NHL Draft scores record-setting viewership
The 2023 NHL Draft achieved record-setting viewership on Wednesday night, as it soared above 2022's numbers and led the night on cable.
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Hockey interviewer tries to stump ‘Kyle from Chicago,’ aka Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson
"Some people say I don't know that much."
Darren Pang headed to Blackhawks’ local broadcasts, with Blues/Diamond deal expiring
Pang had called Blues' games for the past 14 years, but contract talks with Bally Sports Midwest parent Diamond stalled amidst their bankruptcy.
Wednesday Newsletter: The worst best-case scenario for the NHL
The Chicago Blackhawks winning the NHL Draft Lottery was a dream scenario for the league. And its worst nightmare.
NHL Draft Lottery flub attributed to teleprompter “production error”
A strange error during the NHL Draft Lottery broadcast was due to a teleprompter issue.
Chicago Blackhawks’ TV voice has epic slip of the tongue during preseason broadcast
"MacKenzie Entwistle picks up the puck in his own zone, takes a hard sh*t!"
Longtime Blackhawks analyst Eddie Olcyzk to leave Chicago for Seattle Kraken booth
The move will see Olczyk work as part of a three-person booth in Seattle.
City of Chicago Instagram account hands Blackhawks an actual L after trade
Tough scene here for the Hawks!
Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz apologizes after berating reporters at a town hall forum
We don't often get self-sabotage like this from a team owner.
The mother of John Doe 2, the high school player sexually assaulted by Brad Aldrich, spoke to TSN’s Rick Westhead
"I think [Gary Bettman] needs a new job, that he needs to retire. I don't think he has empathy for kids, or even young adults. And if he needs more information, I've got a whole folder of it right here for him he can read."
Tara Slone’s Rogers Hometown Hockey commentary on “the NHL’s broken culture” was remarkable, especially on a rightsholder
"We love this game, and we just want it to be better. And it isn't. And anybody who thinks that this culture is not deeply broken is wrong."
In press conference on Blackhawks scandal, Gary Bettman again looks to minimize NHL liability at all costs
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman drew a lot of criticism for taking a "We have to move forward the best we can" approach at a virtual press conference Monday while defending Kevin Cheveldayoff, Blackhawks' ownership, and the league's minimal fine for that organization.
NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr is under fire over the Kyle Beach case, which two agents say they brought to Fehr
“My purpose in calling the PA was to get a warning to USA Hockey,” Gurney said. “That is what I was directed to do by Kyle.”
Kyle Beach comes forward as John Doe in TSN conversation: “I want to make sure…this does not happen to somebody else.
"I buried this for 10 years, 11 years. And it’s destroyed me from the inside out. And I want everybody to know in the sports world and in the world that you’re not alone."
Pressure is mounting on the NFL for a Washington written report and/or email release, with the Blackhawks report adding to that
The NFL's lack of a written report on the Washington Football Team investigation and lack of transparency on what else was in the 650,000 Bruce Allen emails has a lot of pressure building on them, especially after the publication of a full investigation report we saw in the NHL this week.
Blackhawks name broadcast and content team, including four fill-in TV announcers and four former players
Mike Monaco, Stephen Nelson, Chris Vosters and John Wiedeman will fill in for Pat Foley when needed this season.
Blackhawks’ Brad Aldrich story escalates with new report of alleged 2012 sexual assault, team/NHL response draws criticism
TSN's Rick Westhead uncovered a 2018 police report from a former Miami University hockey player, alleging sexual assault from then-video coach Brad Aldrich in 2012. That was two years after Aldrich left the Blackhawks.
NHL crisis grows as ex-Blackhawks’ coach confirms team president and GM were told of Brad Aldrich’s sexual assaults on players
NHL VP Bill Daly told The Athletic Friday "We have been in contact with the Club regarding the matter but there is no ongoing investigation."
Blackhawks’ play-by-play voice Pat Foley said “I might have put a bullet in my head” on air, then “I’m sorry if I offended”
"Had I been traveling with the team this year, I might have put a bullet in my head. ...I wish I didn’t say that. I’m sorry if I offended some folks. Apparently I did, so I apologize."
NBCSN will feature all-female crew to broadcast and produce Blues-Blackhawks game
The broadcast will be on March 8, celebrating International Women's Day.
Blackhawks’ announcer Pat Foley says “Ortega, who sounds like he ought to be a shortstop,” apologizes two days later
This remark from Foley drew a lot of blowback.
Mike Tirico’s NHL play-by-play debut was very well-received
Tirico called Wednesday night's Blackhawks-Red Wings game on NBCSN.
Cubs prepare to launch “Marquee” RSN, reportedly with Sinclair, while White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks re-up with NBC Sports Chicago
The Cubs are with NBC Sports Chicago through the 2019 season, but then seem set to go their own way.
The hockey world has rallied together in the aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash that killed 15
The hockey world rallied together in the aftermath of this crash, raising over $2 million for the families of those impacted.
Eddie Olczyk returns to NBCSN broadcast booth while battling cancer, receives standing ovation in St. Louis
'Tonight is the best medicine I've had in such a long time."