Post by KimThePanther on May 30, 2006 15:02:33 GMT
While rummaging through a yet to be unpacked box (eight months after we moved house) earlier today, I came across a couple of videos. I decided to check what was on them to see if I could use them again. One was some rubbish movie which I never remember watching.
The other was a Panthers game which I'd recorded on Sky. An 8-1 thrashing of the Manchester Storm at the Ice Stadium to be precise! I remember the match, but couldn't remember when it was. A look on Panthers History tells me it was January 4th, 1997.
I was wondering how often over the years that Panthers games have been broadcast live on television. The only other game I have which I recorded from Sky was the 1998 B&H Cup Final win over Ayr.
When I was very young, before I started attending, I vaguely remember watching a game live on Grandstand simply because my grandma was there. I think that might have been the 1985 Autumn Cup final, but couldn't say for sure.
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Grandstand used to broadcast games about once a month at one stage, so the Panthers were on relatively often in those days.
In fact the first live broadcast (other than playoffs or finals) on Grandstand was a Panthers v. Dundee Rockets game, ca. 1985, which saw the face off time moved from Saturday evening to the mid-afternoon, an unpopular move (some things never change!). I remember watching a live Panthers game from Billingham, where our goalie Brian Cox went off for a delayed penalty early in the game and commentator Barry Davies thought we were pulling the goalie ("what a strange thing to do at this stage in the game" I recall him telling the viewers at home!). Unfortunately I don't have either of these on video for posterity.
I do have the 1986 Norwich Union final, which is probably the one you mention. That was a great match at the NEC with decent coverage, they even delayed their coverage of other sports for the OT!
I believe I have, or can get my hands on, most of the Wembley playoffs in the later Heineken days (1990-96), as well as some other memorable games like our B+H run from 94 (semis and final, which I think I now have on DVD as well) from the Sky coverage. In the ISL era, the Panthers seemed to be on Sky quite often. I think they knew they would normally get a good game in a great atmosphere in our stadium! Got plenty of them as well.
Always great to look back over the "old days" from the TV coverage. And if you have friends who sat in areas of the crowd that were often shown (behind the benches or block 1 near the scoreboard), you can watch them growing older on the screen. In fact, you can judge when the game is from by looking at people you knew in the crowd shots, you don't have to actually see any of the players.
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I have a few.. i was looking back and seen some from Channel 4 Ayr Vs Sheffield Steelers at Belfast. And the B&H final 98 ;D and the Play Off Weekend 1998. And a few odd matchs on Sky Sports.
I miss the live matches on Sky.
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Wasnt it stopped broadcasting on after one of the refs (Hanson?) had a mic (so viewers could hear what he was saying) and a player disputed a call with him....
His rather sharp reply, broadcast live was
'I dont makes f***ing rules do I!' or something similar
Wasnt it stopped broadcasting on after one of the refs (Hanson?) had a mic (so viewers could hear what he was saying) and a player disputed a call with him....
His rather sharp reply, broadcast live was
'I dont makes f***ing rules do I!' or something similar
I think you must be thinking of the ref in the 1999 Challenge Cup semi final, Cardiff v. Panthers. Steve Carpenter questioned a call and Kirkham's reply was "I don't make the ****ing rules Steve". I'm not sure whether he was mic'ed up or not or if it was just picked up by one of the mics around the rink (Nico Toeman was once mic'ed up for a live game on Grandstand where a similar thing happened). Don't think the incident led to any action being taken though, certainly the BBC showed the second leg and final later the same season.
Sky's coverage ending was simply down to money as far as I recall.
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Sky's coverage ending was simply down to money as far as I recall.
I think the SuperLeague asked for more money than Sky were prepared to pay so British hockey all but disappeared from the television, apart from a few highlight shows from the Playoffs which were shown on the BBC and later on Sky.
Last Edit: Jun 1, 2006 15:23:14 GMT by KimThePanther
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Grandstand used to broadcast games about once a month at one stage, so the Panthers were on relatively often in those days.
In fact the first live broadcast (other than playoffs or finals) on Grandstand was a Panthers v. Dundee Rockets game, ca. 1985, which saw the face off time moved from Saturday evening to the mid-afternoon, an unpopular move (some things never change!). I remember watching a live Panthers game from Billingham, where our goalie Brian Cox went off for a delayed penalty early in the game and commentator Barry Davies thought we were pulling the goalie ("what a strange thing to do at this stage in the game" I recall him telling the viewers at home!). Unfortunately I don't have either of these on video for posterity.
I do have the 1986 Norwich Union final, which is probably the one you mention. That was a great match at the NEC with decent coverage, they even delayed their coverage of other sports for the OT!
I believe I have, or can get my hands on, most of the Wembley playoffs in the later Heineken days (1990-96), as well as some other memorable games like our B+H run from 94 (semis and final, which I think I now have on DVD as well) from the Sky coverage. In the ISL era, the Panthers seemed to be on Sky quite often. I think they knew they would normally get a good game in a great atmosphere in our stadium! Got plenty of them as well.
Always great to look back over the "old days" from the TV coverage. And if you have friends who sat in areas of the crowd that were often shown (behind the benches or block 1 near the scoreboard), you can watch them growing older on the screen. In fact, you can judge when the game is from by looking at people you knew in the crowd shots, you don't have to actually see any of the players.
Infact the Panthers Vs Dundee Rockets back in 1985 was the first hockey game I've been to!! and the rest as they say was history.
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Post by nuttyrockeress on Jun 4, 2006 20:02:26 GMT
I think it was the 1995 final which was filmed by Sky. My best mate and I had had quite a few and had our faces painted. Sky asked to interview a few of us. How glad am I that I don't still have a copy of that one!
I remember the Panthers V Devils Challenge cup semi final live on Grandstand in about 1998 i think when the plexi smashed......that bit got on BBC Breakfast's news sports roundup the next moring as well, the 3-3 tie that sent us though ;D oh the good old days
Oooo i was on there for my 10 seconds of fame by waving my scalf ;D
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Post by Panther Jules on Jun 25, 2006 11:24:58 GMT
Yeah i miss the hockey on sky. Thats how i got hooked ,i have tapes of the B&H cup final 1998 season. And have tape of the play off final 1998 and the Cardiff game what a game that was . when hadds scored that goal in ot the old place went berserk, those where the days.
I've got two old videos entitled:- 1993-94 Season Part One. Premier League and Benson & Hedges Cup 1994 Benson & Hedges Cup I think I taped the B&H Cup final against the Devils, in which Blaiser scored a hat trick, at the end of one of them. There's also the famous Hunty double hat-trick against the Racers on there somewhere. It's a shame with all the computer anoraks on the list we can't get them together and turn out some DVDs at a reasonable price.
Im filmed on about 4games on sky lol, film the fat kid!
Those were the days, I watched a game from the Kolesar/Zukiwski season a few weeks ago, loved watching it again altho we lost the playoff final to cardiff
Post by *♥*Shortie*♥* on Jul 14, 2006 11:34:04 GMT
ted said:
Wasnt it stopped broadcasting on after one of the refs (Hanson?) had a mic (so viewers could hear what he was saying) and a player disputed a call with him....
His rather sharp reply, broadcast live was
'I dont makes f***ing rules do I!' or something similar
I remember watching it on TV..it was me my mum and dad the room just went quiet and dad com out with..
'Don't think he was meant to say that..I'll have to have words with him.'
me and my mum burst out laughing..think dad still reminds him off it when they see each other lol
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I've got two old videos entitled:- 1993-94 Season Part One. Premier League and Benson & Hedges Cup 1994 Benson & Hedges Cup I think I taped the B&H Cup final against the Devils, in which Blaiser scored a hat trick, at the end of one of them. There's also the famous Hunty double hat-trick against the Racers on there somewhere. It's a shame with all the computer anoraks on the list we can't get them together and turn out some DVDs at a reasonable price.
Go for it! Id love footage of the 94 B+H as thats the game that got me hooked.
I remember watching Panthers against someone on Sky during the 1998-99 season in the student union. The place was deserted that night so they put it on, and kept it on for the entire game.
It was nice to have pints and watch hockey in a big comfy chair
am in the process of copying all my videos to DVD for keefe, dont have anywhere near a comprehensive list of them yet and they are of various qualities, but anyone have anything specific they are looking for let me know...
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am in the process of copying all my videos to DVD for keefe, dont have anywhere near a comprehensive list of them yet and they are of various qualities, but anyone have anything specific they are looking for let me know...
94 final and if theyre better quality than my tapes 96 and 98 aswell if youve got them mate?!
Post by keefe a.k.a Donk on Jul 26, 2006 23:27:37 GMT
TexPef did me the greatest favour ever, and did me a DVD of what i still concider one of the greatest games ive ever seen.... it was one sky, it was the 2nd leg b+h quater final against manchester storm. We were down 3-2 and went on to win 3-1 with only 13 skaters... wow
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TexPef did me the greatest favour ever, and did me a DVD of what i still concider one of the greatest games ive ever seen.... it was one sky, it was the 2nd leg b+h quater final against manchester storm. We were down 3-2 and went on to win 3-1 with only 13 skaters... wow
And Simon Hunt playing with a broken hand!
That was the greatest night I ever spent in LPS. Period.
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