Legendary hockey broadcaster Doc Emrick announces his retirement
Emrick has been calling hockey for nearly 50 years, beginning in the minor leagues.
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Alex Trebek announces NHL draft pick in Jeopardy! form
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2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final least-watched since 2007
The NHL was not a popular sports viewing option over the last week or so.
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."
Facing unprecedented competition, NHL playoff ratings are in the tank
The NHL's return to play has been wildly successful, but people are not watching the playoffs.
Your 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final announcing schedule
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Your 2020 NHL Conference Finals announcing schedule
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The Finnish call of Joel Kiviranta’s series-winning goal is outstanding
Joel Kiviranta is a hero in Dallas, and apparently in his native Finland as well.
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.
Review: The first episode of “Quest for the Stanley Cup” shows how much the NHL is balancing right now
Quest for the Stanley Cup's first episode did a nice job of balancing on-ice play (and locker-room access), coverage of the bubble, and coverage of the NHL's decision not to play games last Thursday and Friday after player protests in other sports.
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.
NHL fines Blue Jackets’ coach John Tortorella $25,000 for “conduct during a media availability,” where he left after two post-game questions
Tortorella left a post-game press conference following his team's August 19 elimination after taking just two questions.
Mike Milbury steps away from NBC after the NHL condemned his on-air comments
Mike Milbury is back in a familiar place: the sights of hockey fans' anger.
