List of ESPN National Hockey Night personalities
Broadcast teams
ESPN did not have fixed broadcast teams during the 1985-86 season. Sam Rosen, Ken Wilson, Jim Hughson, Dan Kelly, Mike Lange, Jiggs McDonald, Jim Kelly, and Mike Patrick handled the play-by-play and Mickey Redmond, Bill Clement, John Davidson, Phil Esposito, and Brad Park provided color commentary.[1][2]
| Season | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| 1986-87 | |
| 1987-88 | |
| 1992–93 | |
| 1993–94 | |
| 1994–95 | |
| 1995–96 | |
| 1996–97 | |
| 1997–98 | |
| 1998–99 | |
| 1999–2000 | |
| 2000–01 | |
| 2001–02 | |
| 2002–03 | |
| 2003–04 |
Stanley Cup playoffs 1986-1988
Stanley Cup playoffs 1993-2004
| Year | Round | Teams | Games | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter(s) |
| 1994 | Conference quarterfinals | NY Rangers-NY Islanders | Games 2-3 | ESPN (Games 2-3) | Tom Mees (Game 2) Gary Thorne (Game 3) |
Darren Pang (Game 2) Bill Clement (Game 3) |
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| Conference semifinals | NY Rangers-Washington | Games 1-5 | ESPN2 (Game 1) ESPN (Games 2-5) |
Sean McDonough (Game 1) Gary Thorne (Games 2-5) |
Brian Engblom (Game 1) Bill Clement (Games 2-5) |
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| 1995 | Conference quarterfinals | New Jersey-Boston | Game 5 | ESPN2 (Game 5) | |||
| Conference semifinals | New Jersey-Pittsburgh | Games 1–2, 4 | ESPN (Game 1) ESPN2 (Games 2, 4) |
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| Conference finals | New Jersey-Philadelphia | Games 1–4, 6 | ESPN | ||||
| 2000 | |||||||
| 2003 |
Stanley Cup finals 1993-2004
| Year | Teams | Games | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Ice level reporter(s) |
| 1995 | New Jersey-Detroit | Games 2–3 | ESPN | Gary Thorne | Bill Clement |
Studio personalities
- Chris Berman: Host (2002–04)
- Scotty Bowman: Analyst
- John Buccigross: Host (1998–2004)
- Brian Engblom: Analyst (1992–2004)
- Ray Ferraro: Analyst (2002–04)
- E.J. Hradek: Insider
- Steve Levy: Host (1993–2004)
- Tom Mees: Host (1985–88, 1992–93)
- Barry Melrose: Analyst (1996–2004)
- Al Morganti: Analyst (1993–2004)
- Ed Olczyk: Analyst (2002–2004)
- Darren Pang: Analyst (1992–2004)
- Bill Patrick: Host
- Bill Pidto: Host (1995–1998)
- John Saunders: Host (1992–2004)
Reporters
- Erin Andrews (2004)
- Brenda Brenon (1994)[3]
- Brian Engblom (1992–2002)
- Jim Kelly (1985–86)
- Matt Lauer (1987–88)[4]
- Steve Levy (1992–2004)
- Tom Mees (1986–87, 1992–93)
- Al Morganti (1992–2002)
- Sam Ryan (2002–04)
- Darren Pang (1995–04)
References
- ↑ McAdam, Sean (September 16, 1986). "TV/Radio Sports ESPN picks a hockey team". Providence Journal. p. D5.
- ↑ Fink, Dave (September 12, 1986). "Vitale to Add Color to ABC College Basketball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
- ↑ Pergament, Alan (April 17, 1994). "Brenon Knows Her Hockey ABC's". The Buffalo News.
- ↑ Shuster, Rachel (May 10, 1988). "Esposito on the spot, and ESPN on the ball". USA Today. p. 3C.
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