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siberian khatru
08-23-2007, 10:30 AM
A crew from Wonderland Productions (they've done pieces for HBO Sports, ESPN, NBC, Spike TV, etc.) is scheduled to film all the Manhattan Roller Hockey League Championship games this weekend for an upcoming SportsNet NY series called "Street Games". There are five promo spots for it at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=sportsnetnewyork&p=r&page=2 (http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=sportsnetnewyork&p=r&page=2)

They are also looking to interview New York City roller hockey players about their experiences with the sport before the MRHL games start and in between periods.

The teams Organic Near You from the MRHL's West Side Division and Tequila Jack's from the East Side Division made it to the final round of the league playoffs. They will be playing a two-out-of-three series for the championship on these dates at the rink in Stanley Isaacs Park at 96th Street and First Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan:

Game 1 - Saturday, August 25th at 1:00 PM
Game 2 - Sunday, August 26th at 1:00 PM
Game 3 - Sunday, August 26th at 3:00 PM (if needed)

Please feel free to come to the rink this weekend to watch the games and participate in the filming. Any changes in the times or dates of the games will be posted on the Schedule page of the link provided below.

-Mark Barbour
(Founder / Chair Person of the MRHL) www.manhattanrollerhockeyleague.com (http://www.manhattanrollerhockeyleague.com)

RichardGraham
08-23-2007, 12:03 PM
Hey Mark,

Very cool! Thanks for alerting IHC's readers.

siberian khatru
08-27-2007, 11:01 AM
Update: The Organic Near You team (formerly the 3 Fat 1 Skinny squad in the old Chelsea Piers league) beat Tequila Jack's (formerly the Hamilton Mustangs team at Chelsea) two games to one to win the inaugural 2007 Summer season championship of the Manhattan Roller Hockey League.

Games 2 and 3 were filmed for the upcoming "Street Games" episode with four cameras and players and referees wearing microphones during the game. Interviews were done with MRHL players and officials about their New York City roller hockey experience.

The SportsNet NY "Street Games" program debuts on September 12th but the roller hockey show will probably air in October or November.