March 12, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today a partnership with FASTHockey that will provide unprecedented live streaming coverage of the upcoming USA Hockey National Championships.
The schedule of live streaming action is slated to include up to 580 games from six venues across the United States. The games will be broadcast live from the following venues and game archives will be available for on-demand viewing after the tournament.
- 12 & Under from Indian Trail, N.C. – April 1-5
- 14 & Under from Plano, Texas – April 1-5
- 16 & Under from Chesterfield, Mo. – April 1-5
- 18 & Under from Pittsburgh, Pa. – April 1-5
- Junior A, B, & C from Marlborough, Mass. – March 27-31
- Girls’ 12 & Under, 14 & Under, 16 & Under, 19 & Under from Rochester, N.Y. – April 1-5
- Women’s Senior A, B, C and 30 & Over from Rochester, N.Y. – March 27-29
“We’re extremely pleased to be working with FASTHockey,” said Mike Bertsch, USA Hockey's assistant executive director for marketing and communications. “Never before have we had this broad of coverage of our national championships available.”
Games will be offered on a pay-per-view basis. FASTHockey uses a unique game-credit system for viewing games, offering discounts to customers who watch multiple games. Users who want to watch one or more games must first sign up for a free account at video.FASTHockey.com. Users can then buy game credits - a single game ranges from $6.99 (when one game credit is purchased) to $3.99 (when 100 game credits are purchased). Game credits can be used to watch live games or archives on-demand and never expire.
NOTES: The final schedule of games available will be posted at video.FASTHockey.com by March 26 … The games will be broadcast using two leading technologies ─ Adobe’s Flash player and Microsoft's Silverlight player ... For more information on the USA Hockey National Championships, visit usahockey.com. |