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TNT Hockey Broadcast Team and TBS Commentators

By Saroj Karki / 6 October 2023 08:27 AM

Dave Randorf calling an NHL Game in Mullet Arena in Arizona State University.
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TNT hockey broadcast team includes 1. Kenny Albert 2. Darren Pang 3. Brendan Burke and 4. John Forslund. Season broadcasting starts on October 11, 2023.

Turner Network Television (TNT) broadcasted its first playoff game between the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers on April 17, 2023. The tournament ended in June 2023 with the Stanley Cup Finals, unveiling the champion Golden Knights.

Dave Randorf, Keith Jones, Bryce Salvador, Jody Sheley, and Eddie Olczyk were some other reporters seen in the games. They are the real-time storytellers and voices of the game, providing background information and analysis about the fast-moving action on the ice.

The television has also retained the broadcast rights for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

TNT Hockey Intermission Commentators And Announcers

The list of TNT Hockey Intermission Commentators includes:

  1. Liam McHugh
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Anson Carter

 They precede Live game coverage with a 30-minute show.

The games are analyzed on "NHL on TNT Face Off" hosted by Liam McHugh with admired analysts. The studio is joined by the No. 99 Wayne Gretzky, Anson Carter, Vezina Trophy winner Henrik Lundqvist, Olympic Golf Medalist Colby Armstrong, Paul Bissonnette, and Keith Yandle, known as former NHL iron man.

Gretzky and his wife Janet wearing matching goggles in St. Barths trip.
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Here is the list of analysts who will inspect the game stats during the stoppage.

  1. Wayne Gretzky
  2. Henrik Lundqvist
  3. Anson Carter
  4. Paul Bissonnette
  5. Colby Armstrong
  6. Keith Yandle

Gretzky resigned from Edmonton Oilers' to join Turner Sports as an NHL studio analyst. He is a former NHL player with a record of over 200 points in one season. While he completed the feat four times, his record is still unbroken.

Anson Carter, a former Professional ice hockey player, was last seen playing as a player with HC Lugano. After retirement, he was an analyst for NBC Sports. Now he is a half-time analyst for Turner Sports.

Former Iron Man Keith Yandle is also there to present the intermission report. Yandle was the record holder of playing the most consecutive games in the NHL, broken recently by Phil Kessel in 2022.

NHL Playoffs Announcers 2023

NHL playoffs announcers 2023 are Sean McDonough, Kenny Albert, and Brendan Burke.

These playoff announcers are selected by the National Hockey League.

The team competes in a best-of-seven series. The one with a higher win will go to the second round.

There are different announcers on games broadcast by television networks. Here is the list of announcers of the First round of NHL Playoffs 2023.

Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins

J. Johnson (left) and Groud after Seattle Kraken wins over Colorado Avalanche.
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The match between "Boston Bruins" and "Florida Panthers" was aired by ESPN, TNT, and CBC. ESPN aired games 1, 2, and 5. TNT broadcasts the other games. Similarly, CBC Broadcasts matches except game 4.

  • Game 1: Sean McDonough (ESPN) and John Shorthouse (CBC)
  • Game 2: Sean McDonough (ESPN) and John Shorthouse (CBC)
  • Game 3: Jim Jackson (TNT) and John Shorthouse (CBC)
  • Game 4: Jim Jackson (TNT)
  • Game 5: Sean McDonough (ESPN) and John Shorthouse (CBC)
  • Game 6: Jim Jackson (TNT) and John Shorthouse (CBC)
  • Game 7: Brendan Burke (TNT) and John Shorthouse (CBC)

Toronto Maple Leafs - Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Game 1: Sean McDonough (ESPN)
  • Game 2: John Buccigross (ESPN)
  • Game 3: Brendan Burke (TBS)
  • Game 4: Brendan Burke (TBS)
  • Game 5: Brendan Burke (TBS)
  • Game 6: Brendan Burke (TBS)
  • Game 7: TBD

Carolina Hurricanes - New York Islanders

  • Game 1: Mike Monaco (ESPN2)
  • Game 2: Mike Monaco (ESPN2)
  • Game 3: Dave Randorf (TBS)
  • Game 4: Kenny Albert (TNT)
  • Game 5: Steve Levy (ESPN)
  • Game 6: Kenny Albert (TNT)
  • Game 7: TBD

New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers

  • Game 1: Kenny Albert (TBS)
  • Game 2: Kenny Albert (TBS)
  • Game 3: Sean McDonough (ABC)
  • Game 4: Sean McDonough (ESPN)
  • Game 5: Steve Levy (EXPN2)
  • Game 6: Sean McDonough (ABC)
  • Game 7: Sean McDonough (ESPN)

Colorado Avalanche - Seattle Kraken

 Panthers wins the first round over Bruins in OT with final points 4-3.
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  • Game 1: Bob Wischusen (ESPN)
  • Game 2: Bob Wischusen (ESPN)
  • Game 3: Alex Faust (TBS)
  • Game 4: Alex Faust (TBS)
  • Game 5: Bob Wischusen (ESPN)
  • Game 6: Alex Faust (TBS)
  • Game 7: Kenny Albert (TNT)

Dallas Stars - Minnesota Wild

  • Game 1: Bob Wischusen (ESPN2) 
  • Game 2: Bob Wischusen (ESPN2)
  • Game 3: Randy Hahn (TBS)
  • Game 4: Randy Hahn (TBS)
  • Game 5: Kenny Albert (TBS)
  • Game 6: Randy Hahn (TBS)
  • Game 7: TBD

Vegas Golden Knights - Winnipeg Jets

  • Game 1: Roxy Bernstein (ESPN2)
  • Game 2: Alex Faust (TBS) and John Bartlett (CBC)
  • Game 3: Rick Ball (TBS) and John Bartlet (CBC)
  • Game 4: Mike Monaco (ESPN)
  • Game 5: Mike Monaco (ESPN2) and John Bartlett (CBC)
  • Game 6: TBD
  • Game 7: TBD

Edmonton Oilers - Los Angeles Kings

  • Game 1: John Buccigross (ESPN)
  • Game 2: John Buccigross (ESPN)
  • Game 3: John Forslund (TNT)
  • Game 4: John Forslund (TBS)
  • Game 5: Mike Monaco (ESPN)
  • Game 6: John Forslund (TBS)
  • Game 7: TBD

List Of Stanley Cup Commentators 2023

The list Of Stanley Cup Commentators 2023 are,

  • John Forslund
  • Shane Hnidy
  • Brendan Burke
  • Bryce Salvador

The annual Championship is broadcast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, and TNT. However, other channels, including CBC, Sportsnet, and Sports USA, also provided the game's live stream.

The broadcasters have announced their play-by-play, color, ice-level, and rinkside reporters.

The Announcers have been the game's soundtrack, commentating, offering some analysis, telling stories, and sharing statistics on the annual championship, the Stanley Cup 2023. 

Here is the list of announcers who appeared on different channels.

NHL Announcer, Faux meeting up with the USA Hockey captain (women), Kendall in Seattle.
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Stanley Cup Commentators On TNT

Play-by-play

  • Brendan Burke
  • Dave Randorf
  • Kenny Albert
  • Alex Faust
  • Randy Hahn
  • Rick Ball
  • John Forslund

Color Commentators

  • Butch Goring
  • Jennifer Botterill
  • Keith Jones
  • Patrick Sharp
  • Eddie Olczyk
  • Bret Hedican

Ice-Level Reporters

  • Darren Pang
  • Bryce Salvador
  • Shane Hnidy

Stanley Cup Commentators On TBS

Play-by-play 

  • Jim Jackson
  • Brendan Burke
  • Kenny Albert
  • John Forslund

Color Commentators

  • Jody Shelley
  • Keith Jones
  • Eddie Olczyk

Ice-Level Reporters

  • Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
  • Darren Pang
  • Bryce Salvador
  • Shane Hnidy

Commentators List from other Channels

  • Sean McDonough (Main - ESPN)
  • John Buccigross (Main - ESPN)
  • Chris Cuthbert (Main - CBC Sportsnet)
  • Steve Levy (Main - ESPN ESPN2)
  • Bob Wischusen (Main - ESPN ESPN2)
  • Roxy Bernstein (Main - ESPN2)
  • Mike Monaco (Main - ESPN ESPN2)
  • John Bartlett (Main - CBC Sportsnet)
  • Harnarayan Singh (Main - CBC Sportsnet)
  • John Ahlers (Main - Sports USA)
  • Ray Ferraro (Color - ABC, ESPN ESPN2)
  • John Garrett (Color - ESPN)
  • Greg Millen (Color - CBC)
  • Kevin Weekes (Color - ESPN ESPN2)
  • Craig Simpson (Color - CBC Sportsnet)
  • A. J. Mleczko (Color - ESPN ESPN2)
  • Brian Boucher (Color - ESPN ESPN2)
  • Dominic Moore (Color - ESPN ESPN2)
  • Cassie Campbell-Pascall (Color - ESPN2)
  • Garry Galley (Color - CBC)
  • Ryan Callahan (Color - ESPN)
  • Louie DeBrusk (Color - CBC Sportsnet)
  • Brian Hayward (Color - Sports USA)
  • Mike Greenlay (Color - Sports USA)

List Of NHL Commentators From Previous Years

List Of NHL Commentators from previous years consists of Jim Hughson and Bruce Buchanan and Jim Jackson.

Hughson, known as the legendary NHL announcer, retired from his 42 year career.
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Here is the list of former commentators and announcers in the NHL from different media.

Former TNT commentators and announcers

  • Jiggs McDonald (Play-by-play: 1992)
  • Mike Emrick (Play-by-pay: 1998)
  • Peter McNab (Color: 1998)
  • Joe Micheletti (Color: 1998)
  • Digit Murphy (Color: 1998)

Former TBS commentators and announcers

  • Skip Caray (Play-by-pay: 1976-1980)
  • Bob Neal (Color: 1973-1974)
  • Ed Thilenius (Color: 1974-1975)
  • Bernie Geoffrion (Color: 1975-1979)

Former CBC Play-by-play announcers

  • Dean Brown: 1998-2014
  • Bruce Buchanan: 1987-1989
  • Bob Cole: 1973-2019
  • Ken Daniels: 1992-1997
  • Danny Gallivan: 1952-1984
  • Bill Hewitt: 1958-1981
  • Foster Hewitt: 1952-1958
  • Jim Hughson: 1985-1986, 2005-2021
  • Dick Irvin Jr.: 1984-1999
  • Dan Kelly: 1977-1980
  • Mark Lee: 1997-2014
  • Jiggs McDonald: 1995-1998
  • Kevin Quinn: 2014-2020
  • Jim Robson: 1970-1985
  • Paul Romanuk: 2014-2018
  • Don Wittman: 1979-2007