OLN/NBC Announcing Schedule

[Stevedude530]

Since I find out info on such things, I'm going to post the OLN schedule for announcing schedule as newer dates become available. If you wanna see who'll be calling your game, just check here, it'll be updated all the time.

Monday, January 16, 8:00 PM
Lightning vs. Sharks
Play By Play: Jack Edwards
Color: Darren Eliot
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, January 17, 8:00 PM
Devils vs. Blues
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Saturday, January 21, 2:00 PM
Penguins vs. Flyers on NBC (Produced in HD)
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Pierre McGuire

Also On NBC:
Red Wings vs. Avalanche, 2:00 PM
Play By Play: Dave Strader
Color: Brian Hayward
Reporter: Joe Micheletti

Sharks vs. Kings, 6:00 PM (3:00 PM Pacific Time)
Play By Play: Chris Cuthbert
Color: Peter McNab
Reporter: Cammi Granato

Monday, January 23, 7:00 PM
Bruins vs. Capitals
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Monday, January 23, 10:30 PM
Mighty Ducks vs. Kings
Play By Play: Jim Jackson
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Billy Jaffe

Tuesday, January 24, 8:00 PM
Coyotes vs. Wild
Play By Play: Joe Beninati
Color: Neil Smith
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Saturday, January 28, 2:00 PM:
Lightning vs. Flyers on NBC (Produced in HD)
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Pierre McGuire

Also on NBC at 2:00 PM:

Red Wings vs. Avalanche
Play By Play: Dave Strader
Color: Brian Hayward
Reporter: Joe Micheletti

Penguins vs. Rangers
Play By Play: Chris Cuthbert
Color: Peter McNab
Reporter: Cammi Granato

Monday, January 30, 7:00 PM
Flyers vs. Rangers
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, January 31, 9:00 PM
Wild vs. Avalanche
Play By Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Saturday, February 4, 2:00 PM
Red Wings vs. Avalanche on NBC (Produced in HD)
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Pierre McGuire

Also on NBC at 2:00 PM:

Islanders vs. Penguins
Play By Play: Dave Strader
Color: Brian Hayward
Reporter: Joe Micheletti

Stars vs. Blues
Play By Play: Chris Cuthbert
Color: Peter McNab
Reporter: Cammi Granato

Monday, February 6, 7:00 PM
Lightning vs. Islanders
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Monday, February 6, 10:30 PM
Flames vs. Sharks
Play By Play: Joe Beninati
Color: Darren Eliot
Reporter: Billy Jaffe

Tuesday, February 7, 9:00 PM
Blackhawks vs. Coyotes
Play By Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Sunday, February 12, 5:00 PM
Avalanche vs. Red Wings
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, February 28, 9:00 PM
Wild vs. Avalanche
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Sunday, March 5, 7:00 PM
Stars vs. Blackhawks
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Monday, March 6, 7:00 PM
Canadiens vs. Flyers
Play By Play: Jim Jackson
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 PM
Avalanche vs. Blues
Play By Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Darren Eliot
Reporter: Billy Jaffe

Monday, March 13, 8:30 PM
Canucks vs. Stars
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, March 14, 7:00 PM
Sabres vs. Capitals
Play By Play: Jim Jackson
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Tuesday, March 14, 10:30 PM
Coyotes vs. Kings
Play By Play: Joe Beninati
Color: Darren Eliot
Reporter: Billy Jaffe

Monday, March 20, 7:00 PM
Bruins vs. Rangers
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 PM
Thrashers vs. Bruins
Play By Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Darren Eliot
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Monday, March 27, 8:00 PM
Red Wings vs. Blues
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, March 28, 9:00 PM
Mighty Ducks vs. Avalanche
Play By Play: Kenny Albert
Color: Darren Eliot
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Monday, April 3, 9:00 PM
Blackhawks vs. Avalanche
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, April 4, 7:00 PM
Flyers vs. Rangers
Play By Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Saturday, April 8, 2:00 PM
Rangers vs. Bruins on NBC (Produced in HD)
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Pierre McGuire (NOTE: GAME MAY BE CHANGED AT NBC's DISCRETION UP UNTIL 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE GAME, MAY BE CHANGED TO EITHER ANAHEIM vs. LOS ANGELES OR COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS)

Monday, April 10, 7:00 PM
Capitals vs. Bruins
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 PM
Penguins vs. Flyers
Play By Play: Jim Jackson
Color: Neil Smith
Reporter: Bob Harwood

Saturday, April 15, 2:00 PM
Wild vs. Stars on NBC (Produced in HD)
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Pierre McGuire

Also on NBC at 2:00 PM:

Rangers vs. Flyers
Play By Play: Dave Strader
Color: Brian Hayward
Reporter: Joe Micheletti

Bruins vs. Thrashers
Play By Play: Chris Cuthbert
Color: Peter McNab
Reporter: Cammi Granato

Monday, April 17, 7:00 PM
Stars vs. Red Wings
Play By Play: Mike Emrick
Color: John Davidson
Reporter: Chris Simpson

Monday, April 17, 10:30 PM
Kings vs. Sharks
Play By Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Brian Engblom
Reporter: Billy Jaffe

Tuesday, April 18, 7:00 PM
Hurricanes vs. Sabres
Play By Play: Jack Edwards
Color: Neil Smith
Reporter: Bob Harwood

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[GKJ]

Rachel Nicholls? ESPN is letting her loose?

 

[Stevedude530]

Sorry, for some reason I confuse Rachel Nichols with Chris Simpson, I have no ****ing clue why lol.

 

[StevenintheATL]

Damn, the Thrashers guys are showing up all over the place. Let's just hope OLN doesn't poach any of them like ESPN did with Erin Andrews..... Darren did a number of playoff games with ESPN in the past, and JP has done playoffs games for ESPN in the past (The only way JP will end up on OLN would be if he quit working for ESPN [He does soccer games on ESPN in addition to his Thrashers duties].

I was surprised when I saw Jaffe on OLN last night instead of the Thrashers game. Kamal had the radio booth to himself last (I wonder who Darren's sidekick for the radio postgame was last night since Jaffe was in STL?)

 

[dorkomatic]

Personally I think beninati/eliot are terrible.

 

[Stevedude530]

Eliot sucks, but I like Beninati. He looks like a younger version of Emrick to me. As for Eliot, speak up!

And seriously, why did they bother hiring McGuire? He's rarely ever there. IMO, I think there's some decent chemistry between Clement, Jones and Smith. Does that mean I wouldn't still take Buccigross over Clement in a heartbeat? No, but they are improving and becoming a team.

 

[GKJ]

Damn, the Thrashers guys are showing up all over the place. Let's just hope OLN doesn't poach any of them like ESPN did with Erin Andrews..... Darren did a number of playoff games with ESPN in the past, and JP has done playoffs games for ESPN in the past (The only way JP will end up on OLN would be if he quit working for ESPN [He does soccer games on ESPN in addition to his Thrashers duties].

I was surprised when I saw Jaffe on OLN last night instead of the Thrashers game. Kamal had the radio booth to himself last (I wonder who Darren's sidekick for the radio postgame was last night since Jaffe was in STL?)

JP is also ESPN first, above Thrashers games. I know he has skipped out on some to call for ESPN. I wish he could get the NBC gig, but since he will be on ABC during the World Cup, highly doubtful

 

[AdmiralPred]

Joe B and Eliot were slightly better last night than Beninati was with Engblom in two games a few weeks ago. It was probably the worst announcing I have heard in a long time. Zzzzzzzz. They missed a few scoring chances during the first period as they meandered about topics. The poster above is correct in that Eliot needs to speak up, either that his mic needs to be turned up. You can hear the skates glide over the ice above his voice.

By far the best play-by-play is Emrick and the best duo is Emrick and JD. Many people don't like JD, but I think he is a pretty good color guy. He's like Dan Dierdorf of the NHL - either you want to slap him for his deliverance of some of his analysis or you really dig the fact that he loves the game and is better than most color out there.

Pierre McGuire is only around to provide a little fourth-party "analysis" and opinion. I'm not a big fan, but can handle small doses of McGuire. It beats having Clement, Jones, and Smith for each broadcast, not that they aren't knowledgable guys, but that trio probably won't have the juice that Buccigross, Melrose, and Ferraro did even if they spend a few seasons together honing thier chemistry. It would be nice to see one or all three of the former ESPN crew slide over to OLN, but I don't see that happeneing. You might get one or two of them if the NHL on OLN really takes off.

Next week - three games, a Monday 2x-header so we get to see some teams from the West.

 

[Spydey629]

One out of three is more likely. Melrose just re-upped with ESPN, and Ferraro signed on with the Oilers. Don't know if he's working at games, or a studio job. If he's travelling, it might be possible.

No clue when his contract expires, but I think he's written that he has a while to go.

 

[Jim Boeheim]

Sunday, February 12, 5:00 PM

This game is on OLN or NBC?

I thought OLN was broadcasting weekday games only.

 

[GKJ]

This game is on OLN or NBC?

I thought OLN was broadcasting weekday games only.

thats directly before the olympics.

 

[Stevedude530]

OLN wanted to do a game before the Olympic break. They'll also be doing a game the night they come back.

 

[Spydey629]

Stevedude-- where do you get this stuff? I've been digging around NBC's sites forever trying to get secondary announcer info, etc.

I want the truth!!

 

[StevenintheATL]

Personally I think beninati/eliot are terrible.

I wasn't too impressed with Beninati the other night. I have no problems with Eliot, since he's been the Thrashers' TV color commentator since the first season, so I've been hearing him for a while now.

They ought to put Jaffe in the color role on OLN, he already does it for the Thrashers' radio broadcasts.

 

[Stevedude530]

I look at websites of teams, and for NBC nobody has a clue who the 2nd and 3rd broadcasting teams will be. I'll get March's sked up Monday.

 

[Stevedude530]

Now Updated through the end of the season.

 

[TonySCV]

I look at websites of teams, and for NBC nobody has a clue who the 2nd and 3rd broadcasting teams will be. I'll get March's sked up Monday.

Looks like the press release came out. Will you be adding the regional NBC games soon?

 

[GKJ]

Wild and Stars are going to anchor one of NBC's days?



They certainly have a lot of faith.

 

[GKJ]

Beninati must be doing the Kings game tonight. Or else that is some plane Jim Jackson will be hoping on once the Flyers game is over