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Friday, July 24th, 2020

MIKE ‘DOC’ EMRICK, EDDIE OLCZYK, BRIAN BOUCHER, PATRICK SHARP & SAM FLOOD PREVIEW 2020 STANLEY CUP QUALIFIERS – MONDAY AT 3 P.M. ET

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NBC Sports to Present Up to 120 Hours of Qualifiers Coverage, Beginning Saturday, August 1, at 12 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Coverage of Four Exhibition Games Starts Tuesday, July 28, at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Today at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Stanley Cup Qualifying Round Previews for Eastern and Western Conferences Hosted by Kathryn Tappen

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 24, 2020 – NHL on NBC commentators Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher and Patrick Sharp, as well as executive producer Sam Flood, will preview the upcoming 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers on a media conference call Monday, July 27, at 3 p.m. ET.

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  • WHAT: 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round Media Conference Call
  • WHO: Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Sam Flood
  • WHEN: Monday, July 27, at 3 p.m. ET
  • NUMBER: 800-367-2403
  • PASSCODE: 2643361

NBC Sports will present up to 120 hours of coverage from the NHL’s 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers on NBC, NBCSN and USA Network beginning August 1, highlighted by at least 10 hours of wall-to-wall NHL action each day from August 1-5, comprised of Qualifying Round and Round Robin matchups.

The 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers begin August 1 at Noon ET on NBCSN, when Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers face Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes. In total, more than 25 NHL games will be shown on NBCSN in a seven-day span.

The first exhibition game will take place between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, July 28, at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBCSN will present two hour-long programs to preview the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round, beginning today at 4 p.m. ET with a preview of the Eastern Conference, directly followed by a Western Conference preview at 5 p.m. ET. Watch the trailer here.

NHL on NBC host Kathryn Tappen will be joined by analyst Keith Jones for both programs. Sportsnet analysts Brian Burke and Kelly Hrudey will also provide commentary on the two shows.

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