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It was an annual tradition at the ACCs preseason kickoff event. Questions would be asked about the potential for a league TV network, and commissioner John Swofford would juke and dodge, providing few details.This year, however, things were different.I dont have to do any dancing, Swofford joked from a stage loaded with ACC dignitaries and ESPN executives.This time, he had an answer. The long-awaited ACC Network will launch by August 2019, with the Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN agreeing to a 20-year deal and rights extension through the 2035-36 academic year in an announcement made Thursday.The ACC also extended its conference rights deal nine years through 2035-36.The conferences grant of rights makes it financially untenable for a school to leave, guaranteeing in the 20 years of the deal that a schools media rights, including revenue, for all home games would remain with the ACC regardless of the schools affiliation.The ACC is a great conference, and this increases the national exposure, brings in additional revenue and offers greater opportunity for student-athletes, Clemson president Jim Clements said. For us and the Florida States and others, it stabilizes the conference long term.The ACCs new grant of rights also automatically extends Notre Dames contract with the conference as a member in all sports but football through 2035-36, a source said. If the Irish forgo football independence in the next 20 years, they will be contracted to join the ACC.Swofford said Notre Dame was no closer to joining the conference for football, but the phone lines are always open.While the linear network will launch by 2019, the ACC Networks digital channel will start this fall and carry 600 live events. The linear network will broadcast more than 1,300 live events per year when it starts.Swofford said the league will move to a 20-game league schedule in mens basketball by 2019, part of an effort to boost the amount of available content.The ACC Network will increase the leagues overall value. Swofford said the many agreements will put the ACC in the upper echelon of Power 5 conferences and secure the leagues future over the next 20 years.ESPNs Brett McMurphy and David M. 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If Keith receives supplemental discipline (ie. a suspension) that would be a huge loss for the Blackhawks. After getting pulled in Game Two, Kings G Jonathan Quick stopped 19 of 20 shots -- prior to Game Three, the Blackhawks had 20 or fewer shots twice in 62 regular season and playoff games thiss season.ddddddddddddQuick made a huge save off a Bryan Bickell shot on the doorstep with a little over three minutes remaining to preserve the Kings lead. Bickell was the Blackhawks lone goal-scorer, giving him seven in 15 playoff games, one behind Patrick Sharp and Patrice Bergeron for the playoff lead. Bickell had nine goals in 48 regular season games. A couple of other notes:Kings C Anze Kopitar was moved down the lineup, to play with LW Dwight King and RW Trevor Lewis and even though he didnt register a shot on goal, Kopitar had some good moments and played 21:09 to lead all Kings forwards. Blackhawks C Dave Bolland played 7:42, the lowest mark on the team. 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