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Encyclopedia > NHL on NBC
NHL on NBC

NHL on NBC logo, featuring the Stanley Cup
Created by NBC Sports
Starring see below
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Running time 150 minutes or until game ends, with an option to dump out at 180 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original run January 14, 2006 – present

NHL on NBC is a TV show that televises National Hockey League games on NBC and is produced by NBC Sports. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Nhlnbc. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The NBC Sports logo used since 1989. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... 1080i (pronounced ten eighty eye) is shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2006. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The NBC Sports logo used since 1989. ...

Contents

Personalities

// Studio Hosts Bill Clement and Ray Ferraro (analyst). ...

Terms of the deal

In May 2004, NBC reached an agreement with the NHL to broadcast a handful of regular season games and the Stanley Cup Finals. The plan would call for NBC to air at least six weeks of regular season games (three regional games each week) on Saturday afternoons. Also, NBC will show eight weeks worth of playoff games. Games 3 through 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals would get prime time berths (OLN/Versus will cover the first two games). NBC plans to televise its primary game each week, as well as the Stanley Cup Finals in high definition. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in May • 28 Gerald Anthony • 27 Umberto Agnelli • 22 Richard Biggs • 20 Len Murray • 17 Tony Randall • 17 Ezzedine Salim • 9 Alan King • 9 Akhmad Kadyrov • 8... Image:Stanleycuptrophy. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with The NHL on OLN. (Discuss) The NHL on Versus is what will tentatively be the title of the networks hockey presentations once what is now known as OLN transitions to Versus on September 25, 2006. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ...


Unlike previous network television deals with the NHL (like FOX, who had the rights from 1994-1999 and ABC, who had the rights from 1999-2004), NBC paid no rights fee, and the network and the league will split advertising revenue. In other words, the NHL will not receive any guaranteed money upfront. NBC would also cover its own production and distribution costs, whereas some minor sports leagues pay for broadcast time and production, but keep any advertising revenue. The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The 1994-95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1998-99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The 1999-2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 2003-04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. ...


The last time NBC Sports entered a television deal which didn't require them to pay any rights fees was in 1994-1995, when they were involved in the Major League Baseball joint venture called The Baseball Network. To a lesser extent, NBC also had a similar sort of revenue-sharing agreement with the Arena Football League. The following are the events of the year 1994 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1995 throughout the world. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. ... The Baseball Network was a short-lived television joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and Major League Baseball. ... The AFL on NBC is a NBC Sports TV program that shows Arena Football League games since the 2003 season. ...


NBC's out-of-market games are available on NHL Center Ice. NHL Center Ice is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in North America. ...


2004-05 NHL lockout

NBC's contract with the NHL runs for two years, with a network option to renew for two more. NBC's NHL coverage was delayed a year due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout, which wound up cancelling the entire regular season and playoffs. NBC instead, decided to replace five of its scheduled NHL broadcasts with alternate sports programming (such as reruns of NASCAR Year in Review and The Purina Incredible Dog Challenge). NBC also decided to give one of the slots back to local affiliates. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...


2005-06 NHL season

The NHL on NBC's new agreement debuted on January 14, 2006, with three regional games (New York vs. Detroit, Colorado vs. Philadelphia, and Dallas vs. Boston) to substantial praise among hockey fans and writers, who often compare national TV network's presentation to Hockey Night in Canada, which is broadcast in full on the NHL Center Ice package (although some fans even speculated that NBC's playoff broadcasts were superior to CBC's, largely because of announcers and HD coverage of games prior to the Finals). NBC's out-of-market telecasts are also offered through this platform. is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field) May 12 — Justin Gatlin equals the 100m world record. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by the CBC. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated Canadian programs on television. ... NHL Center Ice is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in North America. ...


NBC's 2005-06 schedule and announcing teams

Main article: NBC's 2005-06 NHL Schedule and Announcing Teams

// January January 14, 2006 (2:00 PM) NY Rangers vs. ...

2006-07 NHL season

For the 2006-2007 season, NBC will broadcast three regional games for nine weekend dates during the regular season. They will also broadcast on ten dates during the playoffs (not including Stanley Cup Finals). The additional broadcast windows are expected to replace the Arena Football League, which NBC dropped after the 2006 season. NBC will also broadcast two games per week in high definition, up from one in 2005-06. The 2006-07 NHL season was the 89th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The AFL on NBC is a NBC Sports TV program that shows Arena Football League games since the 2003 season. ...


The newly titled NHL on NBC Game of the Week premiered for a second season January 13, 2007 with three regional games (LA vs. STL, BOS vs. NYR, PIT vs. PHI) at 2:00 p.m. ET. Games will start at various times this season, ranging everywhere from 12:30 to 3:30 during the season (this variation primarily results from NBC's commitments to the PGA Tour and other programming). One or two games aired only on the West Coast (and on NHL Center Ice) will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET, although NBC (and ABC before them) used to have more of these games. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The St. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... NHL Center Ice is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in North America. ...


It was also rumored that NBC wanted to broadcast an annual outdoor game (specifically, the New York Rangers vs. the New York Islanders at Yankee Stadium), but this will not happen until at least 2007-08. Having lost rights to the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day to CBS, the possibility of doing a New Year's Day game has increased, assuming NBC renews its broadcast contract. The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York, a hamlet located on Long Island. ... This is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... The 2007-08 NHL season will be the 90th season of the National Hockey League. ... The Toyota Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. ... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ...


The NHL on NBC moved to Sundays after its season premiere (listed above) for the final eight dates of the season. NBC's nine games amounts to the most U.S. broadcast television coverage the league has had since 1998, at the end of FOX's run. The 1997-98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. ... FOX NHL Saturday (or The NHL on FOX) is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the Fox Broadcasting Company and produced by Fox Sports. ...


NBC's 2006-07 schedule

Main article: NBC's 2006-07 NHL Schedule and Announcing Teams

Main article: NHL on NBC This is a tentative list of NBCs announcing schedule for the 2006-07 NHL season. ...

2007 Playoffs Controversy

See also: Preakness Game

On May 19, 2007, after regulation of a tied game during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres, NBC angered many fans when they went directly to their 2007 Preakness Stakes pre-race coverage (a horse racing broadcast generally contains several hours of pre-race coverage, and approximately 2 minutes of actual racing), pre-empting the end of the game. Overtime of the game was televised on Versus, a cable channel found in far less US households than NBC. This move sparked the ire of many Buffalo Sabres fans, who are found throughout Western and Central New York. The move was seen not only as a snub of small market teams (such as the Sabres), but the NHL in general. In 2006, NBC televised Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Sabres and the Carolina Hurricanes on the same day as the Preakness. Before the game, Bill Clement advised the audience that in the event that the game went into overtime, it would be televised on Versus, or OLN as it was known at the time. The Sabres won the game in regulation. The incident could provoke memories of the Heidi Game, also televised by NBC back in 1968. The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. ... The Ottawa Senators (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The 2007 Preakness Stakes was the 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes. ... The NHL on Versus (formely known as The NHL on OLN) is the National Hockey Leagues programming for the regular season, playoffs, and Stanley Cup. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The NHL unveiled a new logo for the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... In American football, the Heidi Game (also sometimes called the Heidi Bowl) refers to a famous 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, played on November 17 in Oakland, California. ...


NHL on NBC Faceoff

For the 2006-07 season, NBC added an online, broadband-only pregame show to its NHL coverage. This is similar to what it does with its Notre Dame football coverage. Titled NHL on NBC Countdown to Faceoff, it airs for a half-hour before every NHL on NBC telecast on NBCSports.com. The show headquarters at "The Rink at 30 Rock" in New York City, hosted by Bill Clement, Ray Ferraro and Brett Hull, and features a breakdown of upcoming action, as well as reports from each of the game sites. The 2006-07 NHL season was the 89th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Notre Dame helmet The Fighting Irishman Interlocking ND Symbol The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, sometimes called Notre Dame or the Irish, is an American football team that competes as an Independent school in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A and represents the University of Notre Dame...


The show usually consists of analysis of the upcoming games, followed by in-depth reports from the announcers at each of the arena sites, then further analysis from the studio, plus a feature on an NHL player.


2007 and beyond

NHL on NBC

  • 2007–2014


On March 27, 2007, NBC Sports and the NHL agreed to a 1-year contract extension with an option for one more. is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


In 2007-08, NBC's nine dates will feature "Flex Scheduling", similar to what NBC does with NFL broadcasts. The league will select three potential games at the start of the season for each of the nine Sundays on which NBC will air games. Thirteen days prior to the game, NBC will select one to air as the Game of the Week and let the other two move outside of NBC's broadcast window and return to the regional carriers. Since the league made network coverage a priority in the 1990s, regionalized coverage had been the norm; NBC will be the first to try regularly presenting one game to the entire nation. The 2007-08 NHL season will be the 90th season of the National Hockey League. ... The television rights to broadcast National Football League (NFL) games are the most lucrative and expensive rights of any sport. ... NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. ...


On New Years Day, January 1 2008, NBC will televise an outdoor hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The game is expected to compete with the New Years Day college football bowl games. It is the first such game to be televised by an American network and the NHL's first outdoor regular season game since the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens played the Heritage Classic, which was televised by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. This article is about January 1st in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Ralph Wilson Stadium is a football stadium located in the town of Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo, New York. ... Orchard Park, New York may refer to the following locations in Erie County, New York: Orchard Park (town), New York Orchard Park (village), New York (within the Town of Orchard Park) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Gretzky and Lafleur at the ceremonial faceoff A group photo of the MegaStars, joined by Raj Binder, far left The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ...


All games will be available in Hi-Def. DirecTV celebrated having 100 HD channels on its DBS satellite service with a party in Hollywood; HD was spelled out by a large TV array. ...


Teams featured

The NHL on NBC usually only features teams whose home cities are in the United States, with the exception of games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, when showing a Canadian team might be unavoidable. NBC is always given the first choice of games and times on its scheduled broadcast dates. Canadian broadcasters must adjust accordingly. The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ...


In 2008, this will change, as the Montreal Canadiens will be the first team featured on the NHL on NBC February 3. The game will also be on CBC. The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...


Like its predecessors, NBC frequently chooses games with a focus on about five teams (New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins). The relation has very little correlation with team success; for instance, the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup in 2007, and the Buffalo Sabres have made it to the conference finals in both 2006 and 2007. Those teams received one and two games respectively in the 2008 season, compared to the seven games given to the Rangers (although, to their credit, they have been playoff contenders for the past two years) and the four games given to the Flyers, who finished dead last in 2007. The most frequently cited[citation needed] reasons for this bias are low ratings in said market (in the case of Anaheim) and market size (in the case of Buffalo, where hockey ratings are well above average). The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ...


Innovations

Some of NBC's innovations included putting a star clock underneath the scoreboard at the top of the screen. During each game, NBC takes one player from each team (for example, during the 1/14/2006 Rangers-Red Wings game, Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan were used) and clocks how long that player is out on the ice each time he comes out for a shift. Also, goalies like Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury wore cameras inside their masks, much like Major League Baseball on FOX uses for catchers. Finally, in what may be one of the more drastic steps taken in broadasting to date, NBC placed analysts (see below for list) in between the two teams benches for what they call Inside the Glass reporting (loosely based on pit reporters used for auto racing telecasts). is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The modernized NHL shield logo was introduced for the 2005-06 season. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born 23 January 1969, in Mimico, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian ice hockey left wing and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984 in Sorel, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ... Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network. ...


Ratings

// 2005-06 Regular Season NBC earned a 1. ...

Past history

NBC previously televised the National Hockey League on three different occasions.


1960s

NBC was the first United States television network to air a national broadcast of a Stanley Cup Playoff game. They provided coverage of four Sunday afternoon playoff games during the 1966 postseason. On April 10 and April 17, NBC aired semifinal games between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. On April 24 and May 1, NBC aired Games 1 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings respectively. Win Elliot served as the play-by-play man while Bill Mazer served as the color commentator for all four games. The 1965-66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Win Elliott was a fight announcer heard over the NBC radio network during the 1950s. ... Bill Mazer is a TV/radio personality. ...


NBC's coverage of the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals marked the first time that hockey games were televised in color. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation wouldn't follow suit until the following year. NBC's Stanley Cup coverage preempted a sports anthology series called NBC Sports in Action hosted by Jim Simpson and Bill Cullen. Some sources erroneously report that Simpson and Cullen were the hockey announcers. “TV” redirects here. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Jim Simpson is a retired American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. ... William Bill Lawrence Frances Cullen (February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990), was an Emmy Award-winning American radio and television personality. ...


1970s

From 1972-1975, NBC not only televised the Stanley Cup Finals (in actuality, a couple of games in prime time), but also weekly regular season games on Sunday afternoons. NBC also aired several regular season and playoff games in prime time during this period (namely, during the 1972-1973 season). Tim Ryan and Ted Lindsay (with Brian McFarlane as the intermission host) served as the commentators for NBC's Stanley Cup coverage during this period. Since most NHL teams still didn't have players' names on the backs of jerseys, NBC made teams put on players' names to help American viewers identify players. The 1972-73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1974-75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... The 1972-73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Robert Blake Theodore Ted Lindsay (born July 29, 1925, in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. ... Brian McFarlane (born August 10, 1931 in New Liskeard, Ontario) is a Canadian television sportscaster and author. ...


NBC's NHL coverage during the 1970s was probably most notable for the introduction of the animated character Peter Puck. Peter Puck, whose cartoon adventures (produced by Hanna-Barbera) appeared on both NBC's Hockey Game of the Week and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, explained hockey rules to the home viewing audience. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Peter Puck was the name of a hockey puck shaped cartoon character. ... Cartoon Network Studios, the successor to Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by the CBC. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated Canadian programs on television. ...


Besides Peter Puck, the 1970s version of The NHL on NBC had a between periods feature titled Showdown. The concept of Showdown involved with 20 (16 shooters and four goaltenders) of the NHL's greatest players going head-to-head in a penalty shot competition. In ice hockey, a penalty shot is a type of penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity because of a foul committed by an opposing player. ...


Prior to January 14, 2006, NBC's last regular season NHL game occurred on April 6, 1975. The game in question featured the Minnesota North Stars at the Chicago Blackhawks. is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2006. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1975 in television involved some significant events. ... The Minnesota North Stars were a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...


1990s

From 1990-1994, NBC only televised the National Hockey League All-Star Game. Marv Albert and John Davidson called the action while Bill Clement served as an ice-level reporter in 1992 and 1994. CBC's Hockey Night in Canada personality Ron MacLean also served as an ice level reporter, and was the lone correspondent for NBC for the 44th National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1993. The 1990-91 NHL season was the 74th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1993-94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The National Hockey League All-Star Game (French: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey) is an exhibition hockey game that marks the midway point of the National Hockey Leagues regular season, with many of the leagues star players playing against each other. ... Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig on June 12, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is commonly referred to as the voice of basketball. ... John Davidson (born February 27, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a goaltender for the St. ... William Bill H. Clement (born December 20, 1950 in Buckingham, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player and a current broadcaster for Versus and NBC. Bill works as a studio host for The NHL on NBC partnered with Ray Ferraro and Brett Hull, as well as covering mens... The 43rd NHL All-Star Game was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1992. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by the CBC. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated Canadian programs on television. ... Ronald Joseph MacLean (born April 12, 1960, in Zweibrücken, Germany) is a Canadian sportscaster for the CBC who is best known as the host of Hockey Night in Canada. ... The 44th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 6, 1993 at the Forum in Montreal. ... The 1992-93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. ...


The Montreal Canadiens were slated to host the 1990 All-Star Game, but however withdrew their bid to considerations due to the superb hosting by Quebec City of Rendez-Vous '87. This had allowed the Penguins, who wanted to host an All-Star Game in 1993, to move up three years early. For its part, Pittsburgh's organizers added much more to previous games, creating the first "true" All-Star weekend. Firstly was the addition of the Heroes of Hockey game, a two-period oldtimers' game between past NHL greats. The second was the addition of the National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition, a competition between the players invited to the All-Star Game. The Skills competition was created by Paul Palmer, who adapted the "Showdown" feature seen on Hockey Night in Canada from 1973 to 1980. All-Star players would be rewarded with $2,500 for any win in the skills competition. To accommodate the altered activities, the game itself was played on a Sunday afternoon instead of a Tuesday night, as was the case in previous years. This allowed American broadcaster NBC to air the game live across the United States - marking (surprisingly) the first time that a national audience would see Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux play. Referees and other officials were also wired with microphones in this game, as was the two head coaches. Finally, NBC also was allowed to conduct interviews with players during stoppages in play, to the chagrin of the Hockey Night in Canada crew, whose attempts to do likewise were repeatedly denied by the league in past years. The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, on January 21, 1990. ... Nickname: Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use; the Don de Dieu was Champlains ship) Coordinates: , Country Province Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Founded 1608 by Samuel de Champlain Constitution date 1833 Government... Rendez-vous 87 was an ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of all-stars from the National Hockey League, held in Quebec City. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Paul Palmer is an author and journalist from England. ... The 1972-73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1979-80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. ... Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently part-owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. ... Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006. ...


In 1991, NBC broke away from the telecast in the third period to televise a briefing from the Pentagon involving the Gulf War. SportsChannnel America included the missing coverage in a replay of NBC's telecast. Ther 42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place in Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks, on January 19, 1991. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...


There were reports about NBC making an arrangement to air four to eight regular season games for the 1992-1993 season but nothing materialized. NHL officials had arranged a 4-8 game, time-buy package on NBC, but that fell through when the NHL wanted assurance that all NBC affiliates would carry the games. (Since 2006, NBC has generally gotten all but a couple of affiliates in the Top-50 markets to carry the games.) ABC was the league's network broadcaster instead, and then FOX won a bidding war with CBS for TV rights lasting from the 1994-1995 through 1998-1999 seasons. The 1992-93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The NHL on ABC is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the American Broadcasting Company and was produced by ABCs corporate sibling (under the Walt Disney Company umbrella) ESPN. // 1992-1994 Version From the 1992-1993 season to the 1993-1994 season, ABC televised... FOX NHL Saturday (or The NHL on FOX) is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the Fox Broadcasting Company and produced by Fox Sports. ... CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. ... The 1994-95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1998-99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. ...


See also

As with most professional sports, ice hockey is broadcasted both on radio and television. ... Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by the CBC. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated Canadian programs on television. ... ESPN National Hockey Night is a Super NES action game where the player is cast right straight into NHL action on his TV screen. ... FOX NHL Saturday (or The NHL on FOX) is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the Fox Broadcasting Company and produced by Fox Sports. ... The NHL on ABC is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the American Broadcasting Company and was produced by ABCs corporate sibling (under the Walt Disney Company umbrella) ESPN. // 1992-1994 Version From the 1992-1993 season to the 1993-1994 season, ABC televised... The NHL on CBS was professional ice hockeys first official incarnation of the sports Game of the Week in the United States. ... SportsChannel of America, the official American television rights holder of the National Hockey League from 1988-1992. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with The NHL on OLN. (Discuss) The NHL on Versus is what will tentatively be the title of the networks hockey presentations once what is now known as OLN transitions to Versus on September 25, 2006. ... La Soirée du hockey is a very popular hockey show in Quebec, where the activity is the national sport. ... The following is a list of the television networks (American, Canadian, and French Canadian) and announcers that have broadcast Stanley Cup Finals games over the years. ...

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