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NHL FINALS TO REACH 170 COUNTRIES

NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL

Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals for broadcast in more than 170 countries
and territories worldwide. More than 35 broadcasters will televise the
2000 NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals on a live or tape-delay basis.

Several new broadcasters have joined the NHL/ESPN International Group, including RAI SAT in Italy, Antena Latina in the Dominican Republic, SLOVAK TV in Slovakia, and NHK-HDTV in
Japan.

The following is a complete list of countries and stations that will broadcast the 2000 NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals: Austria (DSF and Premiere Sports World), Belarus (THT and NTV Plus), Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTBH), Bulgaria (Bulgarian TV), Czech Republic (NOVA TV and GALAXIA), Denmark (CANAL+ Nordic), Dominican Republic (Antena Latina), Estonia (THT and NTV Plus), Finland (CANAL+ Nordic and Channel 4), France (CANAL+ Digital and CANAL+ France), Germany (DSF and Premiere Sports World), Greece (SuperSport), Ireland (Channel 5), Italy (RAI SAT), Japan JSB/WOWOW, Sports-I and NHK-HDTV, Kazakhstan (THT and NTV Plus), Latvia (TV3), Lithuania, (THT and NTV Plus), Monaco (CANAL+ France), Norway (CANAL+ Nordic), Poland (Wizja Sports), Romania (TVR), Russia (THT and NTV Plus), San Marino (RAI SAT), Slovenia (Radio & Television Slovenia), Slovakia(Slovak Television and GALAXIA), Spain (CANAL+ Spain and Sportsmania), Sweden (CANAL+ Nordic), Switzerland (DSF and CANAL+ France), Turkey (SuperSport), Ukraine (THT, NTV plus and UT 2), United Kingdom (Channel 5), Vatican City (RAI SAT)

Many other countries will countries will carry the games on the ESPN International Network, which includes ESPN International, ESPN Sur, ESPN DOS, ESPN BRASIL, ORBIT, MULTICHOICE, ESPN NEW ZEALAND, OPTUS.