List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
The following is a list of current (entering 2021–22 NHL season) National Hockey League broadcasters. With 25 teams in the U.S. and 7 in Canada, the NHL is the only one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada that maintains separate national broadcasters in each country, each producing separate telecasts of a slate of regular season games, playoff games, and all seven games of the Stanley Cup Finals. Games are also shown on multiple regional sports networks in both countries.
Regional broadcasters
The following is a list of local TV and radio broadcasters for each individual team. As a result of Rogers Communications and Bell Canada having both an ownership stake in the Toronto Maple Leafs, that team's regional English language TV broadcasts are split between Rogers' Sportsnet Ontario and Bell's TSN4, and radio coverage is split between Sportsnet 590 and TSN 1050. The Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars do television/radio simulcasts. Both the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils lack flagship terrestrial radio stations, and have instead partnered with the Internet radio platforms iHeartRadio and Audacy, respectively; the San Jose Sharks likewise abandoned terrestrial radio, instead keeping all audio broadcasts exclusive to its own online platforms. Both the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators each have local English and French language broadcasts to serve their large anglophone and francophone fan bases. The Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights both added Spanish language broadcasts to serve their Hispanic fan bases. Not all teams televise their preseason games.
On road games for the 2021–22 season, broadcasters were given the option to either travel with the team or call games in the studio.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Flagship Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | John Ahlers | Brian Hayward | Bally Sports SoCal (most games) Bally Sports West (some games) KCOP (during conflicts with Kings, Clippers and Angels broadcasts)[21] |
| Steve Carroll | Dan Wood | Angels Radio AM 830 The Mighty 1090[21] | |
| Arizona | Matt McConnell | Tyson Nash (primary) Paul Bissonnette (select games) |
Bally Sports Arizona[22] |
| Bob Heethuis | Lyndsey Fry | Fox Sports 910 | |
| Calgary | Rick Ball | Kelly Hrudey (primary) Cassie Campbell-Pascall (during Hrudey's Hockey Night in Canada assignments) |
Sportsnet West Sportsnet Flames (during conflicts with Oilers broadcasts or other Sportsnet programming)[23] |
| Derek Wills | Peter Loubardias | Sportsnet 960 | |
| Chicago | Pat Foley (primary) John Wiedeman (select games) Mike Monaco (select games) Stephen Nelson (select games) Chris Vosters (select games) |
Eddie Olczyk (primary) Colby Cohen (when Olczyk works on NHL on TNT or as a studio analyst) |
NBC Sports Chicago[24] |
| John Wiedeman (primary) Alan Fuehring (when Wiedeman is doing TV) Joey Zakrzewski (when Wiedeman is doing TV) Jason Ross, Jr. (when Wiedeman is doing TV) |
Troy Murray (primary) Colby Cohen (select games) Colin Fraser (select games) Caley Chelios (select games) Paul Caponigri (select games) Nick Olczyk (select games) |
WGN Radio (English Radio) | |
| Hector Lozano (primary) Omar Ramos (during Lozano's Chicago Fire broadcasts) |
Omar Ramos (primary) Mateo Moreno (when Ramos is doing play-by-play) |
Univision Deportes 1200 AM (Spanish Radio) | |
| Colorado | Marc Moser | Peter McNab Mark Rycroft (select games) |
Altitude[25] |
| Conor McGahey | Altitude Sports AM Altitude Sports FM | ||
| Dallas | Josh Bogorad | Daryl Reaugh Sarah Merrifield (rinkside) |
Bally Sports Southwest[26] |
| The Ticket[26] | |||
| Edmonton | Jack Michaels | Louie DeBrusk | Sportsnet West Sportsnet Oilers (during conflicts with Flames broadcasts or other Sportsnet programming)[27] |
| Cam Moon (when Michaels work regional or select national TV games) Jack Michaels (most national TV games) |
Bob Stauffer | 630 CHED | |
| Los Angeles | Alex Faust (primary) Nick Nickson (select games) |
Jim Fox | Bally Sports West (most games) Bally Sports SoCal (some games) KCOP (during conflicts with Ducks, Clippers and Angels broadcasts)[28] |
| Nick Nickson (primary) Josh Schaefer (select games) |
Daryl Evans | iHeartRadio app | |
| Minnesota | Anthony LaPanta | Wes Walz (select games) Ryan Carter (select games) Lou Nanne (select games) Gigi Marvin (select games) Kevin Gorg (rinkside) |
Bally Sports North[29] |
| Joe O'Donnell (primary) Bob Kurtz (select home games) |
Tom Reid | 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan[29] | |
| Nashville | Willy Daunic[30] | Chris Mason | Bally Sports South[31] |
| Pete Weber | Hal Gill | 102.5 The Game | |
| San Jose | Randy Hahn | Bret Hedican (primary) Drew Remenda (select games)[32][33] |
NBC Sports California[34] |
| Dan Rusanowsky | Mark Smith (select games) Scott Hannan (select games) Drew Remenda (select games)[32][33] Bret Hedican (select games) |
Sharks Audio Network (sjsharks.com and Sharks + SAP Center app)[35][36] | |
| Seattle | John Forslund | J. T. Brown | Root Sports Northwest |
| Everett Fitzhugh | Dave Tomlinson | KJR 950 AM | |
| St. Louis | John Kelly | Darren Pang (primary) Jamie Rivers (during Pang's NHL on TNT assignments) |
Bally Sports Midwest[37] |
| Chris Kerber | Joe Vitale | 101 ESPN | |
| Vancouver | John Shorthouse | John Garrett (primary) Corey Hirsch (select games) |
Sportsnet Pacific Sportsnet Canucks (during conflicts with other Sportsnet programming)[38] |
| Brendan Batchelor | Corey Hirsch (primary) Dan Riccio (select games) |
Sportsnet 650 Vancouver | |
| Vegas | Dave Goucher | Shane Hnidy | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain KTNV-TV (preseason only)[39] |
| Dan D'Uva | Gary Lawless | KKGK (English Radio) | |
| Jesus Lopez | Herbert Castro | 1460 ESPN Deportes (Spanish Radio) | |
| Winnipeg | Dennis Beyak | Kevin Sawyer | TSN3[40] |
| Paul Edmonds | Jamie Thomas | CJKR-FM & CJOB |
National broadcasters
Canada
National television rights in Canada are held by Rogers Media. CBC Television, the previous over-the-air television broadcaster of the NHL, continues to participate in coverage to an extent: Rogers reached a deal with CBC to license the Hockey Night in Canada brand and maintain the network's traditional Saturday night games. HNIC games now airs nationally across CBC, Citytv, and the Sportsnet channels, rather than be split across CBC stations on a regional basis. FX Canada was originally also used to show games (usually simulcasts of all-American matchups), but has not carried regular season or playoff broadcasts since the first year of the Rogers contract. Sportsnet also airs a primetime game of the week on Monday nights, known as Rogers Hometown Hockey, and exclusive Wednesday night games under the Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey brand. On other days of the week, Sportsnet's national broadcasts typically feature all-American matchups, carrying a simulcast of either ESPN, Turner Sports or a home team's network. On a few occasions, regional Sportsnet broadcasts of Canucks, Flames, Maple Leafs and Oilers games are also aired nationally, with the host team's network in charge of in-game coverage. During the playoffs, games are split between CBC and the Sportsnet channels.
Additionally, the Quebecor Media-owned TVA Sports receives French-language rights as part of another sub-licensing deal with Rogers.
Announcers
| Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Host/reporter | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cuthbert Harnarayan Singh John Bartlett Rick Ball Jack Michaels John Shorthouse Leah Hextall |
Craig Simpson Louie DeBrusk Garry Galley Greg Millen Cassie Campbell-Pascall John Garrett |
Kyle Bukauskas Scott Oake Shawn McKenzie Gene Principe Ryan Leslie Dan Murphy |
Sportsnet CBC (English) |
| Félix Séguin Sébastien Goulet |
Patrick Lalime Alain Chainey |
N.A. | TVA Sports (French) |
United States
National television rights in English language in the United States are held by ESPN/ABC and Turner Sports, with ESPN Deportes broadcasting games in the Spanish language. During the regular season, ESPN, TBS, and TNT airs most nationally televised games. Most national games on ESPN would not be available on television; instead they are streamed online exclusively on ESPN+. ABC will also air a select number of games nationally. The NHL Network in the U.S. also regularly airs games, but primarily simulcasts of either a regional or Canadian feed. Starting in 2021, Saturday afternoon games on NHL Network were rebranded as the NHL Network Showcase, using the network's on-air staff instead of merely simulcasting a regional feed.
Playoff games are also aired on a nation-exclusivity basis. Playoff games are split between ESPN, ABC, TBS, and TNT.
Announcers
| Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Rules Analyst | Reporter | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean McDonough Steve Levy John Buccigross Bob Wischusen Leah Hextall |
Ray Ferraro Brian Boucher A. J. Mleczko Ryan Callahan Cassie Campbell-Pascall Dominic Moore Kevin Weekes Hilary Knight |
Dave Jackson | Emily Kaplan Leah Hextall Linda Cohn Blake Bolden |
ESPN ABC |
| Kenny Albert Brendan Burke |
Eddie Olczyk Darren Pang |
Don Koharski Stéphane Auger |
Keith Jones Jennifer Botterill Jamal Mayers |
TNT |
| E. J. Hradek Stephen Nelson |
Rotating analysts | N.A. | NHL Network (NHL Network Showcase) | |
International broadcasters
Africa
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | ESPN |
America
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
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ESPN |
 Brazil |
ESPN |
| Caribbean | ESPN |
Asia
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Central Asia | Setanta Sports |
 China |
CCTV |
 Hong Kong |
Now TV |
 Indonesia |
Mola |
 Israel |
Sport 5 |
 Tajikistan |
TV Varzish |
Europe
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Oceania
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
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ESPN |
 New Zealand |
ESPN |
| Pacific Islands | ESPN |
 Papua New Guinea |
ESPN |
See also
- NHL networks
- NHL Network (United States)
- NHL Network (Canada) (2001–2015)
- Out-of-market packages
References
- Boston Bruins broadcasters
- Buffalo Sabres Broadcasters
- Carolina Hurricanes broadcasters
- Columbus Blue Jackets on TV
- Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network
- Detroit Red Wings TV Announcers
- Detroit Red Wings Radio announcers
- Florida Panthers broadcasters
- TSN Features Live Coverage of 50 Regular Season Montreal Canadiens Games as Part of 2019-20 Regional NHL Broadcast Schedule
- Montreal Canadiens schedule
- New Jersey Devils schedule
- MSG Plus Announces New York Islanders 2010-2011 Telecast Schedule
- "Islanders make the jump to ESPN New York for radio home". New York Post. September 25, 2019.
- New York Rangers schedule
- TSN Announces 2019-20 Ottawa Senators Broadcast Schedule, Featuring Regional Coverage of 55 Regular Season Games
- Philadelphia Flyers schedule
- Pittsburgh Penguins Media Affiliates
- Tampa Bay Lightning schedule
- Tampa Bay Lightning Radio Network
- Washington Capitals schedule
- Anaheim Ducks broadcasters
- Phoenix Coyotes Television Information
- Calgary Flames schedule
- Chicago Blackhawks schedule
- Colorado Avalanche schedule
- Dallas Stars Broadcast Information
- Edmonton Oilers TV schedule
- LA Kings Broadcast Information
- Minnesota Wild TV, radio broadcasts will feature new announcers this season
- "Broadcast Switcheroo Happening This Season". 10 July 2015.
- Nashville Predators schedule
- "Sharks bringing back Drew Remenda for expanded role on broadcasts". The Mercury News. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- "Sharks, NBC Sports California reveal 2021-22 TV coverage plans". RSN. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- San Jose Sharks schedule
- San Jose Sharks move all audio broadcasts online, end 20-year relationship with K-FOX
- "Sharks Audio Network". San Jose Sharks. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- St. Louis Blues schedule
- Vancouver Canucks schedule
- "All VGK Preseason Games to Air on KTNV". NHL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Tait, Ed (July 21, 2011). "Jets Reach Broadcast Agreement With TSN". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- "Yandex to broadcast NHL games in Russia". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- Что нового: главный хоккейный турнир — уже на КиноПоиске!
- "Яндекс", Wink и "Матч ТВ" покажут сезон-2021
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