FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 14th, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP NHL CONFERENCE CALL ADVISORY TOMORROW AT 1:30 P.M. ET
Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire and Executive Producer Sam Flood
Dial 913-312-1227 to Participate
NEW YORK – Jan. 14, 2013 – 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 Executive Producer Sam Flood, will preview the upcoming 2013 NHL season on a conference call tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET. Media interested in participating should call 913-312-1227 passcode: 4172676.
- WHAT: NHL season-preview conference call
- WHO: Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Sam Flood
- WHEN: Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET
- NUMBER: 913-312-1227
- PASSCODE: 4172676
The NBC Sports Group’s NHL coverage begins Sat., Jan. 19 with the Stanley Cup Champion L.A. Kings banner raising at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. After the ceremony, NBC will air regional coverage of Chicago Blackhawks at Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers. On Sun., Jan. 20 at 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC returns with the Buffalo Sabres hosting the Flyers. NBC Sports Network begins its season Sunday night by televising the Phoenix Coyotes at the Chicago Blackhawks at 10 p.m. ET.
This season, NBC Sports Group will air 70 NHL regular-season games across NBC and NBC Sports Network this season. The schedule includes 14 exclusive windows (15 games) on NBC, the most regular-season windows ever for the network, as well as 24 exclusive windows and 26 exclusive games on NBC Sports Network.
