List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters

The following is a list of the television networks (American, Canadian, and French Canadian) and announcers that have broadcast the National Hockey League All-Star Game over the years.

American Television

2020s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts
2023	ABC	Sean McDonough	Ray Ferraro	Emily Kaplan and Kevin Weekes	Steve Levy	Mark Messier and Chris Chelios
	ESPN+				John Buccigross	P.K. Subban
2022	ABC	Sean McDonough	Ray Ferraro	Emily Kaplan and Laura Rutledge	Steve Levy	Mark Messier and Chris Chelios
	ESPN+				Linda Cohn	Barry Melrose
2020	NBC	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Pierre McGuire and Brian Boucher	Kathryn Tappen	Keith Jones and Patrick Sharp

Notes

• The 2021 All-Star Game was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2010s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts
2019	NBC	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick	Mike Tirico and Kathryn Tappen	Mike Milbury and Jeremy Roenick
2018	NBC	Mike Emrick	Mike Milbury	Brian Boucher	Kathryn Tappen	Jeremy Roenick and Keith Jones
2017	NBC	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick	Liam McHugh	Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, and Jeremy Roenick
2016	NBCSN	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick	Liam McHugh	Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, and Jeremy Roenick
2015	NBCSN	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick	Liam McHugh	Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, and Jeremy Roenick
2012	NBCSN	Mike Emrick	Jeremy Roenick	Pierre McGuire	Liam McHugh	Mike Milbury and Keith Jones
2011	Versus	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Charissa Thompson and Bob Harwood	Bill Patrick	Keith Jones and Brian Engblom

Notes

• Versus (originally known as OLN) was renamed NBC Sports Network on January 2, 2012.
• The 2015 All-Star Game was to be played on January 27, 2013, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets. This would have been the Jackets' first-ever hosting of the game. However, the game was postponed for two years, first because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout and then due to the league's participation in the 2014 Winter Olympics tournament.

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analyst(s)
2009	Versus	Mike Emrick	Brian Engblom	Christine Simpson and Bob Harwood
2008	Versus	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Christine Simpson and Bob Harwood	Bill Patrick	Keith Jones and Brian Engblom
2007	Versus	Mike Emrick	Eddie Olczyk	Christine Simpson and Bob Harwood	Bill Clement	Keith Jones, Brian Engblom, and Mark Messier
2004	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement and John Davidson	Brian Engblom, Darren Pang, and Sam Ryan	John Saunders	Barry Melrose and Darren Pang
2003	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement and John Davidson	Brian Engblom and Darren Pang	John Saunders	Barry Melrose and Darren Pang
2002	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement	Brian Engblom and Darren Pang	John Saunders	John Davidson and Barry Melrose
2001	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement and Denis Leary	Brian Engblom, Darren Pang, and Steve Levy	John Saunders	John Davidson and Barry Melrose
2000	ABC	Gary Thorne	Bill Clement	Brian Engblom and Darren Pang	John Saunders	John Davidson and Barry Melrose

Notes

• Denis Leary was the third-man in the broadcast booth and called the final 40 minutes of the 2001 All-Star Game at Pepsi Center in Denver.
• Because ABC Sports had rights to both the NHL All-Star Game and the Pro Bowl, ABC aired the All-Star Game and the Pro Bowl on the same day from 2000 through 2003, excluding 2002. ABC dubbed these doubleheaders as “All-Star Sunday”.
• The All-Star Game was dealt two serious blows in 2005. Not only was the game canceled along with the rest of the season as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but the subsequent CBA that ended the lockout stipulated that heretofore the game was to be held only in non-Olympic years. Thus, there was no All-Star Game held during the 2005–06 season either.

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analyst
1999	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	Suzy Kolber	Terry Crisp
1998	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	James Brown	Dave Maloney
1997	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti	James Brown	Dave Maloney
1996	Fox	Mike Emrick	John Davidson	Joe Micheletti and Sandra Neil	James Brown	Dave Maloney
1994	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Bill Clement and Brenda Brenon
1993	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Ron MacLean	Gayle Gardner
1992	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Bill Clement	Gayle Gardner
1991	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Bill Clement	Gayle Gardner
	SportsChannel America
1990	NBC	Marv Albert	John Davidson	Mike Emrick

Notes

• NBC's coverage of the 1990 All-Star Game marked the first time in a decade that an American over-the-air television network (as opposed to cable) carried a NHL game nationally (since Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals aired on CBS). This is because the game itself was played on a Sunday afternoon instead of a Tuesday night, as was the case in previous years – marking the first time that a national audience would see Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux play. Referees and other officials were also wired with microphones in this game, as were the two head coaches. Finally, NBC was allowed to conduct interviews with players during stoppages in play, to the chagrin of the Hockey Night in Canada crew, whose attempts to do likewise were repeatedly denied by the league in past years. (Technically, it was not quite a national broadcast as NBC's affiliates in Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Phoenix didn't air the game.)
• In 1991, NBC broke away from the live telecast of the All-Star Game during the third period in favor of Gulf War coverage; SportsChannel America showed the rest of the contest later that day.
• The 1995 All-Star Game was not played due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
• The 1996 and 1997 All-Star Games were televised in prime time.
  • Fox debuted their "FoxTrax" puck during the 1996 All-Star Game.

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio analyst(s)
1989	SportsChannel America	Jiggs McDonald	Scotty Bowman	Gary Thorne		Denis Potvin and Herb Brooks
1988	ESPN	Mike Emrick	Bill Clement	Mickey Redmond	Tom Mees
1987	ESPN	Ken Wilson	Bill Clement		Tom Mees and John Saunders
1986	ESPN	Sam Rosen	Mickey Redmond and John Davidson	Tom Mees	Jim Kelly
1985	USA Network	Dan Kelly	Gary Green		Al Trautwig
1984	USA Network	Dan Kelly	Gary Green		Al Trautwig
1983	USA Network	Dan Kelly	Gary Green		Al Trautwig
1982	PRISM	Dan Kelly and Gene Hart	Phil Esposito		Dan Kelly
1981	PRISM	Dan Kelly and Gene Hart	Phil Esposito		Dan Kelly
1980	Hughes	Dan Kelly	Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin Jr.		Dave Hodge

Notes

• The 1980 American coverage from Hughes used CBC's feed.
• Locally in New York, the NHL All-Star Game was broadcast on WOR-TV Channel 9 until 1982. Beginning in 1983, it was broadcast on the NHL's cable TV partner.

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host	Studio analyst
1979	NHL Network (Games 1, 3)	Dan Kelly (first half) Danny Gallivan (second half)	Bobby Orr and Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge	Howie Meeker
	CBS (Game 2)	Dan Kelly	Lou Nanne	Dick Stockton
1978	NHL Network	Dan Kelly	Marv Albert
1977	NHL Network	Dan Kelly	Marv Albert
1976	NHL Network	Gene Hart	Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull
1975	NBC	Tim Ryan	Ted Lindsay	Brian McFarlane
1974	NBC	Tim Ryan	Ted Lindsay	Brian McFarlane
1973	NBC	Tim Ryan	Ted Lindsay	Brian McFarlane
1972	Hughes	Tim Ryan
1971	CBS	Dan Kelly	Jim Gordon
1970	CBS (CBC feed)	Bill Hewitt (first half) Dan Kelly (second half)	Bob Goldham and Dick Irvin Jr.	Ward Cornell

Notes

• The Challenge Cup replaced the All-Star Game in 1979. Staged at Madison Square Garden, the Challenge Cup was a best-of 3-series between the NHL All-Stars against the Soviet Union national squad. Games 1 and 3 were shown on the NHL Network, while Game 2 was carried, in bizarre fashion, on CBS. First, only the third period was aired on CBS (as part of CBS Sports Spectacular), which had a problem with the dasher board advertising that the NHL sold at Madison Square Garden. The network (after complaints from other CBS sponsors) refused to allow the ads to be shown; as a result, viewers were unable to view the far boards above the yellow kickplate, and could only see players' skates when the play moved to that side of the ice. (Games 1 and 3 were seen in their entirety on the NHL Network, which had no problem with the advertising.)

Canadian Television (English)

2020s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts
2023	CBC	Chris Cuthbert	Craig Simpson	Kevin Bieksa and David Amber	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Elliotte Friedman, and Jennifer Botterill
	Sportsnet
2022	Sportsnet	Chris Cuthbert	Craig Simpson	Kevin Bieksa and Colby Armstrong	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Elliotte Friedman, and Jennifer Botterill
2020	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Kevin Bieksa, David Amber, and Caroline Cameron	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Brian Burke, and Elliotte Friedman
	Sportsnet

Notes

• Due to its coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, CBC did not simulcast Sportsnet's coverage of the 2022 All-Star Game.

2010s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporters	Studio host	Studio analyst(s)
2019	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Scott Oake and Kevin Bieksa	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Nick Kypreos, and Elliotte Friedman
	Sportsnet
2018	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Glenn Healy and David Amber	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Nick Kypreos, and Elliotte Friedman
	Sportsnet
2017	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Scott Oake and David Amber	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry, Kelly Hrudey, Nick Kypreos, and Elliotte Friedman
	Sportsnet
2016	CBC	Dave Randorf	Garry Galley	Glenn Healy, Elliotte Friedman, and Christine Simpson	George Stroumboulopoulos	Nick Kypreos and Damien Cox
2015	CBC	Dave Randorf	Garry Galley	Glenn Healy, Scott Oake, and Elliotte Friedman	George Stroumboulopoulos	Nick Kypreos, Damien Cox, and Doug MacLean
2012	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Glenn Healy, Scott Oake, and Elliotte Friedman	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
2011	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Glenn Healy, Scott Oake, and Elliotte Friedman	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator(s)	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analyst(s)
2009	CBC	Jim Hughson	Craig Simpson	Scott Oake and Elliotte Friedman	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
2008	CBC	Jim Hughson	Greg Millen	Scott Oake and Cassie Campbell-Pascall	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2007	CBC	Jim Hughson	Harry Neale	Scott Oake and Cassie Campbell-Pascall	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2004	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Scotty Bowman	Elliotte Friedman and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2003	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
2002	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Glen Sather, and Greg Millen
2001	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Al Strachan, and Greg Millen
2000	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator(s)	Ice level reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analyst(s)
1999	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.	Scott Russell and Scott Oake	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey, Al Strachan, and Chris Cuthbert
1998	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean	Don Cherry
1997	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean	Greg Millen, John Garrett, and Chris Cuthbert
1996	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.	Scott Russell	Ron MacLean	Kelly Hrudey
1994	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.		Ron MacLean and Scott Russell	Don Cherry
1993	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green		John Wells	Bob McKenzie and Howie Meeker
1992	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green		John Wells	Bob McKenzie and Howie Meeker
1991	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green		John Wells	Bob McKenzie and Howie Meeker
1990	TSN	Jim Hughson	Gary Green		Jim Van Horne	Bob McKenzie and Howie Meeker

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator(s)	Ice level reporter	Studio host	Studio analyst
1989	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr.	Ron MacLean and Chris Cuthbert		Don Cherry
1988	CBC	Bob Cole	Harry Neale		Ron MacLean	Scotty Bowman
1987	CBC	Don Wittman	John Davidson		Brian Williams
1986	TSN	John Wells	Howie Meeker		Jim Van Horne	Bob McKenzie
1985	CBC	Dick Irvin Jr.	Howie Meeker and John Davidson		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1984	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin Jr.		Brian McFarlane	Don Cherry
1983	CBC	Jim Robson	Mickey Redmond		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1982	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin Jr.		Dave Hodge	Don Cherry
1981	CBC	Jim Robson	Gary Dornhoefer		Dave Hodge	Howie Meeker
1980	CBC	Dan Kelly	Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin Jr.		Dave Hodge

Notes

• The 1986 Canadian coverage was to be provided by CTV. However, CTV had a prior commitment to carry a U.S. miniseries. As a result, TSN took over coverage of the game in Hartford.
• In 1987, Rendez-vous '87 (a two-game series between a team of all-stars from the National Hockey League and the Soviet national team) replaced the All-Star Game. While the telecasts in Canada were on CBC as usual, they were not Hockey Night in Canada productions. The games were done as a CBC Sports production as Molson, who owned Hockey Night in Canada's rights at the time, was not allowed access to Le Colisée in Quebec City. Carling O'Keefe Breweries assumed advertising rights for the telecasts and the normal host(s) for Hockey Night in Canada in 1987, rookie Ron MacLean and Dave Hodge (before his late season firing) were replaced by Brian Williams. Even the ice blue blazers normally worn by Hockey Night in Canada commentators were replaced by the orange CBC sport-coats. Don Wittman and John Davidson called the action for CBC. The games were shown in the United States on ESPN, with Ken Wilson and Bill Clement in the booth and Tom Mees and John Saunders as the studio host.

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts
1979	CBC (Games 1–2)	Danny Gallivan Dan Kelly (first half of Games 1, 3)	Bobby Orr and Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge	Howie Meeker
	CTV (Game 3)
1978	CBC	Jim Robson	Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge
1977	CBC	Jim Robson	Babe Pratt	Dave Hodge
1976	CBC	Jim Robson	Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge
1975	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge
1974	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Brian McFarlane	Dave Hodge
1973	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge
1972	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Brian McFarlane and Dick Irvin Jr.	Dave Hodge
1971	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Bob Goldham and Brian McFarlane	Ward Cornell	Brian McFarlane, Babe Pratt, and Jack Dennett
1970	CBC	Bill Hewitt (first half) Dan Kelly (second half)	Bob Goldham and Dick Irvin Jr.	Ward Cornell

1960s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator	Studio host
1969	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Dan Kelly	Ward Cornell and Ted Darling
1968	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Brian McFarlane	Ward Cornell
1967	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy, Dan Kelly, and Dick Irvin Jr.	Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr.
1965	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr.
1964	CBC	Bill Hewitt	Jim Morrison	Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr.
1963	CBC	Bill Hewitt		Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr.
1962	CBC	Bill Hewitt		Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr.
1961	CBC	Danny Gallivan (first and third periods) Bill Hewitt (second period)	Bill Hewitt (first and third periods) Danny Gallivan (second period)	Ward Cornell and Frank Selke Jr.
1960	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Frank Selke Jr.

1950s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator	Studio host
1959	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Frank Selke Jr.	Tom Foley and Scott Young
1958	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Frank Selke Jr.	Tom Foley
1957	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight
1956	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight
1955	CBC	Foster Hewitt		Wes McKnight
1954	CBC	Foster Hewitt		Wes McKnight
1953	CBC	Danny Gallivan	Keith Dancy	Wes McKnight

French Canadian television

2020s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
2023	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2022	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2020	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime

2010s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
2019	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2018	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2017	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2016	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2015	TVA Sports	Félix Séguin	Patrick Lalime
2012	RDS	Pierre Houde	Patrick Lalime
2011	RDS	Pierre Houde	Benoît Brunet

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
2009	RDS	Pierre Houde	Benoît Brunet
2008	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2007	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2004	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2003	RDS	Pierre Houde	Yvon Pedneault
2002	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron
2001	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron
2000	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
1999	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Michel Bergeron
1998	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1997	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1996	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1994	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1993	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1992	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1991	SRC	Claude Quenneville	Gilles Tremblay
1990	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
1989	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1988	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1987	SRC	René Lecavalier	Charles Tiffault
1986	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1985	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1984	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1983	SRC	Richard Garneau	Gilles Tremblay
1982	SRC	Richard Garneau	René Lecavalier
1981	SRC	Richard Garneau	René Lecavalier
1980	SRC	Richard Garneau	René Lecavalier

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
1979	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1978	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1977	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1976	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1975	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1974	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1973	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1972	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1971	SRC	René Lecavalier	Gilles Tremblay
1970	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly

1960s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
1969	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1965	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1964	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1963	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1962	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1961	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1960	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly

1950s

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Colour commentator
1959	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1958	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1957	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1956	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1955	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1954	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly
1953	SRC	René Lecavalier	Jean-Maurice Bailly

See also

• National Hockey League All-Star Game

External links

• Do You Care if The NHL All-Star Game is on Broadcast TV?