NHL Center Ice?

by asmallvictory31 on Sep 9, 2010 12:19 PM EDT

Long story short,

Born and raised in philly, was lucky enough to play NCAA hockey in boston, now live in boston full-time. I have been reluctant to purchase NHL Center Ice for the past couple of years now, but i have changed my mind. Before i call comcast does anyone know how much it costs this year? I am really tired of having to watch bruins games to get my hockey fix, and having to listen to Jack Edwards do commentary. So yea, how much does center ice cost and do you guys think it is worth it?

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I believe it is $176 this year if you purchase it before October 31st. I’m stuck down in Florida and had to buy it last year and I would say it is 100% worth it. I loved being able to watch every game.

Also, they did it in 4 installments of $40 or so last year, they just add it to your current bill.

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by Psy09 on Sep 9, 2010 1:45 PM EDT reply actions

can you pay the cost up front?

by asmallvictory31 on Sep 9, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

You can have the whole charge added on to your next cable bill (my usual method).

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by boknows71 on Sep 9, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I am in Central Jersey and think it was slightly cheaper for me last year.

COMPLETELY WORTH IT!!!

I have been getting it since I moved here in 99 thru 2 different cable companies.

Added bonus for me is that the NHL and MLB packages share the same set of stations so I get the MLB package until about game 5 of the SCF’s.

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by boknows71 on Sep 9, 2010 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

I also live in central jersey but on the western side of the state. I don’t have Comcast as a cable provider so I only get 1 Comcast station which alternates between CSN and the regular Comcast channel. I looked online to see whether central ice was worth it, but it appears that I get blacked out of Phillies games for the MLB ticket. Wouldn’t this mean I also get blacked out of Flyers games?

Anyone got any ideas on how I can watch the Flyers even though I don’t always get CSN and since that’s where the majority of the games are showed on… you get the idea…

by kamikazi234 on Sep 13, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I live in Philly but used the free preview (month of Oct) to watch A LOT of NHL games last year. If I had the cash I’d get it even though I live down the street from the Wach.

by grucifer on Sep 9, 2010 2:39 PM EDT reply actions

one drawback

they rarely if ever have the flyers (comcast) announcers. so, be prepared to get the other team’s broadcasters but no jim jackson.

by McNabbSoup on Sep 9, 2010 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

as long as its not jack edwards i am cool with it

by asmallvictory31 on Sep 9, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

i noticed this two seasons ago

but i feel like last season they had more comcast feeds

by BobbyDucati on Sep 13, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s totally worth it. I live in VA and got it for the first time last year, and am already calling and asking when I can pre-order. As said above, not many Flyers feeds. Oh well, its fun to hear the disappointment in their voices as we trounce them. Also, it’s fun to watch some West Coast teams I don’t get to see often.

by NoalB on Sep 9, 2010 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

not worth it

after two years i am cancelling.

i remained blacked out of several flyers games per year. because comcast has some sort of deal that restricts its coverage through directv, i am unable to receive the Flyers broadcasts which relegates me to listening to every other teams announcers bad mouthing the team i pay $180 a year extra to watch despite the fact that i do not get HD coverage and am exclude from even watching a number of games each season.

buyer beware, the Flyers are unlike the rest of the NHL in TV coverage. make certain, 100%, that you will receive home Flyers coverage of everyone home game if you purchase this if that’s what you want. otherwise, have fun listening to constant criticism of your team, at least, in those games they bother to allow access to.

by beatniche on Sep 9, 2010 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

You usually can lose a couple maybe 3 games a year in some areas. It is what it is, I’ll take 78 games versus 20 (national, Rags, Devs, Islanders) I would get otherwise.

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by boknows71 on Sep 10, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Now do you mean 78 games of the Flyers? Or with all teams?

by craigg747 on Sep 11, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Flyers.

I have less and less time for the other teams as my life gets buzy-er. Used to watch a good bit of the late games but not as much anymore

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by boknows71 on Sep 13, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

totally worth it

Especially if you’re not just a Flyers fan but a hockey fan in general.

But I manage to get every Flyers game that’s broadcasted. Yea, it sucks that I usually don’t get the home broadcast all the time. Sometimes you’ll get lucky and will have the option of choosing which broadcast (home/away) to watch.

by Phalange on Sep 13, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

It is a must have down here in DC. I think I only missed 3 or 4 Flyers games last year (West Coast – too late) BTW, I have had it both through Cox (Cable) and FIOS. I have noticed that on Cox, even when Center Ice broadcasts in HD, it does not show in HD. Center Ice was showing in the 600 channels, and Cox only broadcasts HD in 700s. No such issue with FIOS.

by Flyers on Sep 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

Free Preview

Apparently they’re doing a free Preview for the first few weeks. So I’m going to watch that before I judge it’s worth.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/How-much-NHL-Center-Ice-will-cost-you-for-2010-1?urn=nhl-266642

by VorAbaddon on Sep 19, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

get it – totally worth it. even if you only catch 70% of the schedule it’s a win win. last year, most Flyers games i got screwed out of were on NBC as my local affiliate prefers college basketball and local telethons over hockey

by fitzy first on Sep 21, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions