NHL on NBC (historical)

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NHL on NBC (historical) was the branding for NBC’s national television coverage of National Hockey League games in the United States, most prominently from the mid-2000s until the early 2020s.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League on television
sports broadcasting brand
sports television program
alsoKnownAs NHL on NBC Sports
NHL on NBCSN NERFINISHED
audioFormat Dolby Digital 5.1
basedOn National Hockey League NERFINISHED
broadcastRightsHolderFor NHL All-Star Game NERFINISHED
NHL Stadium Series
NHL Winter Classic
NHL playoff games
NHL regular season games
Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED
country United States
endDate 2021-07-07
endedBecause loss of U.S. national NHL rights to ESPN and Turner Sports
firstSeasonOfCurrentPackage 2005–06 NHL season
followedBy NHL on ESPN NERFINISHED
NHL on TNT
genre sports broadcasting
language English
lastSeasonOfPackage 2020–21 NHL season
league National Hockey League
mainColorCommentator Eddie Olczyk
mainPlayByPlayAnnouncer Mike Emrick
notableEventCoverage 2008 NHL Winter Classic
2010 NHL Winter Classic NERFINISHED
2011 NHL Winter Classic NERFINISHED
2014 NHL Stadium Series
originalNetwork CNBC
NBC
NBCSN NERFINISHED
USA Network
pictureFormat 1080i
precededBy NHL on ABC NERFINISHED
primaryProductionLocation Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
producedBy NBC Sports NERFINISHED
rightsAgreementEndSeason 2020–21 NHL season NERFINISHED
rightsAgreementSignedWith National Hockey League NERFINISHED
rightsAgreementStartSeason 2005–06 NHL season
sport ice hockey
startDate 2005-01-01
studioAnalyst Keith Jones NERFINISHED
Mike Milbury NERFINISHED
studioHost Liam McHugh
targetAudience NHL fans in the United States
themeMusicComposer John Colby
usedBranding NBC Sports NERFINISHED
NHL Game of the Week

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bill Clement ("NHL television coverage on NBC")
Mike Emrick ("NHL on NBC play-by-play")
notableWork
NHL on NBC ("NHL on NBC Sports")
alsoKnownAs
NBC Sports
hasProgram

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