FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
STANLEY CUP FINAL BEGINS TONIGHT ON NBC – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING HOST CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS IN GAME 1 AT 8 P.M. ET
Tenth Consecutive Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports
Coverage of Game 1 Begins Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live & Two On-Site Sets
Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire Combine to Call Ninth Consecutive Stanley Cup Final as Broadcast Team
Hosts Liam McHugh & Dave Briggs Anchor Pre- and Post-Game Coverage with Analysts Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 3, 2015 – NBC Sports Group begins exclusive coverage of its 10th consecutive Stanley Cup Final tonight on NBC at 8 p.m. ET, when Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning host Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1. Pre-game coverage begins tonight on NBCSN at 6:30 p.m. ET with a 90-minute edition of NHL Live.
Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator and Sports Illustrated 2014 Media Person of the Year 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 Game 1 tonight from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire will combine to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports Group.
Host Liam McHugh will anchor NHL Live from inside the arena, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Dave Briggs will host coverage from a set outside the arena alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter. In addition, analyst Brian Boucher and NHL insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger will join NBC Sports Group’s pre- and post-game studio coverage throughout the Final.
Tonight’s pre-game coverage on NBCSN will feature a pair of exclusive sit-down interviews with the captains of both teams, as Pierre McGuire goes one-on-one with Toews and Stamkos.
This marks the Lightning’s second Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history. In 2004, Tampa Bay defeated the Calgary Flames in seven games in its only other trip to the Final. Current Blackhawks forward Brad Richards recorded 26 points (12g/14a) in 23 games for Tampa Bay in 2004, including nine points in the Stanley Cup Final, earning him the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs that year. Lightning forward Tyler Johnson currently leads all skaters in the postseason with 21 points (12g/9a), followed by Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane with 20 points (10g/10a).
Chicago returns to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in six years, following Stanley Cup victories in 2010 and 2012 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins, respectively. Nineteen players on the Blackhawks’ roster have previously appeared in the Stanley Cup Final, including 14 from the team’s 2013 championship.
Following is the television schedule for the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, all times Eastern and subject to change.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time | Commentators |
| Wed., June 3 | Game 1 – Chicago at Tampa Bay | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Sat., June 6 | Game 2 – Chicago at Tampa Bay | NBC | 7:15 p.m. ^ | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Pierre McGuire* |
| Mon., June 8 | Game 3 – Tampa Bay at Chicago | NBCSN | 8 p.m. | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Wed., June 10 | Game 4 – Tampa Bay at Chicago | NBCSN | 8 p.m. | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Sat., June 13 | Game 5 – Chicago at Tampa Bay** | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Mon., June 15 | Game 6 – Tampa Bay at Chicago** | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Wed., June 17 | Game 7 – Chicago at Tampa Bay** | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
^Game 2 coverage begins immediately following NBC Sports’ coverage of the Belmont Stakes
*Eddie Olczyk is not available for Game 2 due to obligations working for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Belmont Stakes
**if necessary
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NBC SPORTS GROUP TO UTILIZE 4K TECHNOLOGY FOR STANLEY CUP FINAL
NBC Sports Group will again utilize a 4K “DreamCatcher” camera throughout the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. The camera provides a super-zoom capability for replays. In addition, NBC Sports Group’s Stanley Cup Final production will include up to 46 cameras, including two super-slo-mo cameras, 9 EVS to record over 40 different feeds simultaneously, and over two miles of cabling.
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the fourth consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.
| Network | Games |
| NBC | 13 |
| NBCSN | 51 |
| USA Network | 8 |
| CNBC | 10 |
| NHL-N | 1 |
| Total | 83 |
One-goal Games: 43
OT games: 19
COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL COVERAGE
Comprehensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be provided daily via NBC Sports Regional Networks, available in more than 50 million U.S. households. Comcast SportsNet Chicago will provide the hometown fans of the Chicago Blackhawks with comprehensive coverage throughout their Stanley Cup Playoff run, including pre- and post-game shows and extensive on-line coverage via Comcast SportsNet’s team of NHL Insiders.
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA COVERAGE
NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will stream comprehensive coverage of games airing on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network and CNBC via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play and Windows Store.
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