Awful Announcing
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.
TNT gave hardcore fans a clean presentation while also bringing some fun into its studio, something missing from NBC's presentation
After seventeen years away, the NHL made a welcome return to ESPN on Tuesday.
"The memo also said all media and broadcast personnel (both in-house and third party) who are interacting with players or hockey operations personnel must be fully vaccinated and masked at all times during such interactions."
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 VP Bill Daly told The Athletic Friday "We have been in contact with the Club regarding the matter but there is no ongoing investigation."
“We hope this is just the first of many opportunities to leverage Clubhouse’s platform to offer exclusive, live audio experiences to hockey fans year-round.”
Turner's winning NHL rights was unexpected. Now what?
It looks like this year's NHL playoffs may be delayed from the originally-planned May 11 start.
It sounds like ESPN will be taking on part of the NHL's national rights package, including four Stanley Cup Finals over seven years.
There will be a whole lot of NHL on NBC games in this shortened season.
This is going to be a very different NHL season.
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.
