CHESHIRE, Conn. – The CIAC is providing information for media coverage of the 2015 CIAC Basketball and Boys Hockey Tournament.
- There will be no credentialing process for tournament games in either sport prior to the finals, media can use identification they’ve used during the regular season. Media are encouraged to contact host sites in advance of the game to insure accommodations.
- The annual CIAC Basketball and Hockey press conferences featuring athletes and coaches from the 22 finalists will be held on Wednesday March 18 and Thursday March 19 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The girls basketball press conference will be held on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. and the joint boys basketball and ice hockey press conference will take place on Thursday from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Media are asked to e-mail Joel Cookson at jcookson
casciac
org (jcooksoncasciacorg) if they are planning to attend so the CIAC can get an accurate head count. - The schedule for the eight basketball finals will most likely be released Wednesday evening shortly after the conclusion of the boys basketball semifinals. The semifinal rounds in basketball will conclude Wednesday March 19 assuming the tournaments remain on schedule. The semifinal rounds in hockey will also conclude on March 19.
- The CIAC will host the eight basketball finals at The Mohegan Sun Arena March 22-23 with five games played over two sessions on Saturday and three games in a single session on Sunday. An online application for media credentials for championship games will be available on http://CIACsports.com at 12 p.m. on Monday, March 16 and a release with the credential application link will also be distributed.
- The hockey finals will take place March 20 and 21 days at Yale University Ingalls Rink with the Division II final at 7:30 p.m. on Friday March 20, and the Division III and Division I finals at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively on Saturday March 21. A separate boys hockey finals credentials link will also be available on http://CIACsports.com on Monday, March 16 and the link will also be distributed.
- The NFHS Network and CPTVSports hold the exclusive streaming and broadcast rights for the CIAC basketball and hockey finals. Those planning to provide radio broadcast of CIAC Tournament finals must complete the CIAC Broadcast Application which is available in the “Media Information” section on the CIAC website and pay the rights fee associated with those broadcasts in addition to submitting the online credential request.
- The 2015 CIAC Basketball Dedication ceremony will be held at The Cabaret Theater at the Mohegan Sun on Saturday March 21, beginning at 9 a.m. and is open to the public with no ticketing. Information about the honorees can be found here: http://ciacsports.com/site/?p=7924.
- The CIAC is also looking for writers interested in producing game stories for the basketball, hockey or swimming championships. Anyone interested should contact Joel Cookson via e-mail at jcooksoncasciacorg (jcooksoncasciacorg) .
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