Seven-time Emmy Award-winner Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick headlines NBC Sports’ roster of play-by-play commentators for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers and Playoffs, along with Mike Tirico, John Forslund, Kenny Albert, Brendan Burke, and Gord Miller.

Eddie Olczyk, Mike Milbury, and AJ Mleczko will serve as game analysts, while Pierre McGuire and Brian Boucher will provide insights from their customary ‘Inside-the-Glass’ roles.

Liam McHugh, Kathryn Tappen and Tirico will anchor NBC Sports’ studio coverage alongside Patrick Sharp, Keith Jones, and Anson Carter. Olczyk, Jones and Carter will contribute to both studio and game coverage.

Forslund, Milbury and Boucher will be on-site in Toronto, while McGuire will be based in Edmonton. Emrick will provide commentary from a home studio in Michigan. All other game and studio commentary will originate from NBC Sports’ studios in Stamford, Conn.

ENHANCED AUDIO ELEMENTS AND CAMERA ANGLES

NBC Sports’ coverage of the NHL’ Return to Play will feature enhanced audio elements and camera angles to provide the best viewing experience for fans at home. Natural sounds of the game, from the stopping of skates to slap shots and collisions into the boards, will be more pronounced and audible for fans throughout NBC Sports’ game broadcasts. In addition, broadcasts will feature artificial crowd noise supplied by EA Sports.

NBC Sports will also utilize additional camera angles to provide viewers with different perspectives and replays of the action. All of the action on the ice will be surrounded by a made-for-TV set designed by the NHL, utilizing videoboards with replays and graphics to enhance the viewing experience for fans at home.

MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 P.M. ET – MIKE ‘DOC’ EMRICK, EDDIE OLCZYK, BRIAN BOUCHER, PATRICK SHARP AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SAM FLOOD

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 today – Monday, July 27, at 3 p.m. ET.

Media interested in participating should call 800-367-2403 or 334-777-6978; Passcode: 2643361.

NBC SPORTS TO PRESENT UP TO 120 HOURS OF 2020 STANLEY CUP QUALIFIERS COVERAGE ON NBC, NBCSN AND USA NETWORK BEGINNING AUGUST 1

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.

Beginning Saturday, August 1, through Wednesday, August 5, NBC Sports will present coverage from at least four games each day across NBC, NBCSN and USA Network, including some games that will be joined in progress.

Coverage on Saturday, August 1, will feature a doubleheader on NBC beginning at 3 p.m. ET, when Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers face Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks. Primetime coverage at 8 p.m. ET on NBC will feature Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins against Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens. Click here for more information.