Like an astronaut landing on a new planet, I’ve decided to explore this hockey thing and I hope you’ll come along for the the ride. Tonight, the Stanley Cup Finals begin with the Pittsburgh Penguins hosting what I have been told is “my team,” the Nashville Predators.
Usually with these live blogs, I feel I can grant some real insight, some solid commentary and a few jokes. Tonight, it will mostly be jokes. Plus, maybe a drinking game based on my ability to pronounce one of these wacky foreign names correctly on the first try. If I don’t, take a shot. We’ll also chug a beer every time a mullet hits the screen. I expect to be very drunk.
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NHL.
2017 STANLEY CUP FINAL BEGINS TONIGHT ON NBC – PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HOST NASHVILLE PREDATORS AT 8 P.M. ET
NBC Sports Stanley Cup Final Media Conference Call – Tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET
Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire Combine to Call 11th Consecutive Stanley Cup Final as Broadcast Team
Hosts Liam McHugh, Kathryn Tappen, and Paul Burmeister Anchor Studio Coverage with Analysts Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick, Keith Jones, Anson Carter and Brian Boucher
Pre-Game Coverage Starts at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Features on P.K. Subban, Sidney Crosby, Filip Forsberg, and Game 7 Hero Chris Kunitz
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 29, 2017 – NBC Sports begins exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final for the 12th consecutive year tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host P.K. Subban and the Nashville Predators in Game 1 from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pre-game coverage begins tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of 2017 Stanley Cup Final.
Five-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will call the 2017 Stanley Cup Final on NBC and NBCSN. This marks the 11th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire will combine to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.
Host Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and studio coverage on-site throughout the series, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. In addition, Kathryn Tappen and Paul Burmeister and will host coverage from outside sets in Pittsburgh and Nashville, alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, and Anson Carter.
NBC SPORTS STANLEY CUP FINAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – TOMORROW AT 4 P.M. ET
NBC Sports Group’s lead NHL broadcast team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst), as well as NBC Sports Group executive producer Sam Flood, will review tonight’s Game 1 and preview the rest of the Stanley Cup Final on a media conference call on tomorrow, May 30, at 4 p.m. ET. Media interested in attending should call 785-830-7988; Passcode; 3912339.
WHAT: 2017 Stanley Cup Final Media Conference Call
WHO: Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Sam Flood
The game is on NBC at 8 p.m. It is called a “game,” right? Not a match or a… I don’t know, Icee? Either way, watch it with me.
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