FOX Sports North and the Minnesota Wild televised the fourth annual Hockey Day Minnesota on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The broadcast event was a grand achievement, receiving praise throughout the State of Hockey and across the world. The day-long
event included 21 hours of hockey-related programming and five games from three different Minnesota locations.For the first time, FOX Sports North included various web components as part of Hockey Day Minnesota. The network streamed three outdoor high school hockey games live on foxsportsnorth.com and conducted a day-long live chat with numerous special guests. Website traffic tripled on Hockey Day and more than 1,000 viewers participated in the live chat.
For the second year in a row, the Minnesota National Guard helped turn Hockey Day Minnesota into a worldwide television event. Military members deployed in Basra, Iraq watched the Minnesota Wild game live on the American Forces Network
and participated in live interviews throughout the broadcast.A record-breaking 3,500 fans attended the outdoor high school hockey games and activities in Hermantown, Minn. and Hermantown Mayor Wayne Boucher proclaimed Jan. 23, 2010 as “Hockey Day Minnesota in Hermantown.”
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Joe Piram: http://tinyurl.com/yav3mao
Todd Richards, Hockey Dad: http://tinyurl.com/ydw4f3y
Top Photo: Hockey Day Minnesota from Hermantown (left-right): Mike Dimond, Senior Vice President & GM for FS North; Jean Edhlund, AE-Affiliate Sales for FS North; Tom Bordwell, Sr. Manager of Government Relations at Medicom; James Friske, Marketing Analyst for Medicom; Zach Raskovich, Area Operations Manager for Mediacom, Matt Majka, Chief Operating Officer for Minnesota Wild; Becky Ross, Communications Manager for FS North and Jeff Byle, Executive Producer for FS North.
Other photos: Hockey Day from Hermantown, Minn; Xcel Energy Center and Mariucci Arena.
*Programming Note: Catch "Best of Hockey Day Minnesota presented by Farmers Insurance" throughout the month of Feb.
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