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unusual facts about ESPN National Hockey Night


Easter Epic

With national television audiences watching in both the United States on ESPN (with Mike Emrick and Bill Clement on the call) and in Canada on Hockey Night in Canada (with Bob Cole and Harry Neale on the call), Game 7 began shortly after 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.


Dave Strader

Following the death of longtime ESPN broadcaster Tom Mees in 1996, Strader was hired by the cable network to take the vacant play-by-play spot on National Hockey Night broadcasts.

John Forslund

Nationally, Forslund has served as a play-by-play announcer for the ESPN National Hockey Night, NHL on Versus, and has called ACC and SEC basketball for Fox Sports Net.


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