still subject to blackout? How about a year later?

I can't speak for NHL games as I don't watch hockey, but you'll never see replays of out of market MLB games, even if the games are 20 years old. I think the NBA is the same way, but I'm not sure. The only way to see these replays (old old games) is if they're shown via the MLB Network which, of course, Dish doesn't have.

**Iceberg** · 12-13-2009 05:05 PM

correct bruin95
The MLB games are blacked out on the multisports pack. I know ehren mentioned that he was blacked out of "Twins Classics" on FSN North which is "part" of his RSN package

I say that as he is in Wisconsin so they are given FSN North but blacked out of pro sports. He gets the Wisco games on alternate channels

**AdamGott** · 12-14-2009 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Iceberg

I think the blackout for NHL Network is the next day. Example is tonight.

MN Wild play Vancouver on HNIC. For folks in MN its on FSN North. The last time the Wild were on HNIC in October, we were blacked out for the replay the next day on NHL Network.

In most cases, replays after the next day are not blacked out

NHL Network replays suck anyway! Why in the hell do they show the scores from previous day's games at the bottom of the screen?

I cut up a cardboard box yesterday so that I could strategically fill that part of the screen and watch the Toronto/Washington HNIC HD coverage wihtout learning the score before the game was actually over.

**dennispap** · 12-14-2009 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by AdamGott

NHL Network replays suck anyway! Why in the hell do they show the scores from previous day's games at the bottom of the screen?

I cut up a cardboard box yesterday so that I could strategically fill that part of the screen and watch the Toronto/Washington HNIC HD coverage wihtout learning the score before the game was actually over.

**Iceberg** · 12-14-2009 07:51 PM

I agree Adam
In Canada there is TSN (the main sports network) and TSN2 which shows live games but usually is a 3 hour delay. They do the same thing

So I'm watching TSN2 replay of the SNF game and in the corner it shows the score.....UGH!!!

**dishcomm** · 12-14-2009 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by ehren

LOL just another common sense blunder. Thank goodness the NHL doesn't enforce. Dish blacks out NCAA and NBA replays, does Directv as well?

STO, SNY and a few others show "classic" MLB games for their respective teams. These are blacked out as well. I wanted to watch a Mets classic but could not. Blacked out. BTW I live outside the region local to SNY. Why this is, I have no idea.