2020 NHL playoffs Archives - Awful Announcing

Doc Emrick says he doesn’t mind calling games remotely, but he does miss the individual conversations with players

"The joy of covering a playoff is being close to players and after the pack peels away, going and sitting down next to a player in a dressing stall and asking a question about something you’ve been curious about and all of a sudden you get a story that you wouldn’t have gotten otherwise about a player’s background that you can use in your telecast. And there’s no chance of that this year."

Game 7 of the Stars-Avalanche Stanley Cup Playoffs series is on… USA Network Friday at 4 p.m. ET

Blame scheduling conflicts at Edmonton's Rogers Place and previous commitments by NBC Sports Network.

This year’s “Quest for the Stanley Cup” will provide “exclusive access” to the NHL bubbles, but raises access questions in the process

It will be interesting to see what this behind-the-scenes show gives us, but it's also notable that this comes at a time where many independent media have been heavily restricted in their access to NHL players and teams.

2003 5OT game was worse for Gord Miller due to water issues, Dr Pepper: “I thought I’d eaten a bowling ball.”

"The water fountains weren’t working, and they ran out of water in the fridges in the press box. I’d never had a Dr Pepper before, and I wound up drinking four of them."

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews calls out Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons for reporting positive COVID-19 results

"It’s unfortunate I’m getting a question from you at this point, Steve."

Rogers Sportsnet is barely televising the NHL’s exhibition games this week (updated)

For once, U.S. fans will be getting more national hockey coverage than Canadian fans, at least when it comes to this week's exhibition games.

NHL on NBC coverage will start with one booth in Toronto, but “eventually, the majority of the calls will come from inside the...

Eddie Olczyk said he doesn't think calling games with Doc Emrick from different locations will be a problem. "We've worked long enough together that I really believe we'll be able to have the same cadence or symmetry. Once we get through a game or two, it will be just like we're sitting together."

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman claims “monetization is not what’s driving us,” but monetization is key to the league’s return to play plan

NHL announces regular season is over, planned playoffs will likely run into the fall, start will come when “appropriate and prudent”

While the NHL has unveiled a proposed return format, a return to games won't be happening until at least the middle of July, and there's still a lot to be determined on both the safety and economic fronts in the days ahead.