"Maybe the conversation could have drifted a little bit further, been, in my opinion, a little more entertaining and a little bit less about the Xs and Os of the hockey game and a little bit more about the personalities and the people. I'm not saying that was always the case, but it definitely did occur."
The NHL will go to ESPN and Turner next season.
The Stanley Cup Final will start on Monday, June 28.
The new scorebug is much more vertical, and also moves the game clock left of the teams and scores.
NBC and the NHL's long run together will reportedly end this summer.
The documentary will feature interviews with 20 NHL players and broadcasters.
Yes, the NBC and NBCSN numbers are up year-over-year so far, but a big part of that is the comparison of a full season to a few weeks with boosted opening-game numbers.
Milbury's bubble comments this summer about it being a perfect place without women led to this moment.
As per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the NHL is looking to hold games at a specially-built outdoor arena at a Lake Tahoe resort on Feb. 20 and 21.
There will be a whole lot of NHL on NBC games in this shortened season.
Emrick has been calling hockey for nearly 50 years, beginning in the minor leagues.
"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."
"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."
McKenzie won't be leaving TV altogether, but he will be cutting down on his appearances on both sides of the border.
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."
Roenick was suspended by NBC in December 2019 and permanently parted ways with them in February 2020. He's now suing.
Roenick was suspended indefinitely without pay in December for comments about coworkers Kathryn Tappen and Patrick Sharp.
Each of the three networks is showing a new special, and NHLN (six times) and ESPN (once) are also re-airing 2004's Miracle. And there's a lot more coverage on the way as well.
As per a report from The Athletic's Rick Carpiniello, Pierre McGuire will still reportedly call games for NBC, but not on the No. 1 team. NBC's statement didn't confirm or deny the report, but said that Brian Boucher will again work with the top team of Mike "Doc" Emrick and Eddie Olczyk on opening night.
Busch will appear on NBCSN's pre-game show and then will be between the benches with McGuire for part of the second period.
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