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|Detroit at St. Louis<ref>{{YouTube|title=Pavel Datsyuk runs away from Chris Pronger and scores a beauty (2003)|id=hIGSV5N1SdE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Detroit Red Wings-St Louis Blues brawl Mar 29, 2003|id=b2aJf5U7I18}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Detroit Red Wings-St Louis Blues scrum Mar 29, 2003|id=ZAf3etPvmRQ}}</ref><br>New York Rangers at Boston<ref>{{YouTube|title=Alex Kovalev's two goals for Rangers vs Bruins (2003)|id=eAjiZrUogcI}}</ref><br>[[2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season|Phoenix]] at Colorado |
|Detroit at St. Louis<ref>{{YouTube|title=Pavel Datsyuk runs away from Chris Pronger and scores a beauty (2003)|id=hIGSV5N1SdE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Detroit Red Wings-St Louis Blues brawl Mar 29, 2003|id=b2aJf5U7I18}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Detroit Red Wings-St Louis Blues scrum Mar 29, 2003|id=ZAf3etPvmRQ}}</ref><br>New York Rangers at Boston<ref>{{YouTube|title=Alex Kovalev's two goals for Rangers vs Bruins (2003)|id=eAjiZrUogcI}}</ref><br>[[2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season|Phoenix]] at Colorado |
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|Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson<br>Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom<br>Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
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+ | |[[2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season|Detroit]] at [[2003–04 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 2004 01 10 04 Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins|id=U-VetL4fBfY}}</ref><br>[[2003–04 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado]] at [[2003–04 Dallas Stars season|Dallas]]<br>[[Islanders–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers at New York Islanders]] |
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|Colorado at Detroit<ref>{{YouTube|title=Avalanche-Red Wings 27.3.2004|id=5S7xdY4tE3Q}}</ref><br>[[Flyers–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers at Philadelphia]]<br>[[2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] at [[2003–04 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]] |
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|[[2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2000]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2000 NHL All-Star Game: World 9, North America 4|id=Iy6cC_NsQ_E}}</ref> |
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==Second return to ABC (2021–present)== |
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+ | {{further|NHL on ESPN#Third return to ESPN and ABC: 2021–present}} |
− | In March 2021, ESPN announced a new, seven-year broadcast deal with the NHL, which |
+ | In March 2021, ESPN announced a new, seven-year broadcast deal with the NHL, which included games on ESPN, ABC, and [[ESPN+]] beginning in the [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 season]].<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|date=March 10, 2021|title=NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal|work=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31039351/nhl-back-espn-7-year-multiplatform-deal|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Draper|first=Kevin|date=March 11, 2021|title=N.H.L. Returns to ESPN in a 7-Year Deal With an Emphasis on Streaming|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/sports/hockey/hockey-nhl-espn-disney.html|access-date=September 18, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At least 25 regular-season games will be scheduled to air on ESPN or ABC, along with half of the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and one conference final each year. ESPN and ABC have first choice of which conference final series to air. ABC will exclusively broadcast four [[Stanley Cup Finals]] over the life of the contract, with the option to [[Simulcasting|simulcast]] each game on ESPN+, as well as produce [[ESPN Megacast|alternate broadcasts]] to air on other ESPN platforms. This will be the first time in Stanley Cup Finals [[List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters|history]] that the entire series will air on broadcast television in the United States.<ref name=":92">{{cite news|last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=April 27, 2021|title=Turner’s NHL deal will include "up to 72" exclusive national games each season, half the Stanley Cup Playoffs, HBO Max streaming|work=Awful Announcing|location=|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/turners-nhl-deal-will-include-up-to-72-exclusive-national-games-each-season-half-the-stanley-cup-playoffs-hbo-max-streaming.html|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Knoll|first1=Andrew|date=April 27, 2021|title=N.H.L. and Turner Sports Reach 7-Year Media Rights Deal|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/sports/hockey/nhl-turner-media-rights-deal.html|url-access=limited|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hayes|first1=Dade|last2=Pedersen|first2=Erik|date=April 27, 2021|title=Turner & NHL Ice Seven-Year Rights Deal Including Some Playoff & Stanley Cup Final Games, HBO Max – Update|work=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/turner-looks-to-skate-in-on-nhl-rights-after-nbcuniversal-bails-will-pucks-fly-on-hbo-max-1234744602/|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> Due to the current arrangement of ABC's sports programming being [[ESPN on ABC|produced and co-branded by ESPN]], the broadcasts carry the ''NHL on ESPN'' production and branding. |
− | ABC's first game back featured the [[2021–22 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]] and the [[2021–22 Boston Bruins season|Boston Bruins]] in the annual Thanksgiving Showdown on November 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=September 16, 2021|title=ESPN, Turner release NHL schedules for 2021-22 season, featuring 78 regular season games on cable and broadcast|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-turner-release-nhl-schedules-for-2021-22-season-featuring-78-regular-season-games-on-cable-and-broadcast.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref> |
+ | ABC's first game back featured the [[2021–22 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]] and the [[2021–22 Boston Bruins season|Boston Bruins]] in the annual Thanksgiving Showdown on November 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=September 16, 2021|title=ESPN, Turner release NHL schedules for 2021-22 season, featuring 78 regular season games on cable and broadcast|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-turner-release-nhl-schedules-for-2021-22-season-featuring-78-regular-season-games-on-cable-and-broadcast.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref> After ABC aired the [[2022 NHL All-Star Game]], the network aired a weekly game under the ''ABC Hockey Saturday'' branding, which began on February 26. The package primarily aired on Saturday afternoons, with one primetime game on March 19 to accommodate ESPN's coverage of the [[2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament]]. All games broadcast on ABC, including the All-Star Game, are simulcast on ESPN+.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-04|title=Breaking it Down: How to Watch the NHL on ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/10/breaking-it-down-how-to-watch-the-nhl-on-espn-espn-hulu-and-abc/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=ESPN Press Room U.S.|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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+ | ABC typically does not air a full 30 minute or hour long pregame show before their games, instead opting for a 15-minute pregame show. However, ABC aired a full 30-minute pregame show on April 23, as a lead-out of their [[Bundesliga]] soccer coverage. |
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===Announcers=== |
===Announcers=== |
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====Studio personalities==== |
====Studio personalities==== |
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− | # [[Steve Levy]] – lead studio host |
+ | # [[Steve Levy]] – lead studio host (2021–present)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=McDonough gets lead NHL gig on ESPN|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2021/06/sean-mcdonough-nhl-espn-lead-voice-steve-levy/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[Sports Media Watch]]}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Greenspan|first=Jared|date=2021-06-29|title=ESPN tabs Sean McDonough as lead NHL play-by-play voice|url=https://nypost.com/2021/06/29/espn-tabs-sean-mcdonough-as-lead-nhl-play-by-play-voice/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=McDonough, Levy to lead ESPN's team for NHL coverage|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2021/06/29/mcdonough-levy-to-lead-espns-team-for-nhl-coverage/117327944/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[USA TODAY]]}}</ref><ref name=":24">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Team to Present ESPN's NHL Coverage to Fans|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/?p=216400|access-date=2021-06-29|website=ESPN Press Room U.S.}}</ref> |
− | # [[John Buccigross]] – |
+ | # [[John Buccigross]] – fill-in studio host (2021–present) |
− | # [[Barry Melrose]] – |
+ | # [[Barry Melrose]] – studio analyst (2021–present)<ref name=":24" /> |
# [[Mark Messier]] – studio analyst (2021–present)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Steve|title=ESPN adds Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier as NHL analyst|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2021/06/24/mark-messier-joins-espn-nhl-analyst/5336871001/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[USA TODAY]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-24|title=NHL great Messier joins ESPN as studio analyst|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31702318/mark-messier-joins-espn-studio-analyst-nhl-coverage|access-date=2021-06-24|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ciccotelli|first=Jenna|title=Mark Messier Joining ESPN as NHL Studio Analyst Starting with 2021-22 Season|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2945146-mark-messier-joining-espn-as-nhl-studio-analyst-starting-with-2021-22-season|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref> |
# [[Mark Messier]] – studio analyst (2021–present)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Steve|title=ESPN adds Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier as NHL analyst|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2021/06/24/mark-messier-joins-espn-nhl-analyst/5336871001/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[USA TODAY]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-24|title=NHL great Messier joins ESPN as studio analyst|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31702318/mark-messier-joins-espn-studio-analyst-nhl-coverage|access-date=2021-06-24|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ciccotelli|first=Jenna|title=Mark Messier Joining ESPN as NHL Studio Analyst Starting with 2021-22 Season|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2945146-mark-messier-joining-espn-as-nhl-studio-analyst-starting-with-2021-22-season|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref> |
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# [[Chris Chelios]] – studio analyst (2021–present)<ref name=":24" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=2021-06-28|title=ESPN hiring Chris Chelios to join Mark Messier in NHL studio|url=https://nypost.com/2021/06/28/espn-hiring-chris-chelios-to-join-mark-messier-in-nhl-studio/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-28|website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref> |
# [[Chris Chelios]] – studio analyst (2021–present)<ref name=":24" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=2021-06-28|title=ESPN hiring Chris Chelios to join Mark Messier in NHL studio|url=https://nypost.com/2021/06/28/espn-hiring-chris-chelios-to-join-mark-messier-in-nhl-studio/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-28|website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref> |
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# [[Sean McDonough]] – lead play-by-play (2021–present)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":24" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sean McDonough to lead ESPN's NHL coverage|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2021/06/29/sean-mcdonough-espn-nhl-coverage-deal/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.boston.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=ESPN Announces Its No. 1 Announcer For The NHL|url=https://thespun.com/more/sports-media/nhl-espn-contract-sean-mcdonough-top-play-by-play-announcer-roster-mark-messier-steve-levy|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Spun}}</ref> |
# [[Sean McDonough]] – lead play-by-play (2021–present)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":24" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sean McDonough to lead ESPN's NHL coverage|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2021/06/29/sean-mcdonough-espn-nhl-coverage-deal/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.boston.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=ESPN Announces Its No. 1 Announcer For The NHL|url=https://thespun.com/more/sports-media/nhl-espn-contract-sean-mcdonough-top-play-by-play-announcer-roster-mark-messier-steve-levy|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Spun}}</ref> |
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− | # [[John Buccigross]] – #2 play-by-play and studio host (2021–present) |
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− | # [[Steve Levy]] – lead studio host and occasional play-by-play (2021–present) |
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====[[Color commentator]]s/Inside-the-Glass analysts==== |
====[[Color commentator]]s/Inside-the-Glass analysts==== |
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− | # [[Ray Ferraro]] – lead color commentator (2021–present)<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=2021-05-10|title=ESPN adding Ray Ferraro, Brian Boucher as NHL analysts|url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/10/espn-adding-ray-ferraro-brian-boucher-as-nhl-analysts/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|author=The Athletic Staff|title=Ray Ferraro and Brian Boucher to join ESPN as NHL analysts: Sources|url=https://theathletic.com/news/ray-ferraro-and-brian-boucher-to-join-espn-as-nhl-analysts-sources/Sql74742jB6L|access-date=2021-07-13|website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Tornoe|first=Rob|title=ESPN's new NHL roster has several Flyers connections, including a once-hated foe|url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/espn-nhl-flyers-chris-chelios-mark-messier-20210630.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.inquirer.com}}</ref> |
+ | # [[Ray Ferraro]] – lead color commentator/Inside the Glass analyst (2021–present)<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=2021-05-10|title=ESPN adding Ray Ferraro, Brian Boucher as NHL analysts|url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/10/espn-adding-ray-ferraro-brian-boucher-as-nhl-analysts/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|author=The Athletic Staff|title=Ray Ferraro and Brian Boucher to join ESPN as NHL analysts: Sources|url=https://theathletic.com/news/ray-ferraro-and-brian-boucher-to-join-espn-as-nhl-analysts-sources/Sql74742jB6L|access-date=2021-07-13|website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Tornoe|first=Rob|title=ESPN's new NHL roster has several Flyers connections, including a once-hated foe|url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/espn-nhl-flyers-chris-chelios-mark-messier-20210630.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.inquirer.com}}</ref> |
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+ | # [[A. J. Mleczko]] – color commentator/Inside the Glass analyst (2021–present, select games) |
− | # [[Kevin Weekes]] – color commentator (2021–present, select games) |
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====Rinkside reporters==== |
====Rinkside reporters==== |
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− | # [[Emily Kaplan]] – lead reporter ( |
+ | # [[Emily Kaplan]] – lead rinkside reporter (2022–present) |
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− | # [[Kevin Weekes]] – reporter (2021–present, select games)<ref>{{cite news|last=Bucholtz|first=Andrew|date=June 9, 2021|title=ESPN is set to add Kevin Weekes, AJ Mleczko Griswold and Ryan Callahan to NHL coverage, with Turner adding Anson Carter|work=[[Awful Announcing]]|location=|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/espn-kevin-weekes-aj-mleczko-griswold-ryan-callahan-turner-anson-carter.html|access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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− | # [[Leah Hextall]] – reporter (2021–present, select games)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=2021-05-17|title=ESPN signs Leah Hextall in historic NHL play-by-play hire|url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/espn-signs-leah-hextall-in-historic-nhl-play-by-play-hire/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref> |
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− | # [[Laura Rutledge]] – |
+ | # [[Laura Rutledge]] – contributor (2022–present) |
====Rules analyst==== |
====Rules analyst==== |
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! Start times (All times Eastern) |
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|1:00 p.m. |
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|Bruins-Rangers rivalry<br>2021 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown<br>Originally [[Blackhawks-Blues rivalry|Blues-Blackhawks]], which filled the vacant 3:30 ET slot on ESPN+, which Rangers-Bruins had occupied |
|Bruins-Rangers rivalry<br>2021 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown<br>Originally [[Blackhawks-Blues rivalry|Blues-Blackhawks]], which filled the vacant 3:30 ET slot on ESPN+, which Rangers-Bruins had occupied |
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|March 26 |
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|Chicago Blackhawks vs. [[2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights season|Vegas Golden Knights]] |
|Chicago Blackhawks vs. [[2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights season|Vegas Golden Knights]] |
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|Pittsburgh Penguins vs. [[2021–22 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] |
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|3:00 p.m. |
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+ | |[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry]]<br>[[Sidney Crosby]] vs. [[Alex Ovechkin]]<br>Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ |
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− | |[[Sidney Crosby]] vs. [[Alexander Ovechkin|Alex Ovechkin]] |
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|April 16 |
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|[[2021–22 Minnesota Wild season|Minnesota Wild]] vs. [[2021–22 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis Blues]] |
|[[2021–22 Minnesota Wild season|Minnesota Wild]] vs. [[2021–22 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis Blues]] |
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|3:00 p.m. |
|3:00 p.m. |
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|April 23 |
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NHL on ABC | |
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Genre | Hockey telecasts |
Presented by | Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Dave Jackson Steve Levy John Buccigross Barry Melrose Mark Messier Chris Chelios Brian Boucher A. J. Mleczko Kevin Weekes Leah Hextall |
Theme music composer | Bob Christianson |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 (1992–1994 version) 5 (1999–2004 version) 7 (2021 version) 14 (total) |
Production | |
Location(s) | Various NHL arenas (game telecasts and some pregame and intermission segments) ESPN’s Bristol, CT studios (pregame and intermission segments) |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 180 minutes or until end of game |
Production Company(s) |
ESPN on ABC ESPN |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ABC ESPN+ (simulcasts) |
Original airing | Template:Plainlist |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | NHL on Fox (National over-the-air broadcaster 1994-1999) NHL on NBC (National over-the-air and cable broadcaster 2005-2021) |
Related shows | Template:Unbulleted list |
External links | |
NHL website |
The NHL on ABC is the branding used for broadcasts of National Hockey League (NHL) games televised on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The network first broadcast NHL games during the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 18, 1993, under a two-year time-buy agreement with ESPN. After the two years, the NHL left ABC for newcomer Fox, while remaining with ESPN.
As part of a joint contract with ESPN, which was reached right before the 1998–99 season, the NHL returned to ABC on February 6, 2000, with their coverage of the 2000 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto. Regular season game telecasts returned to ABC on March 18, 2000. ABC also gained the rights to select weekend games from each round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the last five games of the Stanley Cup Finals.[1] After the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL left ABC again, this time for NBC because Disney execs admitted that they overpaid for the 1999–2004 deal. ESPN, who was set to continue with the NHL, later dropped it from their schedules after the 2004–05 lockout.
On March 10, 2021, ESPN announced a new contract to hold half of the NHL's media rights beginning in the 2021–22 season. In this deal, ABC will broadcast up to 10 regular season games (mostly afternoon), the NHL All-Star Game, playoff games, and alternate with TNT as the exclusive broadcaster of the Stanley Cup Final.
History
Before the 1992–93 NHL season
After being dropped by NBC after the 1974–75 season,[2][3][4] the NHL did not maintain a national television contract in the United States.[5][6][7] In response to this, the league put together a network of independent stations covering approximately 55% of the country.[8][9][10]
Games typically aired on Monday nights[11] (beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Time) or Saturday afternoons. The package was offered to local stations without a rights fee.[12] Profits would instead be derived from the advertising, which was about evenly split between the network and the local station. The Monday night games were often billed as "The NHL Game of the Week".[13]
Initially, the Monday night package was marketed to ABC affiliates; the idea being that ABC carried NFL football games on Monday nights in the fall and (starting in May Template:Baseball year) Major League Baseball games on Monday nights in the spring and summer, stations would want the hockey telecasts to create a year-round Monday night sports block; however, very few ABC stations chose to pick up the package.
In 1979, ABC was contracted to televise Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.[14][15] Since the Finals ended in five games, the contract was void.[16] Had there been a seventh game, then Al Michaels would have called play-by-play alongside Bobby Clarke (color commentator). Jim McKay would host the seventh game in the studio, and Frank Gifford (reporter, who would have been in the winning team's dressing room to interview players and coaches as well as hand the phone to the winning team's coach that that would have allowed him to talk to both President Jimmy Carter and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau). This would give Michaels the honor of being the first to provide the play-by-play in four of the five major professional sports, having called the Super Bowl, the World Series, and NBA Finals. The game would have started at 5:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on a Saturday, replacing Wide World of Sports and local news shows that typically followed it on ABC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones.
It was also around this time that ABC offered the NHL a limited deal, splitting the network and show the NHL in the Northeast and Midwest and NASCAR in the South on Sunday afternoons, that NHL president John Ziegler Jr.[17] quickly rejected.
ABC's coverage of the Winter Olympics
Even though ABC didn't yet televise National Hockey League games, they were the American network broadcast home of the Winter Olympic games beginning in 1964 and continuing through the 1988 Winter Games from Calgary. For the ice hockey events, employed Curt Gowdy for play-by-play duties in 1968 and 1976 (NBC had the broadcasting rights for the 1972 Games in the interim) Games. Gowdy worked with Brian Conacher for the 1976 ice hockey events.
For years later at Lake Placid, ABC was on hand for a medal-round men's ice hockey game that would soon become known the "Miracle on Ice". On February 22, 1980, the United States team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, which consisted of veteran professional players with significant experience in international play. The rest of the United States (except those who watched the game live on Canadian television) had to wait to see the game, as ABC decided to broadcast the late-afternoon game on tape delay in prime time.[18] Sportscaster Al Michaels, who was calling the game on ABC along with former Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden, picked up on the countdown in his broadcast, and delivered his famous call:[19]
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Al Michaels continued serving as ABC's lead play-by-play announcer for their ice hockey coverage for their next two Winter Olympics both with Ken Dryden. In 1984 from Sarajevo, Mike Eruzione, who was the captain of the gold medal-winning United States ice hockey team from 1980, primarily worked with Don Chevrier. For ABC's final Winter Olympics four years later, Eruzione was this time, paired with Jiggs McDonald.
ABC Radio coverage (1989–1991)
In 1989,[20] the NHL signed a two-year contract (lasting through the 1990–91 season) with ABC Radio for the broadcast rights to the All-Star Game and Stanley Cup Finals.[21][22] ABC Radio named Don Chevrier and Phil Esposito as their main commentating crew.[23][24][25][26][27]
Time-buy deal with ESPN (1992–1994)
In the 1992–93 season, ABC televised five weekly playoff telecasts[28] (the first three weeks were regional coverage of various games and two national games)[29][30] on Sunday afternoons starting on April 18.[31] This marked the first time that playoff National Hockey League games were broadcast on American network television[32] since 1975 (when NBC was the NHL's American broadcast television partner[33][34][35][36][37][38][39]). In the 1993–94 season, ABC televised six[40] weekly regional telecasts[29][30] on the last three Sunday afternoons beginning on March 27, 1994.[41][42] This marked the first time that regular season National Hockey League games were broadcast on American network television[32] since 1974–75 (again when NBC was the NHL's American broadcast television partner). ABC then televised three weeks worth of playoff games on first three Sundays[43] – the final game was Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils, a game that was aired nationally. The network did not televise the Stanley Cup Finals, which instead, were televised nationally by ESPN and by Prime Ticket in Los Angeles (1993) and MSG Network in New York (1994). Games televised on ABC were not subject to blackout.
These broadcasts (just as was the case with the 1999–2004 package) were essentially, time-buys[44] by ESPN.[45][46] In other words, ABC would sell three-hour blocks of airtime to ESPN,[47] who in return, would produce and distribute the telecasts.[32] Overall, ABC averaged a 1.7 rating for those two seasons.[48][49][50]
When the NHL television contract went up for negotiation in early 1994, Fox (which was in the process of launching its sports division after acquiring the rights to the National Football Conference of the NFL) and CBS (which was hoping to land a major sports contract to replace the NFL rights that they lost to Fox and Major League Baseball rights that they lost to ABC and NBC) competed heavily for the package. On September 9, 1994, the National Hockey League reached a five-year, US$155 million contract with Fox[51] for the broadcast television rights to the league's games, beginning with the 1994–95 season.[52]
Announcers
Studio host
Play-by-play
- Gary Thorne
- Mike Emrick
- Al Michaels (1993)
- Tom Mees (1994)
- Bob Miller (1993–94)
- Sam Rosen (1993–94)
Color commentators
Reporters
Schedules
1993–94
- Main article: 1993–94 NHL season
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) |
---|---|---|
March 27[54][55][56][57] | Boston at Washington Detroit at Chicago New York Rangers at Winnipeg Los Angeles at Vancouver |
1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. |
April 3[58] | Boston at Pittsburgh Dallas at Washington[59][60][61] St. Louis at Detroit[62] Edmonton at Los Angeles |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. |
April 10 | New York Rangers at New York Islanders[63][64] Boston at Philadelphia[65][66][67] Los Angeles at Chicago Dallas at St. Louis |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. |
April 17,[68][69] May 1, 24: Playoffs
Stanley Cup playoff commentator crews
1993
Round | Series | Games covered | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
Division semifinals | Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey | Games 1, 4[70][71][72][73] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement |
Chicago vs. St. Louis | Games 1, 4[74][75][76] | Mike Emrick | Jim Schoenfeld | |
Calgary vs. Los Angeles | Games 1, 4[77] | Al Michaels[78] | John Davidson | |
Division finals | Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders | Game 1[79] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement |
Toronto vs. St. Louis | Game 4[80][81][82] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | |
Vancouver vs. Los Angeles | Game 1[83] | Mike Emrick | John Davidson | |
Conference finals | Montreal vs. New York Islanders | Game 1[84][85][86] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement |
1994
Round | Series | Games covered | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter(s) |
First round | New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders | Games 1, 4[87][88][89][90][91] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Al Morganti |
Dallas vs. St. Louis | Games 1, 4[92] | Tom Mees | Darren Pang (Game 1) John Davidson (Game 4) |
Bob Neumeier (Game 1) | |
Conference semifinals | New Jersey vs. Boston | Game 1[93][94][95] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Al Morganti |
NHL returns to ABC (1999–2004)
In August 1998, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 signed a five-year television deal with the NHL, worth a total of approximately US$600 million[96][97][98][99][100][101][102] (or $120 million per year), beginning with the league's 1999–2000 season. The $120 million per year that ABC and ESPN paid for rights dwarfed the $5.5 million that the NHL received from American national broadcasts in the 1991–92 season.[103] ABC's terms of this deal included: rights to the NHL All-Star Game, 4 to 5 weeks of regular season action, with three games a week, weekend Stanley Cup Playoff games, and Games 3 to 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
As previously noted, much like ABC's initial contract with the NHL in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, ESPN essentially purchased time on ABC to air selected NHL games on the broadcast network. This was noted in copyright tags at the conclusion of the telecasts (i.e., "The preceding program has been paid for by ESPN, Inc."). ESPN later signed a similar television rights contract with the National Basketball Association in 2002, allowing it to produce and broadcast NBA games on ABC under a similar time buy arrangement on the broadcast network.[104]
In May 2004, NBC and ESPN reached an agreement to broadcast NHL games beginning in the 2004–05 season, which would end up being canceled as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout; ESPN later withdrew[105] from the deal in favor of OLN,[106] which wound up being rebranded as NBCSN in 2012. In the interval between the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals and the start of the 2005–06 season, several ABC affiliates, including WDTN in Dayton, Ohio (a secondary market for the Columbus Blue Jackets) and WAND in Springfield, Illinois (which is served by the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues), affiliated with NBC.
Regular season
As previously mentioned, ABC televised four to five weeks worth of regional games on Saturday afternoons,[107] typically beginning in January or March for the first two seasons.
Announcers
Studio personalities
- John Saunders – lead studio host
- Steve Levy – fill-in studio host
- John Davidson – lead studio analyst (1999–2002)[108][109]
- Barry Melrose – NHL All-Star Game and Stanley Cup Finals studio analyst (1999–2002); lead studio analyst (2003–04)[110][111][112][113]
- Darren Pang – Stanley Cup Finals studio analyst (2003–2004)
Stanley Cup Finals hosts
- Al Michaels (2000–2002)[114]
- Chris Berman (2003)[115]
Play-by play announcer
- Gary Thorne
- Steve Levy
- Mike Emrick
- Dave Strader (2000–2002)
Color commentators
- Bill Clement
- John Davidson (2003–2004)[110][112][116][117]
- Darren Pang
- Barry Melrose (1999–2002)
- Brian Engblom (2002–04)[110]
- Brian Hayward (2000 Stanley Cup playoffs)
- Jim Schoenfeld (2001–2002)
Reporters
- Brian Engblom – co-lead rinkside reporter
- Darren Pang – co-lead rinkside reporter
- Steve Levy – NHL All-Star Game and Stanley Cup Finals reporter
- Sam Ryan
- Erin Andrews
- Joe Micheletti
- Chris Simpson (2001–2003)
- Daryl Reaugh (2000 Stanley Cup playoffs)
- Mickey Redmond (2001; Detroit Red Wings)
- Tony Granato (2002 Stanley Cup playoffs)
Schedules
1999–2000
- Main article: 1999–2000 NHL season[118]
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) | Commentator crews |
---|---|---|---|
March 18 | Pittsburgh at Boston New York Rangers at Philadelphia Detroit at Colorado |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom |
March 26 | New York Rangers at Detroit Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Colorado at Dallas |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom |
April 1 | Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Detroit at St. Louis Anaheim at Los Angeles[119] |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
April 9 | Phoenix at Dallas Detroit at Colorado Los Angeles at Anaheim |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
2000–01
- Main article: 2000–01 NHL season[120]
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) | Commentator crews |
---|---|---|---|
March 10 | New Jersey at Philadelphia Detroit at St. Louis Colorado at Dallas |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
March 17 | New York Rangers at Philadelphia Detroit at Colorado[121] San Jose at Los Angeles |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
March 24 | Detroit at New York Rangers Colorado at Boston Anaheim at Los Angeles |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
March 31 | New York Rangers at New Jersey[122][123][124] Detroit at Philadelphia St. Louis at Pittsburgh[125] Colorado at Los Angeles |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Dave Strader and Jim Schoenfeld |
April 7 | Pittsburgh at Philadelphia[126] Colorado at Detroit[127] Dallas at San Jose[128] |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick and Barry Melrose Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
2001–02
- Main article: 2001–02 NHL season[129]
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) | Commentator crews |
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January 5 | Colorado at Detroit[130] New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Washington at Boston |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Mike Emrick, Barry Melrose, and Christine Simpson Steve Levy, Darren Pang, and Joe Micheletti |
January 12 | New York Rangers at Philadelphia[131][132] St. Louis at Pittsburgh Dallas at Detroit[133] |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Mike Emrick, Barry Melrose, and Christine Simpson Steve Levy, Darren Pang, and Joe Micheletti |
March 2[134] | Philadelphia at New York Rangers Detroit at Pittsburgh Dallas at Colorado |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick, Barry Melrose, and Christine Simpson Steve Levy, Darren Pang, and Joe Micheletti Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom |
March 9[135] | New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Detroit at St. Louis Los Angeles at Colorado |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Mike Emrick, Barry Melrose, and Christine Simpson Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Steve Levy, Darren Pang, and Joe Micheletti |
March 16 | Detroit at Boston New York Rangers at New Jersey Colorado at Philadelphia |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and Brian Engblom Mike Emrick, Barry Melrose, and Christine Simpson Steve Levy, Darren Pang, and Joe Micheletti |
2002–03
- Main article: 2002–03 NHL season[136]
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) | Commentator crews |
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January 11 | Colorado at Dallas Detroit at Philadelphia New York Rangers at Pittsburgh |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. |
Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom |
February 8 | Pittsburgh at Boston[137] Detroit at Colorado New York Rangers at Philadelphia |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom |
March 15 | Colorado at Detroit[138] New York Rangers at New Jersey Philadelphia at Pittsburgh |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
March 22 | New York Rangers at Philadelphia Chicago at Colorado Detroit at St. Louis[139] |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Steve Levy and Darren Pang Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson |
March 29 | Detroit at St. Louis[140][141][142] New York Rangers at Boston[143] Phoenix at Colorado |
1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom Steve Levy and Darren Pang |
2003–04
- Main article: 2003–04 NHL season
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) | Commentator crews |
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January 10 | Detroit at Boston[144] Colorado at Dallas New York Rangers at New York Islanders |
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Steve Levy and Darren Pang Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom |
February 14 | New York Rangers at Philadelphia[145] Colorado at Detroit[146] Boston at Chicago |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom |
March 13 | Dallas at Detroit New Jersey at Philadelphia Los Angeles at San Jose |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Steve Levy and Darren Pang Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom |
March 20 | New York Rangers at Philadelphia St. Louis at Dallas[147] |
3 p.m. 3 p.m. |
Steve Levy and Darren Pang Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson |
March 27 | Colorado at Detroit[148] New York Rangers at Philadelphia Los Angeles at Calgary |
1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6 p.m. |
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson Steve Levy and Darren Pang Mike Emrick and Brian Engblom |
NHL All-Star Game (1999–2004)
Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporters | Studio host | Studio analysts |
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2000[149] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom and Darren Pang | John Saunders | John Davidson and Barry Melrose |
2001[150] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and Denis Leary | Brian Engblom, Darren Pang, and Steve Levy | John Saunders | John Davidson and Barry Melrose |
2002[151][152][153] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom and Darren Pang | John Saunders | John Davidson and Barry Melrose |
2003[154] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Brian Engblom and Darren Pang | John Saunders | Barry Melrose and Darren Pang |
2004[155][156][157] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Brian Engblom, Darren Pang, and Sam Ryan | John Saunders | Barry Melrose and Darren Pang |
Notes
- Denis Leary was the third-man in the broadcast booth and called the final 40 minutes of the 2001 All-Star Game at Pepsi Center in Denver.
- Because ABC Sports had rights to the NHL All-Star Game and the National Football League's Pro Bowl, ABC aired both games on the same day from 2000 through 2003, excluding 2002. ABC dubbed these doubleheaders as “All-Star Sunday”.
Stanley Cup Playoffs (2000–2004)
Besides the National Hockey League All-Star Game,[158] ABC televised Games 3–7 of the Stanley Cup Finals[159] in prime time. In the league's previous broadcast television deal with Fox, the network split coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals with ESPN. Games 1, 5 and 7 were usually scheduled to be televised by Fox; Games 2, 3, 4 and 6 by ESPN. However, from 1995 to 1998, the Finals were all four-game sweeps; 1999 ended in six games. The consequence was that – except for 1995, when Fox did televise Game 4 – the decisive game was never on network television.
2003 was the only year that ABC broadcast both the NBA and the Stanley Cup Finals that involved teams from one city in the same year, as both the New Jersey Nets and the New Jersey Devils were in their respective league's finals. During ABC's broadcast of Game 3 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Nets in New Jersey on June 8, Brad Nessler, Tom Tolbert and Bill Walton said that ABC was in a unique situation getting ready for both that game and Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Devils and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim the following night, also at Continental Airlines Arena. Gary Thorne, Bill Clement and John Davidson mentioned this the following night, and thanked Nessler, Tolbert and Walton for promoting ABC's broadcast of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.[160]
Following the 2003–04 season, ESPN was only willing to renew its contract for two additional years at $60 million per year.[161] ABC wanted to televised the Stanley Cup Finals games played on weekend afternoons (including a potential Game 7). Disney executives later conceded that they overpaid for the 1999–2004 deal, so the company's offer to renew the television rights was lower in 2004.[162]
ABC ended their second run with the NHL with Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals on June 7. There, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames 2–1 to clinch their first ever Stanley Cup.
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ABC concluded their coverage of Game 7 with a montage of highlights from the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals that were set to the song "Shine" by Andy Stochansky.
Stanley Cup playoffs commentating crews
Year | Round | Teams | Games | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice-level reporter(s) |
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2000 | First round | Washington-Pittsburgh | Game 2[163] | Mike Emrick | Barry Melrose | Joe Micheletti |
St. Louis-San Jose | Games 2, 6[164][165] | Dave Strader (Game 2) Gary Thorne (Game 6) |
Brian Hayward (Game 2) Bill Clement (Game 6) |
Brian Engblom (Game 6) | ||
Colorado-Phoenix | Game 2 | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Daryl Reaugh | ||
Detroit-Los Angeles | Game 2[166] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | ||
Conference semifinals | Philadelphia-Pittsburgh | Games 2, 5[167][168] | Steve Levy (Game 2) Gary Thorne (Game 5) |
Darren Pang (Game 2) Bill Clement (Game 5) |
Daryl Reaugh (Game 2) Brian Engblom and Darren Pang (Game 5) | |
Colorado-Detroit | Game 2 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | ||
Conference finals | Philadelphia-New Jersey | Game 1[169] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | |
Dallas-Colorado | Game 4[170][171][172][173] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | ||
2001 | First round | Washington-Pittsburgh | Games 2, 5[174] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom |
Philadelphia-Buffalo | Games 2, 6[175][176] | Mike Emrick | Barry Melrose | Joe Micheletti | ||
Detroit-Los Angeles | Games 2, 5[177] | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Mickey Redmond | ||
St. Louis-San Jose | Games 2, 6[178][179] | Dave Strader | Jim Schoenfeld | Christine Simpson | ||
Conference semifinals | Buffalo-Pittsburgh | Games 2, 5[180][181][182][183][184][185] | Steve Levy (Game 2) Gary Thorne (Game 5) |
Darren Pang (Game 2) Bill Clement (Game 5) |
Joe Micheletti (Game 2) Brian Engblom (Game 5) | |
Colorado-Los Angeles | Game 2 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | ||
Conference finals | New Jersey-Pittsburgh | Game 4 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | |
Colorado-St. Louis | Game 1[186] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | ||
2002 | First round | Boston-Montreal | Game 5 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom |
Carolina-New Jersey | Game 6[187] | Mike Emrick | Barry Melrose | Christine Simpson | ||
Toronto-New York Islanders | Game 2[188] | Mike Emrick | Barry Melrose | Christine Simpson | ||
Colorado-Los Angeles | Games 2, 6 | Gary Thorne (Game 2) Steve Levy (Game 6) |
Bill Clement (Game 2) Darren Pang (Game 6) |
Brian Engblom (Game 2) Joe Micheletti (Game 6) | ||
San Jose-Phoenix | Game 2 | Dave Strader | Jim Schoenfeld | Tony Granato | ||
St. Louis-Chicago | Game 2[189] | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Joe Micheletti | ||
Conference semifinals | Detroit-St. Louis | Games 2, 5[190][191] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | |
Colorado-San Jose | Games 2, 5[192][193] | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Joe Micheletti | ||
Conference finals | Detroit-Colorado | Games 1, 4[194][195] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom | |
2003[111] | First round | Tampa Bay-Washington | Game 2 | Mike Emrick | Brian Engblom | |
Philadelphia-Toronto | Game 5[196] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Christine Simpson | ||
Detroit-Anaheim | Game 2 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Christine Simpson | ||
Colorado-Minnesota | Games 2, 5 | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | |||
Conference semifinals | Ottawa-Philadelphia | Game 5 | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Joe Micheletti | |
New Jersey-Tampa Bay | Game 2[197] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Christine Simpson | ||
Dallas-Anaheim | Games 2, 5[198] | Steve Levy (Game 2) Gary Thorne (Game 5) |
Darren Pang (Game 2) Bill Clement and John Davidson (Game 5) |
Joe Micheletti (Game 2) Christine Simpson (Game 5) | ||
Conference finals | Ottawa-New Jersey | Game 4[199][200][201][202][203][204][205] | Steve Levy | Darren Pang and John Davidson | Joe Micheletti | |
Minnesota-Anaheim | Game 1[206][207] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Brian Engblom | ||
2004 | First round | Tampa Bay-New York Islanders | Game 2[208] | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Erin Andrews |
Philadelphia-New Jersey | Game 5[209] | Steve Levy | Darren Pang | Erin Andrews | ||
Detroit-Nashville | Games 2, 6[210][211] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | |||
San Jose-St. Louis | Game 2[212] | Mike Emrick | Brian Engblom | |||
Colorado-Dallas | Game 5 | Mike Emrick | Brian Engblom | |||
Conference semifinals | Detroit-Calgary | Games 2, 5 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | ||
San Jose-Colorado | Games 2, 5 | Mike Emrick (Game 2) Steve Levy (Game 5) |
Brian Engblom (Game 2) Darren Pang (Game 5) |
Erin Andrews | ||
Conference finals | Tampa Bay-Philadelphia | Games 1, 4[213] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Sam Ryan (Game 1) Joe Micheletti (Game 4) |
Stanley Cup Finals commentating crews
Year | Teams | Games | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice-level reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
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2000 | New Jersey-Dallas | Game 3–6 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom and Darren Pang | Al Michaels (Games 3–5) John Saunders (Game 6) |
John Davidson and Barry Melrose |
2001[214] | Colorado-New Jersey | Games 3–7[215][216] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom and Darren Pang | Al Michaels and John Saunders | John Davidson and Barry Melrose |
2002 | Detroit-Carolina | Games 3–5 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement | Brian Engblom and Darren Pang | Al Michaels and John Saunders | John Davidson and Barry Melrose |
2003[217][111][218] | New Jersey-Anaheim | Games 3–7[219] | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson[110] | Brian Engblom, Darren Pang, and Sam Ryan | John Saunders and Chris Berman | Barry Melrose and Darren Pang |
2004 | Tampa Bay-Calgary | Games 3–7 | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement and John Davidson | Darren Pang, Sam Ryan, Steve Levy, and Erin Andrews | John Saunders | Barry Melrose and Darren Pang |
Second return to ABC (2021–present)
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In March 2021, ESPN announced a new, seven-year broadcast deal with the NHL, which included games on ESPN, ABC, and ESPN+ beginning in the 2021–22 season.[220][221] At least 25 regular-season games will be scheduled to air on ESPN or ABC, along with half of the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and one conference final each year. ESPN and ABC have first choice of which conference final series to air. ABC will exclusively broadcast four Stanley Cup Finals over the life of the contract, with the option to simulcast each game on ESPN+, as well as produce alternate broadcasts to air on other ESPN platforms. This will be the first time in Stanley Cup Finals history that the entire series will air on broadcast television in the United States.[222][223][224] Due to the current arrangement of ABC's sports programming being produced and co-branded by ESPN, the broadcasts carry the NHL on ESPN production and branding.
ABC's first game back featured the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins in the annual Thanksgiving Showdown on November 26, 2021.[225] After ABC aired the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, the network aired a weekly game under the ABC Hockey Saturday branding, which began on February 26. The package primarily aired on Saturday afternoons, with one primetime game on March 19 to accommodate ESPN's coverage of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. All games broadcast on ABC, including the All-Star Game, are simulcast on ESPN+.[226]
ABC typically does not air a full 30 minute or hour long pregame show before their games, instead opting for a 15-minute pregame show. However, ABC aired a full 30-minute pregame show on April 23, as a lead-out of their Bundesliga soccer coverage.
Announcers
Studio personalities
- Steve Levy – lead studio host (2021–present)[227][228][229][230]
- John Buccigross – fill-in studio host (2021–present)
- Barry Melrose – studio analyst (2021–present)[230]
- Mark Messier – studio analyst (2021–present)[231][232][233]
- Chris Chelios – studio analyst (2021–present)[230][234]
Play-by-play
Color commentators/Inside-the-Glass analysts
- Ray Ferraro – lead color commentator/Inside the Glass analyst (2021–present)[237][238][239]
- A. J. Mleczko – color commentator/Inside the Glass analyst (2021–present, select games)
Rinkside reporters
- Emily Kaplan – lead rinkside reporter (2022–present)
Contributors
- Laura Rutledge – contributor (2022–present)
Rules analyst
Schedules
2021–22
Date | Teams | Start times (All times Eastern) | Play-by-play | Color commentator/Inside the Glass analyst | Inside the Glass/ice level reporter | Notes |
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November 26 | New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins | 1:00 p.m. | Sean McDonough | Ray Ferraro | A. J. Mleczko | Bruins-Rangers rivalry 2021 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown Originally Blues-Blackhawks, which filled the vacant 3:30 ET slot on ESPN+, which Rangers-Bruins had occupied |
February 26 | New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 3:00 p.m. | Ray Ferraro | Emily Kaplan | Penguins-Rangers rivalry Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |
March 5 | Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 3:00 p.m. | 2010 Stanley Cup Finals rematch Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
March 12 | Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes | 3:00 p.m. | Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced, and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
March 19 | New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | 8:00 p.m. | First ever NHL regular season game on ABC to air in primetime Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
March 26 | Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights | 3:00 p.m. | Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
April 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche | 3:00 p.m. | Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
April 9 | Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 3:00 p.m. | Capitals–Penguins rivalry Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
April 16 | Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues | 3:00 p.m. | 2022 Winter Classic rematch Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ | |||
April 23 | New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins | 3:00 p.m. | Bruins-Rangers rivalry Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+ |
Italic = Inside-the-Glass reporter
NHL All-Star Game (2022–2028)
Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporters | Rules analyst | Pregame host | Pregame analyst(s) |
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2022 | Sean McDonough | Ray Ferraro | Emily Kaplan and Laura Rutledge | Dave Jackson | Steve Levy | Mark Messier and Chris Chelios |
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Year | Round | Teams | Games | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Inside the Glass reporter(s) |
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2022 | Stanley Cup Finals | TBD-TBD | TBD |
Nielsen ratings
- Main article: Ratings for The NHL on ABC
National Hockey League coverage on ABC owned-and-operated television stations
- Main article: ABC Owned Television Stations
Team | Stations | Years |
Philadelphia Flyers | WPVI-TV 6 | 1983–1986 |
San Jose Sharks | KGO-TV 7 | 1991–1994 |
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