FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S “NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL PASS” – JUNE 12
Game 1 Between Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC
NHL Live Airs at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network
Stanley Cup Final to be Streamed Live for First Time Ever through NBC Sports Live Extra
NEW YORK, N.Y. – June 12, 2013 – NBC Sports Group’s exclusive presentation of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC with Game 1 between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins (2011 Stanley Cup champions) and Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks (2010 Stanley Cup champions) from the United Center in Chicago, Ill.
NBC Sports Group’s NHL game-announce team of Emmy Award-winner Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), and Emmy Award-winner Pierre McGuire (Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call all the action.
NHL Live airs tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, prior to Game 1. The first half hour will feature highlights, news and analysis from host Russ Thaler and analyst Anson Carter from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., with Jeremy Roenick on-site from Chicago. The second half hour will feature more on-site coverage from the United Center with Liam McHugh, Keith Jones and Mike Milbury. In addition, Roenick will participate in taped on-ice segments and demonstrations. NHL Live post-game coverage will air on NBC Sports Network immediately after the game with McHugh, Jones, Milbury and Roenick.
Tonight’s Schedule (all times ET):
7 p.m. |
NHL Live |
NBCSN |
Liam McHugh, Keith Jones, Mike Milbury, Russ Thaler, Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter |
8 p.m. |
Boston @ Chicago |
NBC |
Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
GAME 1 ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
For the first time ever, the Stanley Cup Final will be streamed live. NBC Sports Live Extra — the NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will live stream all Stanley Cup Final games. In addition to live streaming the Stanley Cup Final, NBC Sports Live Extra will offer bonus coverage by utilizing Star Cam and Spotlight Cam for each game, exclusive to NBC Sports Live Extra. Star Cams are dedicated cameras that follow a star player from each team throughout the entire game. Spotlight Cam is a unique top-of-the glass camera that is positioned at center ice.
CONFERENCE FINALS VIEWERSHIP
The 2013 Stanley Cup Conference Finals, which recently concluded and aired across NBC and NBC Sports Network, are the most-watched Conference Finals in 17 years and up 111% from last year, according to data provided by The Nielsen Company. The round was highlighted by its last two games, which scored viewership records for both NBC and NBC Sports Network. For more information on Stanley Cup Playoff viewership, please click here.
STANLEY CUP FINAL – BY THE NUMBERS
1162 Games broadcast by NBC Sports Group as of 5/28/13 since 2006*
80 Games Televised So Far on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network
+40 Million minutes of Stanley Cup Playoffs live streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra
24 OT Games
12 Cameras, including two Super SloMo, hand held and robotic cameras
9 Maximum Hard Disc Record Devices
7 Announcers On-Site at Every Game
2 Mobile Units
2 Studio Analysts at the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.
1 Production team that will produce all the games and cover both Chicago and Boston
1 Stanley Cup
*Includes NBC, NBC Sports Network, formerly VERSUS, and CNBC
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–