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Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

DAY 22 – RANGERS LOOK TO EVEN SERIES AGAINST PENGUINS IN GAME 4 TONIGHT AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Game 4 – Penguins-Rangers at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Penguins Lead 2-1

Mike “Doc” Emrick Wins Outstanding Play-By-Play Sports Emmy 

Emrick and Olczyk Named New Voices for EA SPORTS NHL 15 Video Game

Coverage of IIHF World Championship Begins Friday with Team USA vs. Belarus at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

All Games on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC Will Be Streamed Live Via NBC Sports Live Extra

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 7, 2014 – The (2) New York Rangers look to even their second-round series against the (1) Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in Game 4, with 2013 Outstanding Play-by-Play Sports Emmy Award-winner Mike “Doc” Emrick calling the action, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

The Rangers trail the Penguins 2-1 in the series, following back-to-back shutouts by Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in Games 2 and 3. Sidney Crosby ended his playoff-scoring drought with the first goal in Game 3, and Jussi Jokinen added a breakaway tally as the Penguins skated away with a 2-0 victory in New York on Monday night, despite being outshot 35-15. The Rangers have scored just three goals against the Penguins in the series, and are mired in a 0-for-34 slump on the power play.

Emrick, who won the Sports Emmy last night for Outstanding Sports Personality — Play-by-Play, will call tonight’s game from Madison Square Garden in New York, alongside analyst Eddie Olczyk and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

Time Coverage Network Commentators
6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury,
Jeremy Roenick
7:30 p.m. Game 4 – (1) Pittsburgh at (2) N.Y. Rangers NBCSN Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie
Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

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MIKE “DOC” EMRICK WINS 2013 OUTSTANDING PLAY-BY-PLAY SPORTS EMMY AWARD

NBC Sports Group lead NHL play-by-play voice Mike “Doc” Emrick was the recipient of the 2013 Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play, presented last night by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

This marked the second Emmy of Emrick’s career, following his win in the same category in 2011, when he became the first hockey announcer to win a national Sports Emmy. Emrick has been an NHL play-by-play broadcaster for more than 30 years, and joined NBC Sports Group full-time in 2011 after serving as the television voice of the New Jersey Devils for the previous 18 seasons.

Following is some recent acclaim of Emrick’s work:

  • “Hard to compare anyone to Vin Scully, but Mike Emrick is that for hockey.” – Sherman Report
  • “It’s as plain and simple as this: Mike “Doc” Emrick remains a national treasure, as special as special gets.” – New York Post
  • “You know the famous calls and the legends they make, both on the field and behind the mic…on this front, there’s no one better than Mike “Doc” Emrick.”- Sports on Earth
  • “I could listen to Doc Emrick read a grocery list.” – Chicago Sun-Times

Click here for more information on Emrick’s Emmy win, part of NBC Universal and NBC Sports Group’s 10 Sports Emmy Award wins last night, the most of any sports media company.

EMRICK AND OLCZYK NEW VOICES FOR EA SPORTS NHL 15 VIDEO GAME

Electronic Arts Inc. announced this past Monday that NBC Sports Group’s Mike “Doc” Emrick and Eddie Olczyk have been selected to provide play-by-play and color commentary of the upcoming EA SPORTS NHL 15 video game. Emrick and Olczyk will be joined by TSN analyst Ray Ferraro to provide more than 35,000 lines of new commentary for the game, including real world pre-game video commentary with Emrick and Olczyk, and NHL on NBC graphics and branding, as part of a new partnership between EA SPORTS and NBC Sports.

Click here for the EA SPORTS press release regarding Emrick and Olczyk in NHL 15.

 

COVERAGE OF IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS FRIDAY WITH TEAM USA VS. BELARUS AT 1:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2014 IIHF World Championship from Minsk, Belarus begins Friday at 1 p.m. ET, with Team USA against Belarus in the first of seven preliminary-round matches that will air live on NBCSN.

The 2014 IIHF World Championship marks the 78th installation of the tournament, which began in 1920. The results of the IIHF World Championship, along with Winter Olympics ice hockey results, help determine the IIHF World Ranking for top men’s ice hockey teams in the world.

Dennis Beyak (play-by-play) and Dave Reid (analyst) will call the action from Minsk, while Russ Thaler and Anson Carter will provide studio coverage.

Click here for more information on NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2014 IIHF World Championship.

GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR

For the third consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.

Network Games
NBC 8
NBCSN 36
CNBC 13
NHL-N 2
Total 59

                               

One-goal Games: 28
OT games: 17

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream all Stanley Cup Playoff games that air on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC, including the comprehensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final. The vast majority of games will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Games airing on:

  • NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra;
  • NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs;
  • CNBC will live stream exclusively through NBC Sports Live Extra via “TV Everywhere.”

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