History of the National Hockey League on United States …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the...In 1990, SportsChannel America covered the first ever NHL Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. To accommodate the altered activities, the game itself was played on a Sunday afternoon instead of a Tuesday night, as was the case in previous years. This allowed American broadcaster NBC to air the game live across the United States – marking (surprisingly) the first time that a national audience would see Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux play. Referees and ot…
NHL on ESPN - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_on_ESPNESPN initially covered the NHL during the 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons by making deals with individual teams. This included eleven Hartford Whalers home broadcasts in 1980–81 and 25 the following year. Branded as ESPN Hockey, Sam Rosen, Barry Landers and Joe Boyle were employed as play-by-play announcers. Pete Stemkowski was the lead color commentator. During the opening round of the 1982 playoffs, ESPN broadcast Game 4 of the series between the New York Islanders
Most Points, Career - NHL Records
https://records.nhl.com › recordsMost Points, Career ; 1. Wayne Gretzky. EDM, LAK, STL, NYR. 1,487. 894 ; 2. Jaromir Jagr. PIT, WSH, NYR, PHI, DAL, BOS, NJD, FLA, CGY. 1,733. 766 ; 3. Mark Messier.
History of ESPN - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_ESPNESPN broadcast each of the four major professional sports leagues in North America from 2002 until 2004, when it cut ties with the National Hockey League. The network aired NHL games from 1980 to 1982, from 1986 to 1989, from 1992 to 2004, and most recently from 2021 to the present.