NHL on Fox

The NHL on Fox is the branding used for broadcasts of National Hockey League (NHL) games that were produced by Fox Sports and televised on the Fox network from the 1994–1995 NHL season until the 1998–1999 NHL season. NHL games continued to air on the Fox Sports Networks in the form of regional game telecasts until the 2021 rebrand to Bally Sports. As of 2022, only one Fox station airs hockey broadcasts.
==History==
On the heels of its surprise acquisition of the NFL on Fox to the National Football League (NFL) in December 1993, Fox sought deals with other major sports leagues to expand its newly created sports division, opting to go after the rights to broadcast National Hockey League (NHL) games. CBS, which had just lost its NFL package (which primarily included the rights to regular season and playoff games from the National Football Conference) to Fox and had also lost its Major League Baseball and college football rights to other networks, was Fox's primary competitor for the NHL package, hoping to replace some of the sports programming it had lost to the upstart network.
Nevertheless, in a serious blow to the elder network, Fox outbid CBS for the NHL package as well. On September 9, 1994, the National Hockey League reached a five-year contract with Fox for the broadcast television rights to the league's games, beginning with the 1994–95 season. The network paid $155 million ($31 million annually) to televise NHL regular season and postseason games, considerably less than the $1.58 billion Fox paid for the NFL television rights.
The NHL's initial deal with Fox was significant, as a U.S. network television contract was long thought unattainable for the league during the presidency of John Ziegler. For 17 years after the 1975 Finals were broadcast on NBC, there would be no national over-the-air network coverage of the NHL in the United States (except for the 1979 Challenge Cup and Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals on CBS, and NBC's coverage of the NHL All-Star Game from 1990 to 1994) and only spotty coverage on regional networks. This was because no network was willing to commit to carrying a large number of games, in turn providing low ratings for NHL telecasts. ABC would eventually resume the network broadcasting of regular NHL games (on a time buy basis through ESPN) for the 1992–93 season. This continued through the 1993–94 season before Fox took over for the next five seasons.
Fox inaugurated its NHL coverage on April 2, 1995, toward the end of the 1994–95 regular season, with six games (between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers; St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings; Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals; Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars; Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning; and the San Jose Sharks and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim). Mike Emrick and John Davidson were the lead broadcast team, and Joe Micheletti served as the reporter for national game broadcasts on Fox, while regionally-distributed games were handled by a variety of announcers, in addition to the trio. For the first four years of the deal, James Brown hosted the show and Dave Maloney was the studio analyst from the Fox Network Center studios in Los Angeles. For the fifth and final season, Suzy Kolber served as the studio host and Terry Crisp served as the studio analyst. Occasionally, active NHL players such as Mike Modano would serve as guest analysts.
===FoxTrax===
Fox's NHL broadcasts are perhaps best remembered for its use of FoxTrax (colloquially called the "glow puck," "smart puck," or "super puck"), a specialized ice hockey puck designed for the network's NHL telecasts which featured internal electronics that allowed its position to be tracked. It was primarily used to visually highlight the puck on-screen and display a trail when the puck was moving rapidly. The FoxTrax puck, while considered to be generally popular according to Fox Sports, generated a great deal of controversy and criticism, especially in Canada, from longtime fans of the game, and was ridiculed by comedians on both sides of the border.
===Stanley Cup playoff coverage===
During the first two rounds of the playoffs, at least two games were aired each round and were distributed regionally, unless other series involving other scheduled games were already finished, in which case the telecast was broadcast nationally. Canadian viewers were upset over the apparent preference that the NHL had for Fox ahead of CBC Television in regards to the scheduling of playoff games; Montreal Gazette sports journalist Pat Hickey wrote that the schedule was "just another example of how the N.H.L. snubs its nose at the country that invented hockey and its fans."
===All-Star Game, Conference Finals, and Stanley Cup Finals===
For the All-Star Game, Conference Finals, and Stanley Cup Finals, the games (which were national telecasts) were hosted from the arena. The 1996 and 1997 All-Star Games were televised in prime time.
====Stanley Cup Finals ====
Fox split coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals with ESPN. Game 1 of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the first Finals game shown on network television since 1980 and the first in prime time since 1973. Games 1, 5, and 7 were usually scheduled to be televised by Fox; and Games 2, 3, 4, and 6 were set to air on ESPN. However, from 1995 to 1998, the Finals matches were all four game sweeps; the 1999 Finals ended in six games. The consequence was that – except for 1995 when Fox did televise Game 4 – the decisive game was never shown on network television. Perhaps in recognition of this, Games 3–7 were always televised by ABC in the succeeding broadcast agreement between the NHL and ABC Sports/ESPN.
Game 4 of the 1995 Final was notable because not only did the New Jersey Devils win the Stanley Cup, but also the team's main television play-by-play announcer, Mike Emrick, announced it.
KTVU, the Fox affiliate in the San Francisco Bay Area, dropped Game 4 of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals (June 24) for a San Francisco Giants game. The game between the Giants and Florida Marlins in Miami had a long rain delay. This allowed KTVU to broadcast the hockey game after all. However, the baseball game finally started before the hockey game ended. KTVU got a lot of complaints, so they re-aired the end of the hockey game the following Saturday (July 1).
===== Stanley Cup Finals broadcast schedules=====
*1995 – Games 1, 4, 7 on Fox; Games 2, 3, 5, 6 on ESPN
*1996 – Games 1, 3, 5, 7 on Fox; Games 2, 4, 6 on ESPN
*1997 – Games 1, 5, 7 on Fox; Games 2, 3, 4, 6 on ESPN
*1998 – Games 1, 5, 7 on Fox; Games 2, 3, 4, 6 on ESPN
*1999 – Games 1, 2, 5, 7 on Fox; Games 3, 4, 6 on ESPN
=== The end of NHL on Fox===
Things ended badly between Fox and the league in 1999, when the NHL announced a new television deal with ESPN that also called for sister broadcast network ABC to become the new network television partner (as previously mentioned). Fox challenged that it had not been given a chance to match the network component of the deal, but ABC ultimately prevailed.
Fox placed a bid for NHL broadcast rights when they came up for renewal in 2011 but dropped out of the running as a result of a bidding war between NBCUniversal and ESPN. The bid made by NBCUniversal (which owns NBC, Versus and USA Network and, through its ownership of the Philadelphia Flyers, a stake in the league itself) was selected by the league, in a ten-year extension of its existing broadcast contract.
After Disney acquired the entertainment unit 21st Century Fox (excluding the main network and sports units) in 2019, it resold the regional Fox Sports Networks to Sinclair Broadcast Group, which maintained the rights on some NHL teams. In 2021, Sinclair rebranded the channels as Bally Sports.
In August 2019, Fox Sports SVP/sales Mark Evans told The Big Lead that Fox would be interested in pursuing NHL media rights when they became available.
In April 2021, Fox Sports was reportedly considered a front-runner to acquire the NHL's "B" package after ABC/ESPN acquired the "A" package from NBC; the rights would ultimately go to Turner Sports.
After the bankruptcy of Bally Sports in 2023, Bally Sports SoCal (the former Fox Sports Prime Ticket) lost the rights to the Anaheim Ducks broadcasts and its local games moved to the Fox-owned station, KCOP-TV, for the 2024–25 season.
==Coverage overview==
===Regular season===
Fox televised between 5 and 11 regionally distributed games on Saturday or Sunday afternoons during the regular season, where anywhere from 2 to 6 games ran concurrently. All times below are Eastern.
====1994–95====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern) 	Commentator crews
4/2/95 	New York Rangers at PhiladelphiaSt. Louis at DetroitBoston at WashingtonDallas at ChicagoFlorida at Tampa BaySan Jose at Anaheim 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonPat Foley and Mickey RedmondSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiDave Strader and Denis PotvinDick Stockton and Mike EruzioneKenny Albert and Gary Green
4/9/95 	Boston at BuffaloNew York Rangers at New JerseyDallas at St. LouisDetroit at ChicagoLos Angeles at Anaheim 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Greg MillenPat Foley and Mickey RedmondKenny Albert and Gary Green
4/16/95	Detroit at St. LouisPittsburgh at PhiladelphiaNew York Rangers at New York IslandersChicago at DallasTampa Bay at FloridaLos Angeles at San Jose	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Denis PotvinPat Foley and Mickey RedmondJiggs McDonald and Greg MillenDave Strader and Gary Green
4/23/95	New York Rangers at BostonChicago at St. LouisDetroit at San JosePhiladelphia at BuffaloAnaheim at Los Angeles 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonDave Strader and Denis PotvinPat Foley and Mickey RedmondSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Gary Green
4/30/95	St. Louis at San JoseNew York Rangers at PhiladelphiaWashington at FloridaChicago at DetroitPittsburgh at BostonAnaheim at Los Angeles 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.	Kenny Albert and Mickey RedmondMike Emrick and John DavidsonDick Stockton and Mike EruzioneDave Strader and Denis PotvinSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiBob Miller and Gary Green
==== 1995–96====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern) 	Commentator crews
1/27/96	New York Rangers at BostonPhiladelphia at Pittsburgh*Anaheim at Los AngelesColorado at San JoseTampa Bay at St. LouisDetroit at Chicago 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonDave Strader and Greg MillenJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabKenny Albert and Denis PotvinPat Foley and Mickey Redmond
2/3/96 	Chicago at San JoseFlorida at Tampa BayNew York Rangers at Colorado*Pittsburgh at DetroitBuffalo at BostonPhiladelphia at St. Louis 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Dave Strader and Greg MillenJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabMike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiRick Jeanneret and Mickey RedmondKenny Albert and Denis Potvin
2/10/96	St. Louis at DallasNew York Rangers at New JerseyDetroit at Tampa BayPhiladelphia at Boston*Chicago at PittsburghSan Jose at Los Angeles	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Kenny Albert and Denis PotvinMike Emrick and John DavidsonDave Strader and Greg MillenSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiPat Foley and Mickey RedmondJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
3/31/96	Boston at BuffaloPittsburgh at PhiladelphiaSt. Louis at Detroit*Dallas at ChicagoNew York Rangers at New York Islanders 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Jiggs McDonald and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonPat Foley and Mickey RedmondKenny Albert and Denis Potvin
4/7/96 	Colorado at DallasDetroit at Chicago*Boston at PhiladelphiaNew York Rangers at New JerseyAnaheim at San Jose 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Dave Strader and Greg MillenMike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Denis PotvinRandy Hahn and Pete Stemkowski
4/14/96	Detroit at DallasPittsburgh at BostonPhiladelphia at Tampa BayNew York Rangers at Florida*St. Louis at ChicagoLos Angeles at Colorado 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.	Dave Strader and Greg MillenSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabMike Emrick and John DavidsonPat Foley and Mickey RedmondKenny Albert and Denis Potvin
Note:
*Denotes use of FoxTrax puck.
====1996–97====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentator crews
1/25/97	Colorado at BostonNew York Rangers at PittsburghDetroit at PhiladelphiaTampa Bay at FloridaAnaheim at Los Angeles 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m. 	Jiggs McDonald and Peter McNabMike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonBob Miller and Jim Fox
2/1/97 	Phoenix at PittsburghDetroit at St. LouisColorado at San JoseNew York Rangers at PhiladelphiaWashington at Florida	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Lange and Paul SteigerwaldSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonMike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
2/8/97 	New York Rangers at New York IslandersChicago at ColoradoSt. Louis at BostonDetroit at Pittsburgh 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonMike Emrick and John Davidson
2/15/97	Pittsburgh at PhiladelphiaBoston at PhoenixColorado at St. LouisNew York Rangers at Chicago 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
2/22/97	Phoenix at AnaheimChicago at PittsburghDetroit at St. LouisPhiladelphia at Florida 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Kenny Albert and Brian HaywardJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
3/1/97 	Philadelphia at BostonFlorida at Tampa BayNew York Rangers at DetroitChicago at Colorado 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonMike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
==== 1997–98====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern) 	Commentator crews
1/24/98	Philadelphia at DetroitSt. Louis at ChicagoNew Jersey at New York RangersLos Angeles at AnaheimDallas at ColoradoBoston at Pittsburgh 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonJosh Lewin and Daryl ReaughSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJohn Kelly and Craig SimpsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabKenny Albert and Terry Crisp
1/31/98	New York Rangers at BostonChicago at Los AngelesDetroit at PittsburghDallas at St. LouisTampa Bay at FloridaColorado at San Jose 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJosh Lewin and Daryl ReaughKenny Albert and Terry CrispJohn Kelly and Craig Simpson
2/7/98 	New Jersey at New York IslandersCarolina at BostonPhiladelphia at ColoradoLos Angeles at AnaheimChicago at DallasDetroit at St. Louis 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Howie Rose and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Terry CrispMike Emrick and John DavidsonJohn Kelly and Craig SimpsonJosh Lewin and Daryl ReaughJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
2/28/98	Philadelphia at New York RangersChicago at ColoradoPittsburgh at BostonWashington at Tampa BaySt. Louis at Los AngelesPhoenix at Dallas 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJosh Lewin and Daryl ReaughKenny Albert and Terry CrispJohn Kelly and Craig SimpsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
3/7/98 	Detroit at Los AngelesNew York Rangers at New JerseyFlorida at WashingtonDallas at St. LouisPhiladelphia at PittsburghChicago at Boston 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	John Kelly and Craig SimpsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabKenny Albert and Terry CrispSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonJosh Lewin and Daryl Reaugh
3/14/98	Buffalo at PittsburghDetroit at PhiladelphiaNew York Rangers at BostonChicago at Tampa BayColorado at Los AngelesPhoenix at St. Louis 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	Jiggs McDonald and Peter McNabMike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Terry CrispJohn Kelly and Craig SimpsonJosh Lewin and Daryl Reaugh
3/21/98	Phoenix at Los AngelesBoston at BuffaloPhiladelphia at PittsburghDetroit at New York RangersColorado at San Jose 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	John Kelly and Craig SimpsonKenny Albert and Terry CrispSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
3/28/98	Carolina at PhiladelphiaNew York Rangers at PittsburghAnaheim at ColoradoDetroit at St. LouisFlorida at BostonSan Jose at Dallas 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.	John Kelly and Craig SimpsonMike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Terry CrispJosh Lewin and Daryl Reaugh
4/4/98 	Detroit at ChicagoColorado at St. LouisFlorida at PhiladelphiaLos Angeles at WashingtonNew York Rangers at New York Islanders 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabJosh Lewin and Daryl ReaughKenny Albert and Terry Crisp
4/11/98	New York Rangers at DetroitFlorida at PittsburghPhoenix at St. LouisWashington at PhiladelphiaDallas at Tampa BayColorado at Los Angeles	1 p.m.1 p.m.1 p.m.1 p.m.1 p.m.6 p.m.	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Terry CrispJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJosh Lewin and Daryl ReaughJohn Kelly and Craig Simpson
4/18/98	Chicago at DallasDetroit at ColoradoNew York Rangers at PhiladelphiaAnaheim at Los AngelesBoston at Pittsburgh 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Jiggs McDonald and Peter McNabMike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJohn Kelly and Craig SimpsonKenny Albert and Terry Crisp
====Notes====
*Fox was initially scheduled to air a Pittsburgh Penguins-Tampa Bay Lightning game on April 4.
====1998–99====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentator crews
2/7/99 	New York Rangers at BostonDetroit at PittsburghColorado at Dallas 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Peter McNab
2/14/99	Detroit at New York RangersPhiladelphia at Colorado 	3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
2/21/99	Boston at ChicagoColorado at DallasDetroit at Buffalo 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Kenny Albert and Peter McNabJiggs McDonald and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
2/28/99	Philadelphia at New York RangersPittsburgh at WashingtonLos Angeles at Dallas	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
3/7/99 	Colorado at PittsburghNew York Rangers at BostonSt. Louis at Dallas 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
3/14/99	Detroit at ColoradoSt. Louis at ChicagoNew York Rangers at New York Islanders	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Peter McNabSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
3/21/99	Pittsburgh at New York RangersDetroit at PhiladelphiaColorado at Chicago 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Peter McNab
3/28/99	Philadelphia at DetroitSt. Louis at ChicagoLos Angeles at Colorado 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Peter McNab
4/4/99 	New York Rangers at New JerseyDetroit at Dallas 	3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
4/11/99	Pittsburgh at Detroit^Colorado at St. LouisLos Angeles at Dallas 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Peter McNab
4/18/99	Pittsburgh at New York Rangers^Dallas at ColoradoBoston at Philadelphia 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Sam RosenJiggs McDonald and Peter McNabKenny Albert and Joe Micheletti
=====Notes=====
^The Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers game on April 18 (Wayne Gretzky's final game before his retirement) began on MSG Network in the New York City market as WNYW (Fox's flagship station) aired a Yankees game against the Detroit Tigers. The station joined the hockey game midway through the second period. The week prior (April 11), WNYW aired another Yankees game over the Pittsburgh-Detroit NHL game, which instead aired on MSG from start to finish.
===Stanley Cup playoff coverage===
==== 1995 ====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentators
5/7/95 	New Jersey at BostonBuffalo at PhiladelphiaDallas at DetroitVancouver at St. Louis 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonDave Strader and Denis PotvinSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiPat Foley and Mickey Redmond
5/14/95	New York Rangers at QuebecWashington at PittsburghBuffalo at PhiladelphiaDetroit at Dallas	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Denis PotvinJiggs McDonald and Mickey RedmondDave Strader and Joe Micheletti
5/21/95	San Jose at DetroitNew York Rangers at Philadelphia 	3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
5/28/95	New Jersey at Pittsburgh 	3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/4/95 	Chicago at Detroit 	3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/11/95	New Jersey at Philadelphia 	3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/17/95	New Jersey at Detroit 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/24/95	Detroit at New Jersey 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
=====Notes =====
*The May 14 game in Colisée Pepsi was the final home game ever for the Quebec Nordiques. The team became the Colorado Avalanche in the fall of 1995.
*The June 24 game in New Jersey was the Stanley Cup Finals' deciding game as the Devils swept the Red Wings. Although Fox did retain rights to certain other games where the Cup could be decided (including any seventh games), 1995 was the only time during its run as NHL broadcaster that Fox carried the Cup-clinching victory on-air.
==== 1996====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentators
4/21/96	Philadelphia at Tampa BayNew York Rangers at Montreal*Detroit at WinnipegChicago at Calgary	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonKenny Albert and Mickey RedmondJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
4/28/96	New York Rangers at Montreal*Pittsburgh at WashingtonDetroit at Winnipeg 	3 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiPat Foley and Mickey Redmond
5/5/96 	St. Louis at Detroit*New York Rangers at Pittsburgh 	3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
5/12/96	Florida at PhiladelphiaSt. Louis at Detroit* 	3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
5/19/96	Colorado at Detroit* 	3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
5/26/96	Pittsburgh at Florida* 	3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/4/96 	Florida at Colorado* 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, Joe Micheletti, and Sandra Neil
6/8/96 	Colorado at Florida* 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, Joe Micheletti, and Sandra Neil
*Denotes use of FoxTrax puck.
=====Note=====
*The April 28 game in Winnipeg was the final home game for the original Winnipeg Jets. The franchise became the Phoenix Coyotes in the fall of 1996.
==== 1997 ====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentators
4/20/97	New York Rangers at FloridaColorado at ChicagoDetroit at St. LouisAnaheim at Phoenix	2 p.m.2 p.m.2 p.m.3 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
4/27/97	Detroit at. St. LouisDallas at EdmontonAnaheim at Phoenix 	2 p.m.2 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Craig SimpsonJiggs McDonald and Peter McNab
5/4/97 	Anaheim at DetroitNew York Rangers at New Jersey 	2 p.m.2 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
5/11/97	New York Rangers at New JerseyPhiladelphia at Buffalo* 	2 p.m.2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
5/18/97	New York Rangers at Philadelphia 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
5/25/97	New York Rangers at Philadelphia 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
5/31/97	Detroit at Philadelphia 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, Joe Micheletti, and Craig Simpson
====1998====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentators
4/26/98	New Jersey at OttawaWashington at BostonDetroit at PhoenixDallas at San Jose	2 p.m.2 p.m.3 p.m.3 p.m. 	Kenny Albert and Terry CrispSam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John DavidsonJiggs McDonald and Daryl Reaugh
5/3/98 	Washington at BostonDetroit at Phoenix 	2 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
5/10/98	St. Louis at DetroitMontreal at Buffalo 	2 p.m.2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
5/17/98	St. Louis at Detroit 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
5/24/98	Detroit at Dallas 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
5/31/98	Dallas at Detroit 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/9/98 	Washington at Detroit* 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
====1999====
Date 	Teams 	Start times (All times Eastern)	Commentators
4/25/99	New Jersey at PittsburghPhoenix at St. LouisDetroit at Anaheim	2 p.m.2 p.m.3 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiKenny Albert and Peter McNabMike Emrick and John Davidson
5/2/99 	New Jersey at PittsburghPhoenix at St. Louis 	2 p.m.2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
5/9/99 	Buffalo at BostonDetroit at Colorado 	2 p.m.2 p.m. 	Sam Rosen and Joe MichelettiMike Emrick and John Davidson
5/16/99	Detroit at ColoradoBuffalo at Boston 	2 p.m.2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick and John DavidsonSam Rosen and Joe Micheletti
5/23/99	Buffalo at Toronto 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
5/30/99	Colorado at Dallas 	2 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/8/99 	Buffalo at Dallas 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/10/99	Buffalo at Dallas 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
6/17/99	Buffalo at Dallas 	8 p.m. 	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, and Joe Micheletti
==Personalities ==
===Play-by-play===
*Kenny Albert
*Mike Emrick
*Pat Foley
*Randy Hahn
*Rick Jeanneret
*John Kelly
*Mike Lange
*Josh Lewin
*Jiggs McDonald
*Bob Miller
*Howie Rose
*Sam Rosen
*Dick Stockton
*Dave Strader
=== Color commentators ===
*Terry Crisp
*John Davidson
*Mike Eruzione
*Jim Fox
*Gary Green
*Brian Hayward
*Joe Micheletti
*Peter McNab
*Greg Millen
*Denis Potvin
*Daryl Reaugh
*Mickey Redmond
*Pete Stemkowski
*Craig Simpson
*Paul Steigerwald
===Studio commentators===
*James Brown – studio host (1994–1998)
*Sandra Neil - fill-in studio host/rinkside reporter (1996)
*Terry Crisp – color commentary/studio analyst (1998–1999)
*Suzy Kolber – studio host (1998–1999)
*Dave Maloney – studio analyst (1994–1998)
===Reporters===
*Joe Micheletti
*Sandra Neil
*Craig Simpson
==Ratings==
===Stanley Cup Finals ===
Year	Teams 	Games Carried	Rating
1995	New Jersey-Detroit 	1, 4 	3.4
1996	Colorado-Florida 	1, 3 	3.6
1997	Detroit-Philadelphia	1 	4.0
1998	
Detroit-Washington 	1 	3.3
1999	
Dallas-Buffalo 	1, 2, 5 	3.4
Game 4 of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals drew a 4.7 rating and a 10 share. In the New York City market (on Fox owned-and-operated station WNYW), the game drew a 10.6 rating and 21 share; in Detroit (on Fox affiliate, now owned-and-operated station, WJBK), it drew a 14.1 rating and 26 share.
=== Regular season===
Season 	Number of Dates	Rating
1994–95	5 	2.0
1995–96	6 	2.1
1996–97	6 	1.9
1997–98	11 	1.4
1998–99	11 	1.4
===All-Star Game ===
Year	Rating
1995	No game due to lockout
1996	4.1
1997	2.8
1998	2.7
1999	2.2
==NHL coverage on other Fox-owned outlets==
===Fox owned-and-operated television stations===
Team 	Station 	Years of broadcast rights
Anaheim Ducks 	KCOP 13 	2024–present
Dallas Stars 	KDFI 27Was an independent station at the time KDFI held Stars broadcast rights, now a MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated station.	2000
Philadelphia Flyers	WTXF 29 	1973–1985
====Fox Sports Networks owned-and-operated affiliates====
Network 	Region served 	NHL team rights 	Notes
Fox Sports ArizonaFormerly known as Prime Sports Arizona until 1996. 	ArizonaNew MexicoUtahsouthern Nevada 	Arizona Coyotes 	The network was later renamed as Bally Sports Arizona on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports CarolinasFormerly part of Fox Sports South, became a sub-feed in 2008. 	North CarolinaSouth Carolina 	Carolina Hurricanes 	The network was later renamed as Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports Detroit 	Michigan (statewide)northwestern Ohionortheastern Indiananortheast Wisconsin 	Detroit Red Wings 	FSN Detroit produces a pre-game/post-game show titled Red Wings Live. Fox Sports Net Detroit acquired the local television rights to Red Wings games (as well as those from the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Tigers) from PASS Sports, which subsequently ceased operations in 1997. The network was later named Bally Sports Detroit on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports FloridaFormerly known as SportsChannel Florida until 2000, and was the last FSN-acquired network acquired through the SportsChannel purchase to retire the name. 	Florida (statewide)southern Alabamasouthern Georgia 	Florida Panthers 	Shares broadcast rights to the Panthers with co-owned Sun Sports. The network was later renamed as Bally Sports Florida on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports MidwestFormerly known as Prime Sports Midwest until 1996. 	Missourisouthern Illinoissouthern Indianaeastern Nebraskaeastern Kansaswestern Kentuckynorthern Arkansas	St. Louis Blues 	Fox Sports Midwest's telecasts of Blues games are also available on Fox Sports Kansas City. The networks were later renamed as Bally Sports Kansas City and Bally Sports Midwest on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports NorthOriginated as WCCO II in 1986, later known as Midwest Sports Channel from 1989 to 1996. Regional subfields exist for the Minnesota/Dakotas region, and portions of Wisconsin not part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul market. The Wisconsin feed (which originally operated as a separate Wisconsin Sports Network from 1996 to 1998, before being absorbed into the then Midwest Sports Channel) became a separate Fox Sports Wisconsin in April 2007.	MinnesotaWisconsinIowaNorth DakotaSouth Dakota 	Minnesota Wild 	The network were later renamed as Bally Sports North on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports OhioFormerly known as SportsChannel Ohio until 1998. Separate subfields also exist for the Cincinnati and Cleveland markets. 	Ohioeastern IndianaKentuckynorthwestern Pennsylvania, southwestern New York 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Fox Sports Ohio carries the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets in southern Ohio, Kentucky, and eastern Indiana, while the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers are carried in northern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and southwestern New York. The network was later renamed as Bally Sports Ohio on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports SouthwestFormerly known as Home Sports Entertainment from 1984 to 1994, and as Prime Sports Southwest until 1996. 	Texasnorthern LouisianaNew MexicoArkansas 	Dallas Stars 	Stars telecasts are sometimes broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma, a sub-feed of Fox Sports Southwest, whenever an Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma Sooners or Oklahoma State Cowboys game telecast is not scheduled. The network was later renamed as Bally Sports Southwest on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports TennesseeFormerly part of Fox Sports South, became a sub-feed in 2008. 	Tennesseenorthern Alabama 	Nashville Predators 	The network was later renamed as Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast on March 31, 2021.
Fox Sports West and Prime TicketFox Sports West was formerly known as (the original) Prime Ticket from 1987 to 1993 and Prime Sports West until 1996; Fox Sports Prime Ticket was formerly known as FSN West 2 until 2007. 	Southern and Central California, southern Nevada, and Hawaii 	Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks	The network was later renamed as Bally Sports West on March 31, 2021.
Sun SportsFormerly known as Sunshine Network (originally serving as a Prime Network affiliate) until 2009; was acquired by Fox Sports Networks in 1996. 	Florida 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	The network changed its name to Fox Sports Sun on October 4, 2015 and eventually Bally Sports Sun on March 31, 2021.
SportSouthFormerly known as Turner South from 1996 to October 13, 2006, when it adopted its current name following its sale by Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary to then Fox Sports Networks parent News Corporation (now 21st Century Fox). 	GeorgiaAlabamaMississippiTennesseeSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina 	Nashville Predators 	SportSouth and Fox Sports South previously held the regional television rights to Atlanta Thrashers games until the team's relocation to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 2011, when it became the Winnipeg Jets. The network was later renamed as Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast on March 31, 2021.
=====Former regional rightsholders=====
Network 	Region served 	NHL team rights 	Notes
FSN Bay AreaFormerly known as Pacific Sports Network (PSN) until 1990, SportsChannel Bay Area until 1993, and SportsChannel Pacific until 1998. 	Northern and central California, northwestern Nevada and parts of southern Oregon.	San Jose Sharks 	Cablevision sold its 60% interest in FSN Bay Area in April 2007 to Comcast, which relaunched the network as NBC Sports California on March 31, 2008 (the channel continued to carry select FSN programming until August 2012); Fox Sports retains a 25% ownership stake in the network.
FSN ChicagoOriginally known as Sportsvision Chicago from 1979 to 1984, Hawkvision/ONTV until 1987 and SportsChannel Chicago until 1998. 	Northern Illinois, northern Indiana, and eastern Iowa 	Chicago Blackhawks 	FSN Chicago lost the regional cable rights to the Blackhawks to NBC Sports Chicago; FSN Chicago ceased operations on June 23, 2006.
FSN New YorkFormerly SportsChannel New York from 1982 to 1998 and FSN New York from 1998 to March 10, 2008. MSG Plus continues to air programming from Fox Sports Net.	New York, northern New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, southern Connecticut. 	New Jersey DevilsNew York Islanders	Now co-owned with MSG Network, which also broadcasts NHL games from the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.
== References==
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*Puck The Media - Great Moments from The NHL on FOX
*Videos of the Week - NHL on Fox
*The Suitor Tutor, Part 3: All The Rest
*Sports Media Watch: How Disney outfoxed the NHL.
*Glow Pucks, Fox Trax and Robots. The American Hockey Fan's Fascination with NHL on FOX Part 1
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