Cablevision Systems Corporation's Power to Learn and the New York Rangers Bring the Olympic Experience to New York Metropolitan Area Students.Business Editors Olympic Winter Games
BETHPAGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 Powertolearn.com Provides Students the Opportunity to Communicate with New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Participating in the Winter Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. Cablevision Systems Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CVC See CSC. ) Power to Learn - a multi-faceted, multi-million dollar initiative dedicated to integrating the Internet into education - is working with the National Hockey League's New York Rangers to help bring the winter Olympic Games home to area students. Through powertolearn.com, students have the ability to communicate with seven New York Rangers participating in the winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . Students can ask Radek Dvorak (Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. ), Theo Fleury (Canada), Brian Leetch Brian Leetch (born March 3, 1968 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played in 18 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. (USA), Eric Lindros (Canada), Vladimir Malakhov (Russia), Mike Richter (USA) and Mike York (USA) questions on issues ranging from what it feels like to play against teammates to how it feels to represent their respective countries. In addition, with enormous anticipation building around what many believe will be the greatest hockey tournament of all time, students may also ask questions relating to what tactics and strategies are necessary to bring home the Olympic gold! "Power to Learn is dedicated to enhancing education in the tri-state area, and providing students with unique learning experiences," said Lee Whitmore, Cablevision's vice president of education. "By teaming up with the New York Rangers, Power to Learn is able to bring the Olympic Games to life for hundreds of thousands of area students by giving them the opportunity to share in the Rangers' Olympic experience." "The New York Rangers are delighted to work with Power to Learn and provide an opportunity for students to interact with our Olympic participants," said Glen Sather, president and general manager, New York Rangers. "Competing in the Olympics is an honor and a privilege for any athlete, and New York Rangers players This is a list of players who have played at least one game for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1926-27 to present. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A are proud to be among those chosen to compete for the gold. If our experience at the Games can provide an educational opportunity for Power to Learn students, we are happy to participate." Through powertolearn.com students sent pre-competition questions to New York Rangers players participating in the Olympic Games. Participating Rangers will post answers to select questions on powertolearn.com by February 13, 2002. In addition to the pre-competition Q&A session, students have the opportunity to communicate with the Olympic hockey players during and after the Winter Olympic Games. During the Olympics: Through powertolearn.com students can e-mail questions to the Rangers' Mike York while he is in Salt Lake City for the Olympic Games. Questions may be submitted through February 20, 2002, and Mike will post responses to select questions on powertolearn.com February 18 through February 20, 2002. Post-Competition Feedback: Finally, through powertolearn.com, students can also e-mail questions to Rangers participating in the Olympic games through February 28, 2002. Post-competition feedback will be featured on powertolearn.com no later than March 5, 2002. In addition to the Q&A with Olympic hockey players from the New York Rangers, powertolearn.com currently features a variety of educational content related to the Olympic Games, including links to Olympic-themed lesson activities for K-12 classrooms. About Power to Learn Power To Learn is a non-commercial education initiative designed to give students in Cablevision's tri-state service areas the best possible chance to succeed in a new digital century. The initiative enables students, teachers and parents in more than 1,000 schools and libraries to leverage the power of broadband in the classroom by offering high-speed Internet access connections, an award-winning online learning community at www.powertolearn.com, and a training program for educators on the effective application of technology in today's classrooms. About Cablevision Systems Corporation Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve 3 million households located in the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. . The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its Lightpath integrated business communications services; its Optimum-branded high-speed Internet service and iO: Interactive Optimum, the company's newly introduced digital television offering. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. operates programming businesses including American Movie Classics, Bravo, The Independent Film Channel and other national and regional services. In addition, Rainbow is a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net. Cablevision also owns a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail and operates Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference and its sports teams including the Knicks and Rangers. The company operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater and owns and operates THE WIZ consumer electronics stores and Clearview Cinemas in the New York metropolitan area. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com. |
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