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NBC Sports Fires Mike Milbury, Announces Broadcast Team For 2020-21 NHL Season

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Change.org NBC Sports announced their broadcast team for the 2020-21 NHL season on Monday morning and that analyst Mike Milbury has been fired.

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Sounds of the 2020 NHL Playoffs: Broadcasters Will Focus On The Sounds of The Game

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Jon Sorensen

Photo: Jason Franson/Canadian Press Visually speaking, the upcoming 2020 NHL playoffs will likely look very much the same. There will be more cameras than for a regular-season game, but that’s typically true for the  playoffs. There will also be new … Continue reading →

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NBC Sports to Present “Hockey Week in America” Monday, March 23 with Top Hockey Moments of Past Decade

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Della Young

Photo: NHL.com On Monday, March 23, NBC Sports will be presenting “Hockey Week in America” featuring top hockey moments from the past decade. The week will show over seventy hours of content: Game 7 overtime thrillers, notable playoff rivalry games, NHL … Continue reading →

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NHL To Release “Men In Blazers On Ice” Starting At 1 PM ET On Tuesday

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Starting at 1 PM ET on Wednesday, the NHL will start a weekly broadcast “Men in Blazers on Ice.” Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie will be featured in the first episode, which can be streamed across NHL social media accounts. … Continue reading →

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NBC Bumps Nationally Scheduled Lightning-Blue Jackets Game For Capitals-Islanders and Alex Ovechkin’s Chase for 700

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Jon Sorensen

STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 9, 2020 – With Alex Ovechkin just two goals shy of reaching 700 goals for his NHL career, NBC Sports is set to showcase “Gr8ness: Ovi’s Chase for 700” to a national audience, flexing in to … Continue reading →

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NBC Sports Suspends Jeremy Roenick Indefinitely Following Inappropriate Remarks On Co-Workers

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Arizona Sports NBC Sports announced on Monday that they have suspended studio analyst Jeremy Roenick indefinitely and without pay after he made some inappropriate remarks towards co-workers on the podcast Spittin’ Chicklets. 

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He’s Baaaack! Alex Ovechkin Scores in First Period of Season Opener, 10 Goals Shy of Moving into 12th All-Time

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick Smith/Getty Images After scoring 51 goals in the 2018-19 regular season and his Capitals suffering a heartbreaking loss in their first round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was bound to come into the 2019-20 … Continue reading →

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CBA Talks: Where Do Things Currently Stand Between the NHL and NHLPA In Regards to the Next CBA?

Posted on September 6, 2019 by George Foussekis

Over the last couple of weeks, the collective bargaining agreement talks have heated up between the league owners and Players’ Association.  The current CBA was signed back in January 2013 and is set to expire on September 15, 2022.

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T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov In Chicago Filming “Wednesday Night Hockey” Promo, “The Bird” Celly Makes An Appearance

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: Charles P. Grendys With hockey season roughly two months away, promotional clips and commercials will be needed for any major broadcaster holding NHL rights. As the sole holder of national broadcasting rights of the NHL, NBC (whose contract expires … Continue reading →

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Capitals To Be Featured On NBC Networks 12 Times In 2019-20

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Harrison Brown

Photo: WTOP NBC Sports announced their broadcasting schedule for the 2019-20 NHL season, the final year of their contract with the league. The Washington Capitals will be featured in 12 games on the networks of NBC, including three times on … Continue reading →

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