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Report: NBC pulls out of the bidding for the NHL’s second TV rights package

National coverage of the NHL will be moving away from NBC Sports next season.

According to the Sports Business Journal, NBC has officially pulled out of the bidding for the NHL’s second TV rights package. This news comes after the NHL and ESPN announced a seven-year, $2.8 billion deal in March for the “A” package.

NBC has broadcast games every year of the Ovechkin Era, which first began in the 2005-06 season. NBC was coming off a 10-year, $200 million agreement it had with the NHL.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Mike Milbury is not returning to NBC

Mike Milbury was removed from NBC’s coverage of the 2020 playoffs after a terrible observation he made about women and NHL Bubble Life during a Capitals-Islanders game. Now, it’s official, he is not returning.

Monday morning, NBC announced its on-air talent for the 2020-21 season and Milbury was not on the list of analysts.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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NBC announced its national broadcast schedule for the NHL’s 2020-21 season. Seven Capitals games were picked up.

NBC Sports announced its national broadcast schedule for the NHL’s 2020-21 season, Tuesday. The Washington Capitals will be featured in seven different national games. The first one will be on Sunday, January 17 on NBC against the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Please wear the Reverse Retro jerseys that game!)

The NHL season will start with an NBCSN tripleheader on January 13 starting at 5:30 PM.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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NBC to present at least 10 hours of wall-to-wall NHL Qualifying Round action from August 1-5

The NHL and NBC released its broadcast schedule for the 24-team playoff beginning on August 1. And dear lord, it’s an unfathomable amount of hockey.

My best advice is to wash your best pair of sweatpants and submit your vacation time now. Say goodbye to your significant other, children, and pets. You will be entering a bubble just like your favorite NHL players. Except your bubble will be near your TV and made out of empty pizza boxes and the stench of someone who hasn’t showered for days.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Tonight’s Capitals game will be on national TV again

Alex Ovechkin hasn’t scored in a season-high five-straight games, but NBC remains undaunted.

The media juggernaut will air the Capitals-Canadiens game on national TV again tonight as it hopes to capture Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal live.

Ovechkin still currently sits at 698 goals and has been stuck there since February 4 – a span of 16 days.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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For the first time ever, an all-female crew will broadcast a hockey game to celebrate International Women’s Day

NBC Sports, who recently dismissed Jeremy Roenick for inappropriate comments towards Kathryn Tappen, has announced that they will have an all-female crew to call the St. Louis Blues-Chicago Blackhawks game on March 8. Kate Scott will do the play-by-play while US Olympic gold medalists AJ Mleczko will serve as an analyst and Kendall Coyne-Schofield will be “Inside-the-Glass”.

The telecast, a first of its kind for hockey, is to celebrate International Women’s Day.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Jeremy Roenick will not return to NBC Sports

Hockey Hall of Famer and broadcaster Jeremy Roenick will not return to NBC after his suspension in December. Roenick had held his position since 2010.

The broadcaster announced the news in a Twitter video in which he appears to read from a prepared statement. Roenick’s words, combined with the caption “What a Joke!”, suggest that he was dismissed by NBC earlier in the day, though there has been no official statement to that effect.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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The Capitals will be featured on national TV twelve times by NBC during the 2019-20 season

NBC released its full TV schedule for the 2019-20 season Tuesday morning.

The Washington Capitals will be featured 12 times on national TV this year. The games will be aired on NBC and NBC Sports Network.

The Caps’ season-opener against the 2019 Stanley Cup Champions, the St. Louis Blues, will air on NBCSN on October 2. It will be the Blues’ banner-raising night.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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NBC released its NHL schedule for the 2018-19 season and the Capitals have 18 games on the network

NBC released its full 2018-2019 NHL schedule Monday.

The Capitals will get a total of 18 games on the network. That’s the second most of any team, behind the Chicago Blackhawks with 19 games.

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By Julia Karron 5 years ago

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Game Five was the highest rated Washington Capitals game in any NBC market ever

The Washington Capitals had already set the record for highest rated Capitals’ game during Game Four of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final with a 22.9 local rating. Last night, after clinching the Stanley Cup, they broke the record once more with a 25.2 local rating in the Washington DC area.

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By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago

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