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"The Skinny"  By Eric Hornick Game 20 Detroit 2, Isles 1 In a game that the Isles led for nearly fifty minutes, Jonatan Berggren a...

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

ESPN 30 for 30

ESPN is running a new documentary series in honor of their 30th anniversary.  The first two editions have already aired and (for different reasons) they may be of interest to Isles fans.
 
The Kings Ransom is about the Gretzky trade.
 
Re-airings:
  • Thursday Oct 15   10pm ESPN Classic

  • Sunday Oct 25        8pm ESPN Classic

  • Thursday Oct 29 7:30pm ESPN 2

  • Friday Dec 11     3:30pm ESPN

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    "The Band that Wouldn't Die" is about the Baltimore Colts band that continued to play long after the team was moved to Indianapolis and the role that the band had in bringing the Ravens to Baltimore.
     
    Re-airings:
  • Thursday Oct 15     9pm ESPN 2

  • Thursday Oct 15   11pm ESPN Classic

  • Monday Oct 19      7pm ESPN 2

  • Wednesday Oct 21 8pm ESPN 2

  • Sunday Oct 25        9pm ESPN Classic

  • Sunday Nov 8         9pm ESPN Classic

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    Both are worth checking out.
     
    Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

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