Where Can I Watch Hockey in Ireland?

Question

I'm fortunate enough to be spending the next semester studying at UCD. Unfortunately, though, I'll be missing out on a bulk of the NHL regular season and -- gasp! -- the playoffs.

Will I be able to catch a few NHL games on TV in Dublin? Even better, is there anywhere I can watch some hockey live?

Answer 1

There is a subsciption based cahnnel called NASN(north american sports network) that is availble on satellite , it costs 15 Euro's a month , and also the british channel 5 shows american hockey , this is free through the satellite network , there is a bar called "The Down Under Bar" on Parnell St. , it is an ozzy bar that shows ozzy sports and american sports live , hope that helps, if you have any more quires on getting a satellite get back to me and I'll give you more details( I used to work as a satellite installer)

Answer 2

I think the lack of answers here is an answer in itself,

the time difference might be a problem to seeing them live, if you are living in rented accomadation or in the student villages then maybe you can get a cable package from ntl or sky that will have american sport channels like as freeview.

Answer 3

What you refer to as Hockey, in Ireland we refer to it as Ice Hockey. What you call field hockey is what we just call hockey.

Just so you know!

Answer 4

Get up to Belfast and watch Belfast Giants. They had a certain Mr Fleury playing for them 2 seasons back so aint so bad...