Sports unite people together no matter what form it’s in and sports brings passion from fans far and wide. What helps bring the fans closer to their team even when they aren’t in that city are the broadcasters. The calls from play-by-play announcers enhance the fans’ experience when a magical moment happens in. Certain calls
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Picture a scenario. Your local NHL team is playing a nationally-televised game. It’s on NBCSN, which you access through an app because you don’t have cable or satellite. You’re excited to watch it, but when you turn it on, you’re denied because of a tv blackout based on your location. Another scenario. You live in
Welcome back to old time hockey. The NHL announced Wednesday that it has agreed to a deal with ESPN that runs for seven years, including four Stanley Cup Final broadcasts, beginning next season. NBC’s current deal expires after this year, and with plans to shutter its NBC Sports Network, television rights for the league had
It could just be the most exclusive club in the storied history of the Edmonton Oilers. And it’s not actually open to the guys wearing skates. Over their first four decades in the National Hockey League, the Oilers have had four different players receive the Hart Trophy, three win the point-scoring race, and half a
After months of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The NHL Players Association and the NHL have agreed on a deal that the 2020-21 season will start on Jan. 13 with a slate of 52-56 games. This means that San Jose Sharks fans will finally be able to hear those familiar voices on tv and
Andrew recently celebrated his seventh year with The Hockey Writers, and is closing in on 900 articles for the site. His “beat” at THW includes the Toronto Maple Leafs (lead writer), Special Events Coordinator, and the author of the popular Tape2Tape column, as well as the host of the podcast Sticks in the 6ixPod podcast (@StixInThe6ixPod). His pre-draft coverage
Throughout New York Islanders’ history, they have had some remarkable play-by-play broadcasters. It began with Jim Gordon in their inaugural season to John Sterling and then Tim Ryan before legendary broadcaster Jiggs McDonald started with the team. He broadcast the team that won four Stanley Cups and had many memorable calls in the 1980s. Related:
NHL color analyst and ex-player Eddie Olczyk recently celebrated his 53rd birthday, and life is certainly good. But it wasn’t always that way. Olczyk’s world was turned upside down just a few short years ago in Aug. 2017 when he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Since then, the man the hockey world affectionately refers to