NHL on TNT

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The NHL on TNT is an American presentation of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by TNT Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports and later Warner Bros. Discovery Sports), and televised on TNT and streamed on Max in the United States.

In 2021, Turner Sports reached a seven-year contract{{cite news |last=Fang|first=Ken|date=June 30, 2023|title=After two seasons, TNT has become the NHL's network of record|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/wbd/tnt-ratings-network-wbd.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=July 1, 2023}} to serve as one of the two rightsholders of the NHL in the United States, alongside ESPN/ABC, with both replacing NBC Sports. TNT will hold rights "up to 72" nationally televised regular-season games per season,{{cite news |last=Lucia |first=Joe |date=September 16, 2021 |title=ESPN, Turner release NHL schedules for 2021-22 season, featuring 78 regular season games on cable and broadcast |work=Awful Announcing |location= |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-turner-release-nhl-schedules-for-2021-22-season-featuring-78-regular-season-games-on-cable-and-broadcast.html }} the annual NHL Winter Classic game on New Year's Day, half of the Stanley Cup playoffs (airing on TNT and sister channel TBS), and hold rights to the Stanley Cup Finals in odd-numbered years.{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=April 27, 2021|title=Turner's NHL deal will include "up to 72" exclusive national games each season, half the Stanley Cup Playoffs, HBO Max streaming|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/turners-nhl-deal-will-include-up-to-72-exclusive-national-games-each-season-half-the-stanley-cup-playoffs-hbo-max-streaming.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= }} The contract also includes an option for Max to carry and/or simulcast games.

Turner Sports has previously aired hockey, as the regional home for the Atlanta Flames and Atlanta Thrashers, and as the cable home for Olympic ice hockey from 1992–1998 for CBS. The formerly co-owned AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks also used to hold local rights until the 2022-23 season to the Pittsburgh Penguins (which went to SportsNet Pittsburgh), Seattle Kraken (which went to over the air channels KING-TV and KONG-TV), and Vegas Golden Knights (which went to over-the-air channel Vegas 34). However, Turner Sports had never had a national contract with the NHL until the current deal was reached.

Like other U.S. national NHL broadcasts, NHL on TNT games may be available in Canada on Sportsnet or streamed on Sportsnet+ as part of a 12-year agreement with the NHL that lasts to the end of the 2025–26 season, subject to blackout restrictions.

History

= Prior to a national contract =

From 1992–1998, TNT served as the American cable television partner for CBS in its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games. Jiggs McDonald handled the play-by-play for ice hockey at the 1992 and 1994 Olympics with Bill Clement on color commentary in 1992 and Joe Micheletti in 1994. In 1998, Mike "Doc" Emrick{{Cite web |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23030317/ns/sports-nhl/ |title=Emrick handled hockey play-by-play duties for CBS at Albertville in 1992 and on CBS and TNT at Lillehammer in 1994 and Nagano in 1998. |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811014800/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23030317/ns/sports-nhl/ |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }} provided the play-by-play commentary alongside color commentators Peter McNab, Joe Micheletti, and Digit Murphy.

When the NHL's media rights were up for renewal in 2011, Turner Sports was reported to have been among the bidders (with Sports Business Journal suggesting that Turner would want to pick it up for TruTV to expand its sports output alongside the NCAA men's basketball tournament), alongside past NHL rightsholders Fox Sports and ESPN.{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2011 |title=Fox, Turner show interest in NHL |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/02/20110228/Media/Fox-Turner-NHL.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304044110/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/02/20110228/Media/Fox-Turner-NHL.aspx |archive-date=March 4, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |website=Sports Business Journal}} The NHL ultimately decided to renew its rights with NBC Sports under a 10-year deal, taking advantage of the acquisition of its parent company NBC Universal by Comcast—the existing cable rightsholder via Versus.{{cite web |author=Bob Fernadez |title=Goodbye Versus, hello NBC Sports Network |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/126495098.html |access-date=August 1, 2011 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer}}

= National contract (2021–present) =

To increase the value of its U.S. media rights after the expiration of its ten-year deal with NBC Sports, the NHL pursued having multiple media partners for its next round of media rights deals, including possible deals with streaming services.{{cite web|last1=Ourand|first1=John|date=May 27, 2019|title=NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman relishes the opportunities as next media deal approaches|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2019/05/27/Media/Sports-media.aspx|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=sportsbusinessdaily.com}} After announcing on March 10, 2021, that ESPN would hold the first half of the new media rights, on April 27, the NHL announced that a seven-year agreement was reached for Turner Sports to hold the second half of its new media rights beginning in the 2021–22 season;{{cite news|last=Rosen|first=Dan|title=NHL, Turner Sports reach deal for games on TNT, TBS|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-turner-sports-reach-tv-deal-for-games-on-tnt-tbs/c-324075352|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|website=NHL.com|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021}}{{cite news|last=Koo|first=Ben|date=April 28, 2021|title=Five questions that still need to be answered after the NHL's TV deal with Turner|work=Awful Announcing|location=|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/five-questions-that-still-need-to-be-answered-after-the-nhls-tv-deal-with-turner.html|access-date=September 15, 2021}}{{cite news|last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=April 27, 2021|title=Turner's NHL deal will include "up to 72" exclusive national games each season, half the Stanley Cup Playoffs, HBO Max streaming|work=Awful Announcing|location=|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/turners-nhl-deal-will-include-up-to-72-exclusive-national-games-each-season-half-the-stanley-cup-playoffs-hbo-max-streaming.html|access-date=}}{{cite news|last1=Knoll|first1=Andrew|date=April 27, 2021|title=N.H.L. and Turner Sports Reach 7-Year Media Rights Deal|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/sports/hockey/nhl-turner-media-rights-deal.html|url-access=limited|access-date=May 13, 2021}}{{cite news|last1=Hayes|first1=Dade|last2=Pedersen|first2=Erik|date=April 27, 2021|title=Turner & NHL Ice Seven-Year Rights Deal Including Some Playoff & Stanley Cup Final Games, HBO Max – Update|work=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/turner-looks-to-skate-in-on-nhl-rights-after-nbcuniversal-bails-will-pucks-fly-on-hbo-max-1234744602/|access-date=May 13, 2021}}

TNT holds rights to up to 72 regular season games per season. In practice these games have primarily been Wednesday-night doubleheaders (thus serving as the successor to NBCSN's Wednesday Night Hockey), with occasional games also scheduled on weekends (mostly on Sunday afternoons during the second half of the season).{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2021 |title=ESPN, Turner release NHL schedules for 2021-22 season, featuring 78 regular season games on cable and broadcast |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-turner-release-nhl-schedules-for-2021-22-season-featuring-78-regular-season-games-on-cable-and-broadcast.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}} Other WBD networks, such as TruTV, are used as overflow in the event that a game on TNT runs long.{{cite web |title=Islanders 6, Canucks 3: Five-goal first period keys Isles win in first game post-All-Star break |url=https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2022/2/10/22926650/new-york-ny-islanders-6-vancouver-canucks-3-five-goal-period-parise-nelson-lee-cizikas-barzal-martin |access-date=February 10, 2022 |website=Light House Hockey (SB Nation) |date=February 10, 2022 |publisher=Vox Media}}{{Cite web |last=Lord |first=Sarah |title=NHL in 2022: How to Watch the Playoffs, Rest of the NHL Season |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/sports/nhl-2021-how-to-watch-and-stream-hockey-without-cable/ |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=CNET |language=en}}
TNT holds rights to the Winter Classic annually, as well as the Thanksgiving Showdown (since 2022), Stadium Series and Heritage Classic in select years.
TNT and TBS share in coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs with ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC, holding rights to "half" of the games in the first two rounds, and one conference final per season (ESPN/ABC will have the first choice of conference finals).
TNT holds rights to the Stanley Cup Finals in odd-numbered years beginning 2023, alternating with ABC.
Beginning in the 2023–24 NHL season, Max began to offer simulcasts of TNT games as part of its Bleacher Report Sports add-on.{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2023 |title=Max will start offering a live sports tier in October |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880831/max-live-sports-tier-launch-date-price |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919191224/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880831/max-live-sports-tier-launch-date-price |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |access-date=September 19, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} The contract also includes an option for games that are exclusive to the service.{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=April 27, 2021|title=WarnerMedia News & Sports Chief Jeff Zucker Taps Brakes On HBO Max NHL Streaming: "It's Not Imminent"|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/warnermedia-news-sports-chief-jeff-zucker-taps-brakes-on-hbo-max-nhl-streaming-its-not-imminent-1234744931/|access-date=April 27, 2021|work=Deadline}}
TNT produces a studio show for its coverage, modeled after Inside the NBA.{{Cite web|date=May 7, 2021|title=Wayne Gretzky paving the way to join TNT after ESPN talks|url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/07/wayne-gretzky-out-at-espn-paving-way-for-move-to-tnt/|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Young|first=Jabari|date=May 26, 2021|title=Turner Sports needs to grow its NHL audience — Charles Barkley is the key|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/turner-sports-needs-to-grow-its-nhl-audience-charles-barkley-is-the-key.html|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=CNBC|language=en}}{{cite news |last=Clapp|first=Matt|date=October 13, 2021|title=Charles Barkley tries to stop Wayne Gretzky hockey shots on 'NHL on TNT' debut|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/turner/charles-barkley-tries-to-stop-wayne-gretzky-hockey-shots-on-nhl-on-tnt-debut.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= }}
Bleacher Report distributes highlights on digital platforms. The site launched Open Ice, a new content brand focusing on NHL-related content. Online personality and streamer Andrew "Nasher" Telfer was hired as a contributor for the brand.{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Michael P.|date=September 15, 2021|title=Turner Sports unveils 'NHL on TNT' logo design|work=NewscastStudio|url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2021/09/15/nhl-on-tnt-branding/}}{{cite news|last=Bucholtz|first=Andrew|date=September 14, 2021|title=Turner names full NHL on TNT cast, including new additions Liam McHugh, Rick Tocchet, Darren Pang, and Brendan Burke|work=Awful Announcing|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/turner/turner-nhl-on-tnt-brendan-burke-darren-pang-liam-mchugh-rick-tocchet.html}}

The contract was reported to be valued at $225 million per season.{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2021 |title=Confirmed: Remaining NHL rights snapped up by Turner for "US$225m" a year |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/nhl-tv-rights-turner-sports-nbc/ |access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}

On May 26, 2021, Turner announced the hiring of Wayne Gretzky as its lead studio analyst, and that NBC's top commentary team of Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk moved to Turner as its lead commentary team.{{Cite web|title=Gretzky joins Turner Sports as NHL studio analyst|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-gretzky-joins-turner-sports-as-nhl-studio-analyst/c-325009610|access-date=May 27, 2021|website=NHL.com}}{{Cite web|last=Chiari|first=Mike|title=Wayne Gretzky, Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk Join Turner Sports' NHL Coverage Team|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10003820-wayne-gretzky-kenny-albert-eddie-olczyk-join-turner-sports-nhl-coverage-team|access-date=September 10, 2021|website=Bleacher Report}} Retired basketball player and current TNT Inside the NBA panelist Charles Barkley, who is a friend of Gretzky, was instrumental in convincing Gretzky to join Turner.{{Cite web |title=Charles Barkley helped convince Wayne Gretzky to join TNT |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/charles-barkley-helped-convince-wayne-gretzky-join-tnt/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=Sportsnet.ca |language=en}} Craig Morgan, an Arizona-based reporter on the Arizona Coyotes and correspondent for the NHL Network, reported that Darren Pang and Keith Jones, color commentators for the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers, respectively, would be joining Turner.{{cite tweet |last=Morgan |first=Craig |user=CraigSMorgan |number=1397585899374870530 |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Also hearing that Turner has signed Darren Pang & Keith Jones. Heck of a team assembled at Turner. https://t.co/MRbEyYSo7E |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409185226/https://twitter.com/craigsmorgan/status/1397585899374870530 |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |url-status=live}} On June 9, Morgan reported that NBC's Anson Carter would be doing the same.{{cite news|last=Bucholtz|first=Andrew|date=June 9, 2021|title=ESPN is set to add Kevin Weekes, AJ Mleczko Griswold and Ryan Callahan to NHL coverage, with Turner adding Anson Carter|work=Awful Announcing|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/espn-kevin-weekes-aj-mleczko-griswold-ryan-callahan-turner-anson-carter.html}} On June 28, Marchand reported that Islanders play-by-play man Brendan Burke was in talks to join Turner as their #2 play-by-play man.{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=June 28, 2021|title=ESPN hiring Chris Chelios to join Mark Messier in NHL studio|url=https://nypost.com/2021/06/28/espn-hiring-chris-chelios-to-join-mark-messier-in-nhl-studio/|access-date=June 28, 2021|website=New York Post|language=en-US}} On August 31, it was reported that Liam McHugh would join TNT from NBC.{{cite tweet |last=Martzke |first=Rudy |user=FakeRudyMartzke |number=1432816094570557441 |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Broadcaster Liam McHugh and NBC Sports have parted ways leaving the path for him to join the NHL on Turner Sports as its Studio Host. |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409185300/https://twitter.com/fakerudymartzke/status/1432816094570557441 |archive-date=April 9, 2022 }}

On September 14, 2021, TNT announced its slate of on-air staff for its inaugural season. Jones, a studio analyst at NBC, would join Albert and Olczyk on the lead broadcast team as the lead ice-level reporter. Burke{{Cite web|title=Brendan Burke joining Turner Sports' new NHL roster|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/nhl-turner-sports-brendan-burke-1.50361423|access-date=September 18, 2021|website=Newsday|date=September 14, 2021 |language=en}} and Pang were named as the secondary broadcast team. McHugh and Carter were named to the studio team, along with former Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet{{Cite web|title=Rick Tocchet on taking on his new role with TNT, bringing out an entertainment factor in hockey - Sportsnet.ca|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/650/rintoul-surman/rick-tocchet-taking-new-role-tnt-bringing-entertainment-factor-hockey/|access-date=September 10, 2021|website=www.sportsnet.ca}} and veteran Paul Bissonnette, who all joined Gretzky in studio. Hockey Night in Canada’s Jennifer Botterill, NHL Network's Jackie Redmond, and Tarik El-Bashir also appear as contributors. TNT later added former referee Don Koharski as a rules analyst, and former Blackhawk Jamal Mayers as an extra contributor.

On November 23, TNT added retired Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to its studio panel, starting on the next day's broadcast.{{cite tweet |last=Rosen |first=Dan |user=drosennhl |number=1463242235777015810 |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Henrik Lundqvist will be on the TNT studio panel tomorrow night as his media gigs continue to grow. |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124071930/https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/1463242235777015810 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |url-status=live}} On November 30, TNT welcomed former referee Stéphane Auger to their team, as another rules analyst, joining Koharski. He made his debut during the Penguins-Oilers game the next night.{{Cite web |title=NHL on TNT to Premiere "Road to the NHL Winter Classic" Docuseries on Wednesday, Dec. 1, During Post-Game Coverage of Star Studded Penguins vs. Oilers Matchup {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/turner-sports/nhl/nhl-tnt-premiere-road-nhl-winter-classic-docuseries-wednesday-dec-1-during-post-game |access-date=December 31, 2022 |website=pressroom.warnermedia.com}} On January 13, 2022, TNT added Nabil Karim,{{cite news |last=Rigdon|first=Jay|date=January 13, 2022|title=Nabil Karim joins Turner Sports as NBA and NHL studio host|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/turner/nabil-karim-joins-turner-sports-as-nba-and-nhl-studio-host.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= }} formerly of ESPN, to contribute as secondary studio host and reporter for both the NHL{{cite news |last=Williams|first=Rob|date=January 13, 2022|title=Burnaby's Nabil Karim lands job covering NBA and NHL for Turner Sports|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/nabil-karim-job-nba-nhl-turner-sports-tnt|work=Daily Nive|location= }} and the NBA. Former NBC and current Kraken play-by-play announcer John Forslund was picked up by TNT as a fill-in announcer, whenever Albert or Burke are on assignment. Forslund first filled in for Albert for the Avalanche-Golden Knights game on February 16, as Albert was working the Olympic women's hockey gold medal game for NBC about an hour after puck drop.{{cite tweet |last=Fox |first=Jeremy |user=foxman1987 |number=1493323434222362627 |date=February 14, 2022 |title=@jkrdevil @richarddeitsch Kenny Albert will be calling the Gold Medal Match for NBC.....It will be Brendan Burke calling one game on TNT and the other will be called by John Forslund! |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214204212/https://twitter.com/foxman1987/status/1493323434222362627 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Shapiro |first=Sean |user=seanshapiro |number=1494148235044212736 |date=February 16, 2022 |title=John Forslund on TNT call tonight for Vegas-Colorado. Filling in with Kenny Albert doing the gold medal game. |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309213416/https://twitter.com/seanshapiro/status/1494148235044212736 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=NHL on TNT to Feature Four Top Teams in Each Division – Panthers at Hurricanes & Avalanche at Golden Knights – Wednesday, Feb. 16 {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/na/media-release/turner-sports/nhl-tnt-feature-four-top-teams-each-division-panthers-hurricanes-avalanche-golden |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=pressroom.warnermedia.com}}{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2022 |title=USA-CANADA WOMEN'S HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL GAME TO AIR LIVE ON WEDNESDAY AT 11:05 PM ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2022/02/15/usa-canada-womens-hockey-gold-medal-game-to-air-live-on-wednesday-at-1105-pm-et-on-nbc-and-peacock/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=NBC Sports Pressbox |language=en}} Sharks color commentator Bret Hedican also joined in a fill-in role, joining Forslund in Vancouver on March 9. TNT added several announcers to their roster for the playoffs including Randy Hahn, Dave Goucher, Jim Jackson, Butch Goring, Drew Remenda, Shane Hnidy and Jody Shelley.

For the 2021–22 season, TNT aired 50 games, primarily on Wednesday nights (with 15 doubleheaders), as well as seven weeks of Sunday afternoon games in March and April 2022, and all three outdoor games (the Winter Classic, Stadium Series, and Heritage Classic). TNT's first broadcasts were a preseason doubleheader on September 30, 2021, between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings.{{cite news|date=September 22, 2021|title=NHL preseason doubleheader to begin Turner schedule|work=NHL|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-boston-vegas-los-angeles-begins-turner-sports-preseason-slate/c-326255754|access-date=October 27, 2021}} TNT then aired its first regular season games on October 13, 2021, with a doubleheader between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, and the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche.{{cite news|last=Costa|first=Brandon|date=October 13, 2021|title=NHL Puck Drop 2021: NHL on TNT Debuts With High-Speed Cameras, Tracking-Fueled Graphics|work=Sports Video Group|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2021/10/13/nhl-puck-drop-2021-nhl-on-tnt-debuts-with-high-speed-cameras-tracking-fueled-graphics/|access-date=October 27, 2021}}

Due to conflicts with TNT's first two NHL doubleheaders, AEW: Dynamite was pre-empted to Saturday on the weeks of October 13 and 20. From October 27 through December 15, 2021, TNT aired only a single, 10 p.m. ET game with Dynamite as a lead-in (which concurrently began broadcasting live on both TNT's East and West feeds).{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2021 |title=AEW Dynamite moving to TBS on January 5, Rampage staying on TNT |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-dynamite-moving-tbs-january-5-rampage-staying-tnt-354311 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Tony Khan Announces AEW Dynamite Will Air Live Coast-To-Coast Moving Forward |url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/tony-khan-aew-dynnamite-live-coast-to-coast/ |access-date=October 27, 2021 |website=411Mania |language=en-US}} TNT then began airing doubleheaders on January 5, 2022, when Dynamite moved to TBS.{{cite news|last=Ravens|first=Andrew|date=|title=Why AEW Is Moving From TNT to TBS|work=The Wrap|location=|url=https://www.thewrap.com/aew-dynamite-moving-tbs-tnt-all-elite-wrestling/|access-date=September 15, 2021}}

In the 2022–23 season, TNT announced a 62-game regular season schedule, normally airing on Wednesdays throughout the regular season and four Sundays during March and April. In addition to gaining exclusive rights to the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals and the 2023 NHL Winter Classic, TNT will gain the rights to the annual Thanksgiving Showdown on Friday, November 25, featuring a doubleheader between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers, and the St. Louis Blues at the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the NBA opting not to play games on Election Day, TNT decided to schedule a rare Tuesday night doubleheader on November 8, with the Edmonton Oilers at the Tampa Bay Lightning, followed by the Nashville Predators at the Seattle Kraken. Like their playoff coverage in 2022, TNT brought in regional announcers for select games. Those include former Kings (current at the time) and NBC play-by-play man Alex Faust and Lightning play-by-play man Dave Randorf, previously of TSN and Sportsnet. Unlike the previous season, select TNT broadcasts would air on a non-exclusive basis, and are blacked out in the local markets of the participating teams in favor of local broadcasters.{{cite press release|url=https://wbd.com/nhl-on-tnt-to-feature-62-game-schedule-for-2022-23-nhl-season-beginning-with-opening-week-doubleheader-on-wednesday-oct-12/|title=NHL on TNT to Feature 62-Game Schedule for 2022-23 NHL Season Beginning with Opening Week Doubleheader on Wednesday, Oct. 12 |publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc|website=www.wbd.com|date=September 7, 2022}} On January 23, Tocchet left TNT to be the new head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, replacing recently-fired Bruce Boudreau.{{Cite web |title=Rick Tocchet awkwardly addresses Canucks coaching future on TNT {{!}} Offside |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/rick-tocchet-tnt-canucks-coaching-future |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Canucks fire head coach Bruce Boudreau, hire Rick Tocchet |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/canucks-fire-head-coach-bruce-boudreau-hire-rick-tocchet/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Sportsnet.ca |language=en}} He subsequently returned to TNT as a guest studio analyst after the Canucks missed the playoffs.{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Rick Tocchet Returns to NHL on TNT Crew {{!}} Barrett Media |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2023/05/05/rick-tocchet-returns-to-nhl-on-tnt-crew/ |access-date=May 8, 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Patrick |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet is heading back to TV |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/rick-tocchet-heading-back-to-tv-tnt |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=theprovince |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |last=Gould |first=Mike |date=May 7, 2023 |title=TNT welcomes Canucks coach Rick Tocchet back to NHL broadcasts with funny video |url=https://canucksarmy.com/news/tnt-welcomes-canucks-coach-rick-tocchet-back-to-nhl-broadcasts-with-funny-video |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=CanucksArmy |language=en}} On May 11, 2023, Jones was named the President of Hockey Operations for the Philadelphia Flyers after the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs concludes.{{Cite web |last=Reiner |first=Olivia |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Source: Flyers to hire former player Keith Jones as president of hockey operations |url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/flyers-hire-keith-jones-president-of-hockey-operations-20230510.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Gleston |first=Dan |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Flyers hand rebuild to player-turned-broadcaster Keith Jones, promote Briere |url=https://apnews.com/article/flyers-jones-briere-d225e376b99cde85631d6da5f16f9a80 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Flyers announce new front office dynamic, aim to rebuild 'winning tradition' |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/flyers-name-keith-jones-president-hockey-ops-danny-briere-full-time-general-manager |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=RSN |date=May 11, 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Brian |title=A Familiar Night, In Many Ways |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/a-familiar-night-in-many-ways/c-344488592 |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=May 20, 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Keith Jones Gets Granted Time Away From New Job With Flyers |url=https://www.flyersinsider.com/Keith-Jones-Gets-Granted-Time-Away-From-New-Job-With-Flyers-237049 |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=FlyersInsider |language=en-EN}}{{Cite web |last=Bausman |first=Chuck |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Flyers President Keith Jones Finishing His TNT Gig? Bravo! |url=https://phillyhockeynow.com/2023/05/17/flyers-president-keith-jones-back-on-tv/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=Philly Hockey Now |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=REEDY |first=JOE |title=TNT readies for first Stanley Cup Final; first one exclusively on cable since 1994 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2023/06/02/tnt-readies-for-first-stanley-cup-final-first-one-exclusively-on-cable-since-1994/70283492007/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}

During the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, TNT only carried weekend games due to its commitments with the NBA playoffs, with some weeknight games airing on TBS alongside ESPN.{{cite press release|url=https://wbd.com/warner-bros-discovery-announces-commentators-for-2023-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by-geico-first-round-starting-tuesday-april-18/|title=Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Announces Commentators for 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by GEICO, First Round – Starting Tuesday, April 18 |publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery|website=www.wbd.com|date=April 17, 2023|accessdate=April 17, 2023}} To maximize viewership, the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals were simulcast on TBS and/or TruTV (notwithstanding commitments to MLB on TBS Tuesday Night and AEW Dynamite).{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Jon |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Cup Final to be simulcast across Turner cable networks |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/05/stanley-cup-final-simulcast-tnt-tbs-trutv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608153820/https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/05/stanley-cup-final-simulcast-tnt-tbs-trutv/ |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |accessdate=June 7, 2023 |website=SportsMediaWatch.com |publisher=Jon Lewis |language=en-US}}

On August 29, 2023, TNT hired Brian Boucher away from ESPN to replace Keith Jones on the lead team, thus reuniting with former NBC partners Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk, a position that was confirmed on September 21 with entire TNT crew returning and Henrik Lundqvist being added to the crew full-time.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/08/29/brian-boucher-joins-tnts-nhl-coverage/|title=Brian Boucher joins TNT's NHL coverage as between-the-benches analyst |website=nypost.com|date=August 29, 2023|access-date=August 29, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Osly |first=Ayrton |title=NHL on TNT signs Gretzky, Lundqvist, Bissonnette, Carter to multi-year extensions |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2023/09/21/tnt-signs-former-nhl-stars-gretzky-lundqvist-bissonnette-carter-to-extensions/70925612007/ |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Critically Acclaimed NHL on TNT Commentator Roster Set for 2023-24 Season |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/critically-acclaimed-nhl-tnt-commentator-roster-set-2023-24-season?language_content_entity=en&fb |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=Pressroom |language=en}}

TNT aired a 62-game schedule for the 2023–24 season, 48 of those games on Wednesdays as doubleheaders, and 12 of those games on Sunday afternoons (with the first branded as Hockey Day in America—reviving the franchise that had been used by NBC), along with the 2023 Heritage Classic in Edmonton (which aired on TBS as its first regular-season game (due to TNT commitments to a United States women's soccer friendly against Colombia),{{cite web |date=October 20, 2023 |title=2023 Heritage Classic to be latest in long tradition of 'amazing' NHL outdoor games |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-heritage-classic-rink-build-underway |website=NHL}}{{cite web |date=August 28, 2023 |title=USWNT to Face Colombia in October Friendlies in San Diego and Sandy, Utah |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/08/uswnt-to-face-colombia-in-october-friendlies-in-san-diego-and-sandy-utah |website=USSoccer}} the Thanksgiving Showdown, and the 2024 NHL Winter Classic.{{cite press release |title=NHL on TNT Unveils Blockbuster 62-Game Schedule for 2023-24 NHL Season, Starting Wednesday, Oct. 11 |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/nhl-tnt-unveils-blockbuster-62-game-schedule-2023-24-nhl-season-starting-wednesday |website=wbd.com |date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=August 30, 2023}}

On November 7, 2023, TNT announced that Chris Chelios, formerly of ESPN, would serve as a guest analyst for that night's doubleheader.{{Cite web |last=Keeley |first=Sean |date=November 7, 2023 |title=Chris Chelios reportedly joining 'NHL on TNT' studio for Tuesday doubleheader |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/chris-chelios-nhl-tnt-studio-tuesday-doubleheader.html |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2023 |title=Chris Chelios to Appear on NHL on TNT Pregame Show After ESPN Departure {{!}} Barrett Media |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2023/11/07/chris-chelios-to-appear-on-nhl-on-tnt-pregame-show-after-espn-departure/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=barrettsportsmedia.com |language=en-US}} Chelios joined a rotation of guest studio analysts that later included Tony Granato and Craig Berube. On January 17, 2024, due to the weather-related postponement of the Chicago Blackhawks–Buffalo Sabres game, TNT instead aired the Detroit Red Wings at the Florida Panthers, with the studio team calling the game from the TNT studios.{{Cite tweet |author=Warner Bros. Discovery Sports U.S. PR|user=WBDSportsPR|number=1747714686899109923|title=Due to the weather in Buffalo, @NHL_On_TNT will feature @DetroitRedWings at @FlaPanthers tonight. Analysts @HLundqvist, @BizNasty2point0, @AnsonCarterLA & host @liam_mchugh will call the game from the studio. Pregame coverage will start at 6:30 p.m. ET. 🏒}}{{Cite web |last=Novak |first=Chris |date=January 17, 2024 |title=TNT to air Panthers-Red Wings game with in-studio broadcast, commentary |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/wbd/tnt-panthers-red-wings-studio-broadcast.html |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kotuby |first=Jeff |date=January 17, 2024 |title='The NHL on TNT' Crew Will Call Tonight's Red Wings-Panthers Game Due to Inclement Weather {{!}} Barrett Media |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2024/01/17/the-nhl-on-tnt-crew-will-call-tonights-red-wings-panthers-game-due-to-inclement-weather/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=barrettsportsmedia.com |language=en-US}}

TruTV aired multiple alternative broadcasts throughout the season; the February 14 Panthers–Penguins game featured an alternate broadcast with Paul Bissonnette and the panel of his podcast Spittin' Chiclets.{{Cite news |last=Russo |first=Michael |title=Paul Bissonnette, Spittin' Chiclets take on TV with altcast that aims to be NHL 'version of ManningCast' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5273511/2024/02/14/spittin-chiclet-nhl-altcast-trutv/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=February 14, 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} On the April 14 Avalanche–Golden Knights game, TruTV aired MultiVersus NHL Face-Off –a tie-in for the Warner Bros. Games-published crossover fighting game MultiVersus. The broadcast featured a 3D animated recreation of the game with players represented by avatars of characters from Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Animation franchises. The broadcast was modeled after ESPN's previous Big City Greens-themed broadcasts, with its technology vendor Beyond Sports also being involved in the broadcast.{{Cite web |last=Dachman |first=Jason |date=April 12, 2024 |title=Inside the 'MultiVersus NHL Face-Off' Live Animated Broadcast With the NHL's David Lehanski and Keith Horstman |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/04/12/inside-the-multiversus-nhl-face-off-live-animated-broadcast-with-the-nhls-david-lehanski-and-keith-horstman/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}} During the 2024 Western Conference finals, TruTV will air NHL DataCast powered by AWS—an alternate broadcast with enhanced statistics. The feed will feature Steve Mears, Colby Armstrong, and Mike Kelly of NHL Network as commentators.{{Cite web |last=Costa |first=Brandon |date=May 22, 2024 |title=TNT Sports to Produce First NHL DataCast powered by AWS Alternate Broadcast For Every Game of the 2024 Western Conference Final |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/05/22/tnt-sports-to-produce-first-nhl-datacast-powered-by-aws-alternate-broadcast-for-every-game-of-the-western-conference-finals/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}}

Another set of 62 games is scheduled for TNT's 2024–25 regular season coverage, including Wednesday night games throughout the season, the Thanksgiving Showdown, the 2025 Winter Classic, and Sunday games between late February and April. TruTV will continue to have simulcasts or alternative broadcasts of selected games. With the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament replacing the All-Star Game this season, the NHL decided to split it between TNT, ABC, and ESPN: TNT will have the round-robin games on February 12 and 17, ABC/ESPN+ will air the February 15 round-robin doubleheader, and ESPN will air the United States–Finland game on February 13 and the final on February 20.{{cite press release |title=NHL on TNT Reveals Blockbuster 62-Game Schedule for 2024-25 NHL Season, Starting Wednesday, Oct. 9 |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tnt-sports/nhl-tnt-reveals-blockbuster-62-game-schedule-2024-25-nhl-season-starting-wednesday |website=wbd.com |date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024}} The New York Rangers–Philadelphia Flyers game on April 9 would be called by the legendary Rangers broadcast duo of Sam Rosen and John Davidson; this was due to Rosen's impending retirement from broadcasting NHL games after the season.{{cite press release|url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/broadcast-legend-sam-rosen-reunite-longtime-game-call-partner-john-davidson-special|title=Broadcast Legend Sam Rosen to Reunite with Longtime Game Call Partner John Davidson for Special NHL on TNT Presentation of New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers, April 9 |website=wbd.com|date=April 2, 2025|access-date=April 2, 2025}}

Coverage on other networks

TNT Sports-produced hockey has also aired on other networks.

=TBS=

For a short period in the 1970s, WTCG,{{cite book |last=Turner, Burke |first=Ted, Bill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O8bQBgj2znwC&q=WSB+%28AM%29++nhl+atlanta+flames&pg=PT73 |title=Call Me Ted |date=November 10, 2008 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=9780446543361}} the predecessor to TBS, was the television home of the Atlanta Flames. All of the Flames' radio and television broadcasts were simulcasts. The Flames' games were also broadcast on the radio by WSB (AM). Jiggs McDonald{{cite web |last=Astorian |first=Laura |date=May 26, 2011 |title=Former Atlanta Flames Broadcaster Questions Winnipeg As A Market |url=https://atlanta.sbnation.com/atlanta-thrashers/2011/5/26/2191464/ken-mcdonald-jiggs-question-winnipeg-thrashers-sale-move |website=SB Nation}}{{cite web |title=Celebrating 50 Years of Jiggs McDonald behind the Mike |url=https://www.klusster.com/portfolios/journeys-portfolio/contents/1432 |website=Journeys’ Portfolio}} was the main play-by-play announcer with Skip Caray{{cite web |last=Herrmann |first=Mike |date=February 16, 2017 |title=Harry Caray's grandson, Josh, calls the games for Stony Brook |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/harry-caray-s-grandson-josh-calls-the-games-for-stony-brook-1.13131009 |website=Newsday}} substituting from 1976–80. Color commentators included Andy Still (1972-73), Bob Neal (1973–74), Ed Thilenius (1974–75; home and televised games only), Bernie Geoffrion (1975–79), and Bobby Harper{{cite news |date=October 10, 1979 |title=Harper To Do Flames Games |page=42 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |location=Georgia, Atlanta |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21407949/skinny_bobby_harper/ |access-date=June 29, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} (1979–80; home games only). Pete Van Wieren{{cite book |last=Castiglione, Lyon |first=Joe, Douglas B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLUiaEyT_lMC&q=skip+caray+nhl+atlanta+flames&pg=PA126 |title=Can You Believe It?: 30 Years of Insider Stories with the Boston Red Sox |date=April 2012 |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=9781617496325 |page=126}} also did play-by-play for the Flames. The Flames left Atlanta for Calgary prior to the 1980–81 NHL season and McDonald left Atlanta to work for the New York Islanders.{{Cite news |last=Reedy |first=Joe |date=April 26, 2021 |title=AP sources: Turner Sports gets rights to second NHL package |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-nhl-business-hockey-sports-b87bead00d8403c725b7edb802c93b4c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514223650/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-nhl-business-hockey-sports-b87bead00d8403c725b7edb802c93b4c |archive-date=May 14, 2021}}

As part of TNT's seven-year NHL national contract, select Stanley Cup playoff games air on TBS.{{Cite news |title=NHL in 2022: How to Watch the Playoffs, Rest of the NHL Season|agency=CNET|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/sports/nhl-2021-how-to-watch-and-stream-hockey-without-cable/}} In 2023, TBS aired the Heritage Classic, its first regular season game.{{Cite news |last=Van Diest |first=Derek |date=October 19, 2023 |title=2023 Heritage Classic to be latest in long tradition of 'amazing' NHL outdoor games |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-heritage-classic-rink-build-underway |access-date=October 23, 2023 |agency=NHL}} While TBS's playoff games initially featured TBS branding replacing that of TNT, since the 2023–24 season all NHL broadcasts now carry "TNT Sports" branding regardless of channel due to corporate branding changes.

=Turner South=

Turner launched the regional Turner South network in 1999, which carried games of the Atlanta Thrashers, which were owned at that time by Turner parent Time Warner. Matt McConnell was the primary television play-by-play announcer for the Thrashers from 1999–2003 with JP Dellacamera taking over for the rest of the way in Atlanta. Darren Eliot was the television color commentator throughout the Thrashers' entire existence before their 2011 departure to Winnipeg as the Jets. Time Warner sold the Thrashers in 2003, and sold Turner South to Fox Cable Networks in 2006, which merged it with FSN South to form SportSouth.

=AT&T SportsNet=

Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018, AT&T SportsNet,—a regional sports network system acquired in 2015 as a part of DirecTV, and formerly part of the Fox Sports Networks (FSN) group—was moved alongside Turner Sports within the WarnerMedia News & Sports division under Jeff Zucker in March 2019.{{cite news |last1=Feiner |first1=Lauren |date=March 4, 2019 |title=WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html |access-date=March 4, 2019}} AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, and Root Sports Northwest (majority owned by the Seattle Mariners) served as the regional outlets for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, and Seattle Kraken, respectively.{{cite news |last1=McIntosh |first1=Andrew |date=January 26, 2021 |title=NHL's Seattle Kraken signs multiyear TV broadcast rights deal |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/01/26/nhls-seattle-kraken-signs-tv-broadcast-rights-deal.html |access-date=January 30, 2021}}

With the exception of Root Sports Northwest, all of WBD's regional sports networks would be dissolved at the end of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.{{cite web|last=Ourand| first=John|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2023/02/24/rsn-breaking-news.aspx|title=Warner Bros. Discovery tells teams it is leaving RSN business|website=Sports Business Journal|date=February 24, 2023|accessdate=February 25, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Flint| first=Joe|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/warner-bros-discovery-looks-to-get-out-of-regional-sports-tv-business-e487434f|title=Warner Bros. Discovery Looks to Get Out of Regional Sports TV Business|website=Wall Street Journal|date=February 24, 2023|accessdate=February 25, 2023}} The Golden Knights signed a multi-year agreement with the E. W. Scripps Company's Scripps Sports division to start airing games on Scripps's Las Vegas broadcast station KMCC and syndicate the telecasts to other stations across the team's broadcast territory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vgk-and-scripps-partner-on-multi-year-agreement-to-air-nhl-teams-games/c-344154412|title=VGK and Scripps Partner on Multi-Year Agreement to Air NHL Team's Games|website=nhl.com/goldenknights|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=May 4, 2023}} Meanwhile, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, the television home of the Penguins, was purchased by the Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Boston Bruins' home network, NESN.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/fenway-sports-group-att-sportsnet-pittsburgh-penguins-pirates/|title=Penguins owner Fenway Sports Group reportedly taking over AT&T SportsNet|website=CBS News|date=August 28, 2023|access-date=August 31, 2023}} The network dropped the AT&T branding and became known as simply SportsNet Pittsburgh (not to be confused with Canada's Sportsnet networks) effective October 2.{{Cite web |title=Penguins Announce 'SportsNet Pittsburgh' as Regional Sports Network |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-announce-sportsnet-pittsburgh-as-regional-sports-network/c-345709464 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=August 31, 2023 |language=en-US}} In January 2024, the Mariners purchased WBD's remaining stake on Root Sports Northwest.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Mariners to take full control of ROOT Sports NW, clouding team's financial outlook |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-to-take-full-control-of-root-sports-nw-clouding-teams-financial-outlook/ |access-date=December 16, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} As a result, the Kraken left Root Sports Northwest following the season and partnered with Tegna Inc. (as the Kraken Hockey Network) to air its games via flagship broadcast station KONG-TV and streaming partner Amazon Prime Video.{{cite web|title=Seattle Kraken Increases Broadcast and Streaming Access Through Partnerships With TEGNA and Prime Video |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/press-release-seattle-kraken-increases-broadcast-and-streaming-access-through-parterships-with-tegna-and-prime-video|access-date=April 25, 2024 |website=nhl.com/kraken|date=April 25, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Dachman |first=Jason |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Seattle Kraken Officially Launch Kraken Hockey Network, Promise 'Biggest Regional Production in the NHL' |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/09/18/seattle-kraken-officially-launch-kraken-hockey-network-promise-biggest-regional-production-in-the-nhl/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=Sports Video Group}}

Production

A Turner Sports executive stated that TNT's goal for its coverage was to provide information on-air that would appeal to both mainstream viewers and "diehard fans", including leveraging the NHL's new player and puck tracking system for on-air features and graphics, and high frame rate cameras. The network also implemented an on-ice graphic for the power play clock, similar to the on-court shot clock graphic used in TNT's NBA coverage. TNT's studio coverage originates from Turner's headquarters in Atlanta, with a set featuring projection mapping effects.{{Cite web|title=TNT creates studio inspired by the environment for NHL coverage with unique projection mapping tech|url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2021/10/11/nhl-on-tnt-studio-design/?og=1|access-date=October 27, 2021|website=NewscastStudio| date=October 11, 2021 |language=en-US}}

On-air staff

=Studio personalities=

Liam McHugh: lead studio host (2021–present){{Cite web|title=Turner Sports Bolsters NHL Game and Studio Commentator Team {{!}} Pressroom|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/turner-sports/nhl/turner-sports-bolsters-nhl-game-and-studio-commentator-team|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=pressroom.warnermedia.com}}{{Cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=September 14, 2021|title=Liam McHugh Will Join WarnerMedia's TV Hockey Team|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/liam-mchugh-nhl-warnermedia-turner-sports-tv-1235064381/|access-date=September 18, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
Nabil Karim: rinkside reporter and fill-in studio host (2022–present)
Anson Carter: lead studio analyst (2021–present){{cite news |last=Feldman|first=Jacob|date=October 12, 2021|title=ESPN, TNT SEEK DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT IN NHL TV RIGHTS LINE CHANGE|url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2021/nhl-preview-espn-tnt-1234643776/|work=Sportico|location= }}
Paul Bissonnette: lead studio analyst (2021–present){{cite news |last=Fels|first=Sam|date=September 14, 2021|title=TNT's hiring of Paul Bissonnette for its NHL coverage proves hockey has no interest in rising above trash|url=https://deadspin.com/tnt-s-hiring-of-paul-bissonnette-for-its-nhl-coverage-p-1847675605|work=Deadspin|location= }}
Wayne Gretzky: lead studio analyst (2021–present){{Cite news|last=Abrams|first=Jonathan|date=December 3, 2021|title=On TV, Wayne Gretzky Finds Himself as the Rookie|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/sports/hockey/turner-sports-nhl-tnt-gretzky-bissonnette.html|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
Henrik Lundqvist: lead studio analyst (2023–present); rotating studio analyst (2021–2023)

=Rotating studio analysts=

Darren Pang: #2 ice-level analyst and rotating studio analyst (2021–present);
Jennifer Botterill: #2 color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2021–present); Ice-level analyst (2021–22)
Colby Armstrong: fill-in color commentator/ice-level analyst, MultiVersus color commentator, DataCast, and rotating studio analyst (2022–present)
Keith Yandle: rotating studio analyst (2022–present)
Brian Boucher: lead ice-level analyst, occasional color commentator, and rotating studio analyst (2023–present)
Chris Chelios: rotating studio analyst (2023–present)
Rick Bowness: rotating studio analyst (2024–present)
Tony Granato: rotating studio analyst (2024–present)

=Play-by-play=

Kenny Albert: lead play-by-play (2021–present){{Cite web |date=May 26, 2021 |title=The Great Move: Gretzky will be part of Turner's NHL studio |url=https://apnews.com/article/canada-hockey-nhl-arts-and-entertainment-sports-c3e34107b3e1398c896f1d66a021a37d |access-date=May 27, 2021 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title="The Great One" Wayne Gretzky, Kenny Albert & Eddie Olczyk Join the Turner Sports NHL Team |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/great-one-wayne-gretzky-kenny-albert-eddie-olczyk-join-turner-sports-nhl-team?language_content_entity=en&fb |access-date=July 2, 2021 |website=Pressroom | date=May 26, 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gretzky, Albert and Olczyk to be part of Turner's NHL coverage |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/wayne-gretzky-tnt-nhl-kenny-albert-eddie-olczyk-1.50258345 |access-date=July 2, 2021 |website=Newsday|date=May 26, 2021 }}{{Cite web |title=Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky joins Turner Sports as analyst |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NHL/2021/05/26/Turner-Sports-hires-Wayne-Gretzky-as-hockey-analyst/6141622036671/ |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=UPI |language=en}}
Brendan Burke: #2 play-by-play (2021–present)
Alex Faust: #3 play-by-play (2022–present)
John Forslund: #4 play-by-play (2022–present){{cite news |last=Lucia |first=Joe |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Your NHL announcing schedule for 2/16-2/21 |work=Awful Announcing |location= |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/schedules/your-nhl-announcing-schedule-for-2-16-2-21.html }}
Randy Hahn: Playoffs play-by-play (2022–present)
Jim Jackson: Playoffs play-by-play (2022–present){{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=May 2, 2022|title=Your NHL Playoffs announcing schedule for 5/2-5/9|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/schedules/your-nhl-playoffs-announcing-schedule-for-5-2-5-9.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= }}
Steve Mears: alternate play-by-play and rinkside reporter (2024–present)
Josh Bogorad: alternate play-by-play (2024–present)
Sam Rosen: alternate play-by-play (2025)

=Color commentators=

Eddie Olczyk: lead color commentator (2021–present)
Brian Boucher: lead ice-level analyst, occasional color commentator, and rotating studio analyst (2023–present)
Jennifer Botterill: #2 color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2021–present); Ice-level analyst (2021–22; 2024)
Colby Armstrong: alternate color commentator/ice-level analyst and rotating studio analyst (2022–present)
Shane Hnidy: alternate color commentator and ice-level analyst (2022–present)
Jody Shelley: alternate color commentator and ice-level analyst (2022–present)
Mike Kelly: DataCast analyst (2024–present)
John Davidson: alternate color commentator (2025)

=Ice-level analysts=

Brian Boucher: lead ice-level analyst, occasional color commentator, and rotating studio analyst (2023–present)
Darren Pang: #2 ice-level analyst and fill-in studio analyst (2021–present);
Shane Hnidy: alternate color commentator and ice-level analyst (2022–present)
Jody Shelley: alternate color commentator and ice-level analyst (2022–present)
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre: alternate ice-level analyst (2022–present)
Colby Armstrong: alternate color commentator/ice-level analyst, and rotating studio analyst (2022–present)
Darren Eliot: Playoffs ice-level analyst (2022; 2024)
Bryce Salvador: Playoffs ice-level analyst (2022–present)

=Rinkside reporters=

Jackie Redmond: lead rinkside reporter (2022–present)
Tarik El-Bashir: #2 rinkside reporter (2021–present)
Nabil Karim: rinkside reporter and fill-in studio host (2022–present)
Alyson Lozoff: fill-in rinkside reporter (2022–present)
Ashali Vise: fill-in rinkside reporter (2022; 2024–present)
Kathryn Tappen: fill-in rinkside reporter (2022–present)
Meaghan Mikkelson: Playoffs ice-level analyst and rinkside reporter (2022; 2024)
Steve Mears: MultiVersus FaceOff and Playoffs play-by-play and rinkside reporter (2024–present)
Lauren Jbara: fill-in rinkside reporter (2025-present)

=Former personalities=

Rick Tocchet: lead studio analyst (2021–2023)
Sarah Nurse: guest studio analyst (2023)
Jon Cooper: Playoffs guest studio analyst (2023; 2024)
Craig Berube: guest studio analyst (2024)
Tuukka Rask: guest studio analyst (2025)
Dave Randorf: fill-in play-by-play (2022–2023)
Butch Goring: Playoffs color commentator (2022–2023)
Dave Goucher: Playoffs play-by-play (2022)
Rick Ball: Playoffs play-by-play (2023)
Bret Hedican: fill-in color commentator (2022–2024){{Cite web |title=NHL on TNT to Showcase The 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday, March 13 at 4 p.m. ET {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/na/media-release/turner-sports/nhl-tnt-showcase-2022-tim-hortons-nhl-heritage-classic-hamilton-ontario-sunday-march |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=pressroom.warnermedia.com}}
Drew Remenda: Playoffs color commentator (2022)
Patrick Sharp: Playoffs color commentator and ice-level analyst (2023)
Keith Jones: lead ice-level analyst, occasional color commentator, and studio analyst (2021–2023)
Jamal Mayers: fill-in ice-level analyst (2021){{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=October 12, 2021|title=Your NHL announcing schedule for 10/12-10/17|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/schedules/your-nhl-announcing-schedule-for-10-12-10-17.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= }}
Mike McKenna: Playoffs ice-level analyst (2022)
Taryn Hatcher: Playoffs rinkside reporter (2022)
Erika Wachter: Playoffs rinkside reporter (2022)
Shannon Hogan: Playoffs rinkside reporter (2022)
Julie Stewart-Binks: Playoffs rinkside reporter (2022)
Don Koharski: lead rules analyst (2021–2023){{cite news |last=Heltman|first=Russ|date=September 29, 2021|title=TNT Adds Don Koharski As NHL Rules Analyst|url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2021/09/29/tnt-don-koharski/|work=Barrett Sports Media|location= }}
Stéphane Auger: alternate rules analyst (2021–2022)
Brad Meier: alternate rules analyst (2023)

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.tntdrama.com/nhl-on-tnt}}

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