March 10, 2005

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Unprecedented comprehensive coverage of multiple NCAA Division I collegiate hockey conference tournaments is planned for March 18-19 on FSN regional networks, DirecTV, Fox College Sports and additional affiliates.

Branded as COLLEGE HOCKEY BREAKAWAY WEEKEND, the coverage consists of live semifinal and championship game telecasts from the WCHA and CCHA tournaments, plus continuous in-game updates from other leagues¹ post-season events. The weekend¹s action determines which schools in various regions break away from the pack to earn bids into the NCAA Tournament.

The live games on COLLEGE HOCKEY BREAKAWAY WEEKEND originate from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, host facility of the 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, and Detroit¹s Joe Louis Arena, site of the CCHA Super Six. Start times among the two tournaments are staggered to allow for wraparound coverage of all semifinal and championship games.

Before, during and after games, the studio-based Tournament Desk provides highlights and updates from games in progress at the other conference tournaments taking place that weekend, including Hockey East, ECAC Hockey League and the Atlantic Hockey Association.

COLLEGE HOCKEY BREAKAWAY WEEKEND is a collaborate effort between FSN Detroit (originator of CCHA games), FSN North (WCHA games) and FSN Rocky Mountain (Tournament Desk). Those three regional networks are scheduled to air both days¹ coverage in its entirety, beginning at 3:00 PM EST on Friday, 7:00 PM EST on Saturday. FSN Detroit viewers will see CCHA games from start to finish; when those games are not in progress, they will see the beginning or conclusion of WCHA contests. The opposite will hold true for viewers of FSN North and FSN Rocky Mountain, who will receive WCHA tournament games in their entirety, supplemented by CCHA coverage.

Other FSN regional networks confirmed to carry portions of the two-day coverage include FSN Midwest, FSN Chicago, FSN Ohio, FSN Bay Area, FSN New England, FSN New York and FSN South. COLLEGE HOCKEY BREAKAWAY WEEKEND will go to more than 49 million households served by the participating regional sports networks and affiliates.

Additionally, COLLEGE HOCKEY BREAKAWAY WEEKEND is available nationally to DirecTV Sports Pack subscribers and to subscribers of Fox College Sports, which will program all of the CCHA and WCHA games between its Atlantic and Central feeds, respectively.

Also joining the COLLEGE HOCKEY BREAKAWAY WEEKEND network is Leafs TV (Ontario, Canada) and KFXF-TV (FOX Broadcasting affiliate in Fairbanks, Alaska).

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