The NHL on ABC

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The NHL on ABC is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the American Broadcasting Company and was produced by ABC's corporate sibling (under the Walt Disney Company umbrella) ESPN.

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[edit] 1992-1994 Version

From the 1992-1993 season to the 1993-1994 season, ABC televised six weekly regional telecasts on Sunday afternoons beginning in March (or the last three Sundays of the regular season). ABC would then televise three weeks worth of playoff games (or the first three Sundays of the playoffs). They didn't televise the Stanley Cup Finals which instead, were televised nationally by ESPN and by Prime Ticket in Los Angeles (1993) and MSG in New York (1994). Games televised on ABC were not subject to blackout.

[edit] Announcers

[edit] Studio Hosts

John Saunders

[edit] Play-by-Play Men

  1. Gary Thorne
  2. Mike Emrick
  3. Al Michaels

[edit] Color Commentators

  1. Bill Clement
  2. Jim Schoenfeld
  3. John Davidson

[edit] Reporters

  1. Al Morganti

[edit] 1999-2004 Version

In August 1998, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 signed a five year deal worth a total of approximately $600 million (or $120 million per year). Each team got $4 million a year from the ABC/ESPN deal.

This time around, ABC televised four to five weeks worth of regional games on Saturday afternoons beginning in January. ABC also televised the National Hockey League All-Star Game and Games 3-7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in prime time.

[edit] Announcers

[edit] Studio Hosts

John Saunders, John Davidson (studio analyst from 1999-2002), and Barry Melrose (studio analyst from 2003-2004)

[edit] Stanley Cup Final Hosts

Al Michaels (1999-2002); Chris Berman (2003-2004)

[edit] Play-by Play Men

  1. Gary Thorne
  2. Steve Levy
  3. Mike Emrick

[edit] Color Commentators

  1. Bill Clement and John Davidson (2003-2004)
  2. Darren Pang
  3. Brian Engblom

[edit] Ratings

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Year Teams Games Carried Rating
2000 New Jersey-Dallas 3, 4, 5, 6 3.7
2001 Colorado-New Jersey 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 3.3
2002 Detroit-Carolina 3, 4, 5 3.6
2003 New Jersey-Anaheim 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2.9
2004 Tampa Bay-Calgary 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2.6

[edit] Regular Season

Season Number of Dates Rating
1999-00 4 1.3
2000-01 5 1.1
2001-02 5 1.4
2002-03 5 1.1
2003-04 5 1.1

[edit] All-Star Game

Year Rating
2000 2.7
2001 1.7
2002 1.8
2003 1.7
2004 1.8


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by:
SportsChannel America and NBC		 NHL network broadcast partner (with ESPN) in the United States
1992 - 1994		 Succeeded by:
ESPN and FOX
Preceded by:
FOX and ESPN		 NHL network broadcast partner (with ESPN) in the United States
2000 - 2004		 Succeeded by:
Versus and NBC
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See also: American Hockey League, ECHL, Central Hockey League, United Hockey League, World Hockey Association, and List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players
Sports properties of ESPN on ABC (formerly ABC Sports)
American Football: Monday Night Football* | The Monday Night Miracle* | Saturday Night Football
Auto Racing: NASCAR
Baseball: Monday Night Baseball* | Baseball Night in America* | Major League Baseball on ABC*
Basketball: NBA on ABC | List of National Basketball Association games televised by ABC | NBA Countdown | NBA Inside Stuff | NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
Hockey: The NHL on ABC* | Miracle on Ice
Horse Racing: Triple Crown Productions*
Other programming: ABC's Wide World of Sports* | Superstars*
See also: United States sports broadcasting lists
Asterisk (*) indicates that the program aired only during the ABC Sports era (in other words, the program ended prior to August 2006), not during the ESPN on ABC era.
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