Awful Announcing
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.
It’s a slowish day overall in the world of sports, but the NHL is in action tonight, and...
Tirico has hosted plenty of hockey broadcasts for NBC, but this will be his first time doing NHL play-by-play for them.
Kendall Coyne Schofield is a pretty big deal in the world of women’s hockey. The forward won five...
The NHL on NBC is going towards a focus on stars, and showing more smaller-market and Canadian teams as a result.
The popular hockey analyst will now add Chicago radio to his wide array of broadcasting roles.
Game 5 averaged 6.71 million viewers, the best for a Game 5 since 2002.
"There is some kind of retired stock car or cab driver or something in the middle of NBC’s Stanley Cup Final pregame show."
"It’s one of the most frequently asked questions in our staff meeting town halls: When are we going to get back into hockey?"
"I’ve been given this opportunity and I’m thrilled to be here and I want to be prepared. I want to come to the game every night ready to go and put my best foot forward. But looking into the future, I just don’t know."
Sarandon's stint between the benches was...not well-received.
NBC cut away from the Capitals-Maple Leafs outdoor game so that the local news and SNL would start on time.
A very NSFW rant from the Saturday Night Live cast member.
"Why does anything have to do with politics or where he stands with politics when it comes to entertaining and singing to people at a sporting event? It drives me crazy. All these people have their panties so hung up they can't think even straight."
McGuire said he feels "fantastic" after undergoing prostate surgery last week.
Yes, this may have been the 12th-most-watched NHL broadcast on NBC ever, but it's still the least-watched Winter Classic.
Strader had battled bile duct cancer for over a year.
