The following is a full detailed list of broadcast teams for the NHL on ESPN/NHL on ABC.
Broadcast teams[]
ESPN did not have fixed broadcast teams during the 1985–86 season. Sam Rosen, Ken Wilson, Jim Hughson, Dan Kelly, Mike Lange, Jiggs McDonald, Jim Kelly, Mike Emrick, and Mike Patrick handled the play-by-play, and Mickey Redmond, Bill Clement, John Davidson, Gary Dornhoefer, Phil Esposito, and Brad Park provided color commentary.[1][2]
The NHL and ESPN/ABC announced a new 7-year deal beginning in the 2021–22 season.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Season | Broadcasters |
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1992–93 |
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1994–95 |
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1996–97 |
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2021–22 |
Opening Night
Rest of Season
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2022–23 |
Opening Night
Rest of Season
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2023-24 |
Opening Night
Rest of Season
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Stanley Cup playoffs[]
Year | Round | Teams | Games | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter(s) |
1986 | Divisional semifinals | Philadelphia-New York Rangers | Games 4–5 | Ken Wilson (Game 4) Mike Lange (Game 5) |
Mickey Redmond | |
Washington-New York Islanders | Game 1[18][19] | Mike Lange | Bill Clement | |||
Montreal-Boston | Game 3 | Mike Lange | Bill Clement | |||
Minnesota-St. Louis | Game 2 | Ken Wilson | Mickey Redmond | |||
Divisional finals | Washington-New York Rangers | Games 1–2, 4–6 | Ken Wilson (Games 1, 6) Mike Lange (Games 2, 4) Jiggs McDonald (Game 5) |
Mickey Redmond (Game 1) Bill Clement (Game 2, 4–6) | ||
Montreal-Hartford | Games 3, 7[20][21][22] | Jiggs McDonald (Game 3) Ken Wilson (Game 7) |
Bill Clement | |||
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 2, 4–7[23][24][25] | Mike Lange (Games 2, 7) Jim Hughson[26] (Games 4–6) |
Mickey Redmond | Jim Kelly[27] | ||
Conference finals | Montreal-New York Rangers | Games 1–5[28][29] | Ken Wilson (Games 1, 3) Jiggs McDonald (Game 2) Mike Lange (Games 4–5) |
Mickey Redmond | ||
Calgary-St. Louis | Games 1–2, 4–7[30][31][32][33][34][35] | Jim Hughson (Games 1, 3, 5) Mike Lange (Game 2) Ken Wilson (Games 4, 6) Sam Rosen (Game 7) |
Bill Clement | |||
1987 | Divisional semifinals | Hartford-Quebec | Game 5 | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |
Montreal-Boston | in Montreal[36][37] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |||
Philadelphia-New York Rangers | in New York City[38] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |||
Washington-New York Islanders | Game 7[39] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | Tom Mees | ||
Divisional finals | Montreal-Quebec | Game 1 | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | ||
Philadelphia-New York Islanders | Games 2, 4–7[40][41][42] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |||
Detroit-Toronto | Games 5–7 | Sam Rosen (Game 5) Tom Mees (Games 6–7) |
John Davidson (Games 5–6) Bill Clement (Game 7) | |||
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 2–4[43][44][45][46][47] | Rick Peckham (Game 2) Sam Rosen (in Winnipeg) |
John Davidson | |||
Conference finals | Philadelphia-Montreal | Games 1–6 | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | ||
Edmonton-Detroit | Games 1–5[48] | Ken Wilson (Games 1, 3–5) Tom Mees (Game 2) |
Mike Liut (Games 1, 3–5) Bill Clement (Game 2) | |||
1988 | Divisional semifinals | New York Islanders-New Jersey | Games 1, 3–4, 6[49][50][51][52] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |
Washington-Philadelphia | Games 2, 5, 7[53][54][55][56][57][58] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |||
Divisional finals | Montreal-Boston | Games 2, 4–5[59][60][61][62][63] | Sam Rosen | Phil Esposito | ||
Washington-New Jersey | Games 1, 3, 6–7[64] | Sam Rosen | Phil Esposito | |||
Detroit-St. Louis | Games 2, 5[65][66][67][68][69] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement | |||
Calgary-Edmonton | Games 1, 3–4[70][71] | Bruce Buchanan (Game 1) Mike Emrick (in Edmonton) |
Bill Clement | |||
Conference finals | Boston-New Jersey | Games 1–7[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80] | Sam Rosen | Phil Esposito | Matt Lauer | |
Edmonton-Detroit | Games 1–5[81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91] | Mike Emrick | Bill Clement |
- ↑ Sarni, Jim (October 10, 1985). "ESPN BREAKS THE ICE FOR SPORTS FANS WITH CAPS-RANGERS GAME THURSDAY". Sun-Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1985-10-05-8502130393-story.html. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (September 20, 1985). "Stockton, Walker Get a Break as Big Call Goes Their Way" (in en-US). p. 3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-20-sp-6574-story.html.
- ↑ Coryell, Grace (2021-03-10). "The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and National Hockey League Reach Groundbreaking Long-Term Agreement" (in en-US). https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/03/the-walt-disney-company-espn-and-national-hockey-league-reach-groundbreaking-long-term-agreement/.
- ↑ "NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal". ESPN. March 10, 2021. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31039351/nhl-back-espn-7-year-multiplatform-deal.
- ↑ Draper, Kevin (March 11, 2021). "N.H.L. Returns to ESPN in a 7-Year Deal With an Emphasis on Streaming". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/sports/hockey/hockey-nhl-espn-disney.html.
- ↑ "NHL deal with ESPN, Disney takes hockey into the future". https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-deal-with-espn-disney-takes-hockey-into-the-future/c-322354090.
- ↑ Staff, Sean Shapiro and The Athletic. "ESPN, NHL agree to 7-year broadcast deal" (in en). https://theathletic.com/4222479/2021/03/09/espn-nhl-agree-to-7-year-broadcast-deal/.
- ↑ Spiegel, Jackie (2021-03-10). "NHL games returning to ESPN for 2021-22 season after 16 years apart | Sporting News" (in en-us). https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/espn-nhl-seven-year-deal/10zt071gixjsp1dub5gdtzp3iz.
- ↑ O'Leary, Sean; Gold-Smith, Josh (2021-03-10). "NHL, ESPN reach 7-year broadcast deal reportedly worth over $2.8B" (in en). https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2130188.
- ↑ Battaglio, Stephen (2021-03-10). "NHL TV rights return to ESPN with a seven-year-deal that includes streaming" (in en-US). https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-03-10/nhl-returns-to-espn-with-a-seven-year-deal-with-four-stanley-cup-finals.
- ↑ "BUT IT'S JUST RIGHT FOR MOUNTAIN TIME". Sun-Sentinel. September 13, 1986. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-09-13-8602240337-story.html. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ "SORRY CHARLIE, BUT THIS HOCKEY GAME WAS WORTH THE WAIT". April 25, 1987. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-04-25-8701260334-story.html.
- ↑ Stewart, Larry (April 24, 1987). "Gary Player Gives His Views on Apartheid". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-24-sp-499-story.html/. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ Shuster, Rachel (April 24, 1987). "CBS ready if NBA games get boring". USA Today.
- ↑ Shuster, Rachel (April 22, 1987). "ESPN RATINGS". USA Today.
- ↑ Chad, Norman (April 22, 1988). "ESPN, HOME TEAM SPORTS COOL ON ICE". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/04/22/espn-home-team-sports-cool-on-ice/f34eebf5-d1ee-4d8e-88b2-cbf907d10acb/. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Esposito's Blessings" (in en-US). The New York Times: p. B16. 1988-04-21. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/21/sports/sports-people-esposito-s-blessings.html.
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- ↑ Jake Baskin (November 18, 2019). "Hockey Night in Canada's Jim Hughson will be given coveted Foster Hewitt Award today by Hall of Fame". Sports Business Journal. https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/hockey-night-in-canadas-jim-hughson-will-be-given-coveted-forster-hewitt-award-today-from-hof/.
- ↑ Sarni, Jim (May 10, 1986). "ESPN THE PERFECT MEDICINE FOR FANS WHO CRAVE THEIR HOCKEY". Sun-Sentinel. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-05-10-8601280725-story.html. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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