now that versus has merged with NBC to become NBC sports maybe ESPN can sign a contract to show NHL games on ESPN. Show College basketball on ESPN 2 while nba is on abc espn and when baseball begins then show baseball on espn 2 and/or espn abc. That way we get our 3 hours of hockey coverage on Sunday/Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday while NBC/ NBC sports shows hockey on Saturday/Sunday, Monday, Wensday, and Friday. THUUUUUUMBS UUUUPPPP FOR HOCKEY ON ESPNNNNN!
"Good evening and welcome downtown Buffalo, NY! Tonight the Buffalo Sabres go for their forth victory over the Ottawa Senators in what could be a SWEEP of the series! A number of fans tonight in Buffalo have brought brooms and stand ready to throw them onto the ice in the even of a "sweep". Will Buffalo sweep Ottawa or will the Senators force a Game 5? Find out tonight on ESPN!"
NHL on ESPN Needs to come back! I remember those old wings vs avs games and also all of those epic playoff series especially when my Sharks pulled off a few upsets and all of those legendary playoff runs in the past 15 years...
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement? "Hi everybody this is Gary Thorne along side Bill Clement as were underway in the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals here in the Mile high City as the Colorado Avalanche go head- to-head with the New JErsey Devils."
@DangitTheyreAllTaken I kno dude! All they show is the scores on the bottom of the screen for NHL on ESPN!!!! And sometimes every one in a while they'll have a clip of Ovie scoring a sick breakaway goal on ESPN. And i really hate watching NHL on Versus due to lack of good *decent announcers/ anaylsists. Thats why i stick to NHL Network and NHL OTF. NHL On the Fly's my new NHL on ESPN.
This was when ESPN cared about hockey. Instead of giving us 4 second video on what happened. Yet they will repeat the same thing over and over again about the same NBA game for 1 hour!
Maybe the lockout will give ESPN a chance to finally show us some hockey! They have 4 different NFL shows in the afternoon, why can't they give the NHL a show. Don't tell me because ESPN doesn't show theme anymore because they had NFL Live before MNF came on ESPN.
I honestly do hope the NBA doesn't play this year because then its more NHL talk. And besides these players don't cry about every little thing like they do.
way better then vs theme , heres hoping to one day they can settle there differences and unite back under espn versus and nbc are weak i miss the days of fox and espn and that glowing puck and morphin robots intro lol
Hi im Gary Thorne along with Bill Clement as we bring you the Colorado Avalanche Vs the Florida Panthers as Game 4 of the 1996 Stanley Cup FInals are under way.
ESPN in Brazil is using this theme for their coverage of NHL games. but should they keep it or replace it with The Hockey Theme (used by cousin network TSN)?
Gary Thorne and Mickey Redmond between broadcasting the game, Murphy between the benches, in the NHL studio will be Barry Melrose, Brett Hull, Darren McCarty and any NHL great possible. Fuck Pierre McGuire, Doc Emeric, and Eddie Olcheyk or however u spell his last name. Fucked up the game of hockey. BRING THE NHL BACK TO ESPN!
@VancouverChokers Ehhh not rally a big fan of O Hes the Hawks commentator with Pat Foley and he had his better years, but hes a Hawks fan more than anything. Olczyk's not bad but he could be better.
Wow i remember when NHL was on ESPN and VS didnt exist they had Web-gems, then Touch em all and NHL would come after NFL they ahd huge segments on NHL , back in like 2004, 2005, and no wNHL doesnt exist on ESPN.
Tonight, after 15 years, the wheels of fate have turned, and the NHL and ESPN are witness to a battle never before seen in hockey history. Here tonight at the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg, the once and past Jets return to do battle with their modern-day inheritors, and the rafters are shaking. Jets.Coyotes.Now.
@MrBlazemaster525 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the renewal of a great rivalry. 20 years after they were thought to be dead, the Quebec Nordiques have been revived and so has one of the NHL's greatest rivalries. Tonight, Dave Tippett's Quebec Nordiques, recently removed from Phoenix, make their debut against their longtime rival, the Montreal Canadiens. Habs. Nords. Next.
to all those who think NHL should reunite with ESPN, take this into consideration. Auto racing fans yearned for NASCAR to reunite with ESPN, and when they finally did, ESPN butchered everything involving broadcasting the sport. Today's ESPN is nothing like the ESPN of the 90s and early 2000s. A lot of you would be heartbroken by the way they would present hockey nowadays...
@blugold94 - I didn't say can Emrick. There's a reason he has multiple Emmys. If NBC/Versus are going to cover more games, they can have 2 elite PBP announcers.
Now that any chance of hockey returning to ESPN is a pipedream. NBC/ComcASSt should do the following: buy this song, free Barry Melrose from exile, and hire Gary Thorne. If they're serious about hockey, these are no brainer decisions.
@beantownn54 espn stoped because of the 2005 lockout so espn canceled there contract with the nhl cuz they wherent gonna get any ratings from the lockout so NBC/Versus Took ESPN's contract for when the lockout was over but NBC'S contract expires this summer so dose versus as well so ESPN/ABC might be gonna get the 2011/2016 deal So look to see Gray Throne & Bill Clement in the fall of 2011 in the rinks again
Oh please, everyone knows why the NHL refused ESPN... hockey was down big time and ESPN wanted to pay too little and so the owners and bettman took their services to OLN aka Versus.
If ESPN really cared about hockey, they would have matched Versus. They have enough money to do so. Besides, ESPN still does not give hockey the coverage it deserves.
@Canadarm123 check google then put will espn return to nhl and look for the link blueshirtsbanter click it and it shows that espn/abc is looking to buy this fall because versus and nbcs contract is up by this summer dont believe go read the site i told you
@TonyBigBoy19 Except NBC and Versus just secured tv rights for the next ten years... Didn't you read that? It was big news. Versus and NBC now will play hockey for the next ten years.
It was a record setting deal, which means ESPN won't get a shot at hockey again til 2021...
The NHL does not need ESPN, ESPN almost killed the league by constantly sending their games to ESPN2. And besides, the NHL is happy with their new 10-year deal with NBC and Versus.
i remember a time when ESPN knew what they were talking about when it came to hockey. now they debate whether fighting should be in the game and how zdeno chara is a criminal. what the hell happened?
I agree the NHL needs to dump VS for ESPN, but NBC owns VS so that's not happening...I really miss the ESPN and ABC telecasts, it wouldn't be the same today as it was back then, everything would say ESPN, there wouldn't be any ABC Sports telecast. I like the NHL on NBC, but I really miss it on ESPN and ABC.
@SacTownSharksFan , I'm glad NBC is taking over Versus because that channel needs an overhaul. Versus is only 4 or 5 years removed from formerly OLN (Outdoor Life Network) the "Versus" theme doesn't work when the cover a bunch of crap sports nobody really cares about like the IRL/bullriding/NBA-DL/other crap television shows. I mean the NHL carries Versus, so they need a new brand identity.
"Good evening, this is Gary Thorne along with my partner Bill Clement. We are coming to you from The Arena in St. Louis. Where the St. Louis Blues will be taking on the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, and Bill thses teams just plain don’t like each other." "That’s right Gary there is a lot of animosity between these two teams, and tonight should be a very physical game between these two bitter rivals." "We should be in for a good one we’re delighted to have you with us. Blues-Blackhawks, next"
I love hockey, but the sad fact is that the NHL is making itself look bad being on the same network as Arena Football and unranked college football teams. The NHL needs to tell VS to eat a dick and head back to the mothership.
".... Matteau behind the net swings it in front to Tikkanen THEY SCORE!! THEY SCORE!!! THE RANGERS WIN THE GAME! 1940 IS HISTORY!" -- Equal to Howie Rose's Radio call because Gary Thorne's "1940 is history" proclamation -- when they had only won the conference final. prophetic.
I think NBC and Verus do a good job, but I miss hearing this theme. This ranks up there with the NBA on NBC theme as on of the best ever. Also I like hearing Gary Thorne do Orioles games but he belongs in the booth of hockey games.
"Live from Le Colisee de Quebec City, Home of the 2nd best team in the NHL, the Quebec Nordiques, as they take on the defending Cup champions, the New York Rangers."
this and every other 90s and early 2000s themes needs to come back... they are all such classy themes, and all of the new themes are new electronic themes that all sound so boring
@bigravensfan21 Lando Calrissian from Star wars :) Go on knowyourmeme and just type in Lando. Then maybe you understand what's all about that "Lando", hope i helped
"Tonight, a new era begins for both the ESPN and the NHL. We are north of the border at the MTS Centre, and tonight both the Winnipeg Jets and the NHL on ESPN return. It's opening night in Winnipeg as the newly reborn Winnipeg Jets take on the defending Stanley Cup Champions the Detroit Red Wings. Jets. Red Wings. Now."
@HuskerFanatic A night after ESPN and the Winnipeg Jets came back to the National Hockey League, another one of the most beloved teams in league history, the Quebec Nordiques, return to the ice, and they face off with the team that used to be the Nordiques, the Colorado Avalanche. Nordiques. Avalanche. Next.
@SarignCleric Welcome to the NHL playoffs, Im Doc Emerick along side Eddie Olzyk in one hell of a series as the Vancouver canucks go head to head with the Boston Bruins, Yeah Doc this is gonna be a great series especially with Chara, Marchand, and Krejci, with Sedin, Kesler, and Bieksa on the blue lines and lots of hard hitting physical-play. Well lets take it to JR, and Pierre Mcguire down to the ice for both National Anthems!, Shall we.
@theicchamp06 COOL!!! here's one: the Detroit red wings their 3rd cup in 6 years the 10th that they've won in their history. Scotty Bowman will get his 9th as a coach. dominc hasik, robatillle will win their first THE DETROIT RED WINGS HAVE WON THE 2002 STANLEY CUP!!!
Hi this is Gary Thorne here with Bill Clement tonight in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. The Division Rival New York Rangers are in town tonight for what should be an old school hockey game. Live from the Wells Fargo Center on Broad Street. Flyers. Rangers. Now.
Hello and welcome to ESPN's National Hockey Night. I'm Gary Thorne here with my partner Bill Clement. Tonight, live from the Boston Garden, it's the greateset rivalry in the sports of ice hockey; the Boston Bruins versus the Montreal Canadiens.
ESPN LOVES DIRTY NIGGER MONKEY BALL.
Eternal1Truth 1 week ago
watching espn makes you feel blacker. ITS AS IF HALF THEIR "REPORTERS" CAME FROM THE JUNGLE.
Eternal1Truth 1 week ago
ESPN STANDS FOR THE AVERAGE NEGRO AND THE WIGGERS IN THE AMERICA.
Eternal1Truth 1 week ago
@Eternal1Truth "IN THE AMERICA"
Konanarian 5 days ago
ESPN LOVES NIGGER DICK. ALL THEY COVER IS NBA AND DIRTY MONKEY BALL.
Eternal1Truth 1 week ago
ESPN IS FOR NIGGERS.
Eternal1Truth 1 week ago
espn is full of dirty apes and negroes.
Eternal1Truth 1 week ago
hockey rules
fightsongfan123 1 week ago
hello everyone gary thorne with bill clement here at the first union center in philadelphia, as the flyers host the new york rangers
97jfg 2 weeks ago
To young to truly remember NHL on ESPN, all I can remember is Shawn Bates' penalty shot goal in the 2001-2002 playoffs
Penalty Shot for Bates... SCORES!!!
nyanfalcon 1 month ago
now that versus has merged with NBC to become NBC sports maybe ESPN can sign a contract to show NHL games on ESPN. Show College basketball on ESPN 2 while nba is on abc espn and when baseball begins then show baseball on espn 2 and/or espn abc. That way we get our 3 hours of hockey coverage on Sunday/Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday while NBC/ NBC sports shows hockey on Saturday/Sunday, Monday, Wensday, and Friday. THUUUUUUMBS UUUUPPPP FOR HOCKEY ON ESPNNNNN!
TheNewChevyRoll48 1 month ago
LANDO IS NOT
MetalPatrick93 1 month ago 2
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MetalPatrick93 1 month ago
I hate ESPN with passion, but god damn do they write a mean theme song. So. Epic.
tokentheblackcat 1 month ago
NHL
ThePonko92 1 month ago
Lando is Awesome
ruckelz74 2 months ago 4
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"Good evening and welcome downtown Buffalo, NY! Tonight the Buffalo Sabres go for their forth victory over the Ottawa Senators in what could be a SWEEP of the series! A number of fans tonight in Buffalo have brought brooms and stand ready to throw them onto the ice in the even of a "sweep". Will Buffalo sweep Ottawa or will the Senators force a Game 5? Find out tonight on ESPN!"
Tigerman1138 2 months ago
great theme
yosefcoleman 2 months ago in playlist More videos from 04bostonredsox07
NHL on ESPN Needs to come back! I remember those old wings vs avs games and also all of those epic playoff series especially when my Sharks pulled off a few upsets and all of those legendary playoff runs in the past 15 years...
SanJoseSharksFan1991 3 months ago
I'm a casual hockey fan but if I've never heard of VErsus how in the hell am I suppose to care
ThePhenomm 3 months ago
@ThePhenomm Haha i kno dude they were the best! But Versus has shity ass announcers nowadays so it sucks watching it.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 3 months ago
The legend that is........LANDO!!!
rl1712 3 months ago 4
Gary Thorne, Bill Clement? "Hi everybody this is Gary Thorne along side Bill Clement as were underway in the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals here in the Mile high City as the Colorado Avalanche go head- to-head with the New JErsey Devils."
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 3 months ago 2
@BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS Perfect. Lol.
jose4891 3 months ago
@jose4891 Haha omg dude i remember watching the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals on ESPN.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 3 months ago
@BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS same. can hear Thorne & Clement in my ears like it was yesterday. miss it!
jose4891 3 months ago
ZAKK WYLDE NOW BITCHES
jerryflack4eva 4 months ago
ESPN, the worldwide leader in all sports except the best one
DangitTheyreAllTaken 4 months ago 3
@DangitTheyreAllTaken I kno dude! All they show is the scores on the bottom of the screen for NHL on ESPN!!!! And sometimes every one in a while they'll have a clip of Ovie scoring a sick breakaway goal on ESPN. And i really hate watching NHL on Versus due to lack of good *decent announcers/ anaylsists. Thats why i stick to NHL Network and NHL OTF. NHL On the Fly's my new NHL on ESPN.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 3 months ago
This was when ESPN cared about hockey. Instead of giving us 4 second video on what happened. Yet they will repeat the same thing over and over again about the same NBA game for 1 hour!
Maybe the lockout will give ESPN a chance to finally show us some hockey! They have 4 different NFL shows in the afternoon, why can't they give the NHL a show. Don't tell me because ESPN doesn't show theme anymore because they had NFL Live before MNF came on ESPN.
jet4212006 4 months ago
@jet4212006
I honestly do hope the NBA doesn't play this year because then its more NHL talk. And besides these players don't cry about every little thing like they do.
cle17931 4 months ago in playlist cle17931's favorites
I'd rather watch the NHL on ESPN than whack VS.
thatdudecozz89 4 months ago
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thatdudecozz89 4 months ago
hockey sucks
pumptank 4 months ago
@pumptank hope you burn in hell
ualessh 4 months ago 4
@pumptank Is what gay people say
RedWingsFan931 2 months ago
oh my god this song gives me chills. its like spartacus vs theocles music
Yeet2k 4 months ago
Sadly poker outdraws hockey for ESPN.
jmay2002 5 months ago
Hi everyone im Bill Clement along side here with Gary Thorne! Tonight we have the Colorado Avalanche against the Florida Panthers in the 1996 SCF.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 5 months ago
This song ties for my favorite sports theme song in the world. NFL on FOX shares a spot with NHL on ESPN.
NFLization 5 months ago
Dam, this may be one of the best themes of sports i've ever heard, really motivating too
2009rsvids2009 5 months ago
gary thorn and mike patrick were the shit on national hockey night.
snave31 5 months ago
Still one of the best sports themes ever.
PSKEMan 5 months ago
Oh how I miss the NHL on ESPN.
Thrashfan21 5 months ago
greatest nhl theme song ever! nhl needs to go back on espn!
RedWolf7037 5 months ago
way better then vs theme , heres hoping to one day they can settle there differences and unite back under espn versus and nbc are weak i miss the days of fox and espn and that glowing puck and morphin robots intro lol
shenji06 5 months ago
NHL 2k5 !! :D
MrMorningWood420 6 months ago 3
go habz go
msgoldoche2 6 months ago
yay panthers and tampa bay
SecretToris 6 months ago
maybe with the nba on lockout maybe espn will drop the nba like a bad habit and take back the nhl.
RedWolf7037 6 months ago
@RedWolf7037
I would like to see that.
carlinrulez666 6 months ago
hey with the nba in lockout now, maybe espn will want the nhl back on espn and drop the nba like a dirty habit.
RedWolf7037 6 months ago
how analog is that. takes me back, friends.
karpis138 6 months ago
epic key change
jhm129 6 months ago
8 people are haters
Lando is not.
bigdog41407 6 months ago
Have any of you ever played NHL 97 for the SNES? The theme song from that sounds a lot like this.
SabreFan84 6 months ago
Hi im Gary Thorne along with Bill Clement as we bring you the Colorado Avalanche Vs the Florida Panthers as Game 4 of the 1996 Stanley Cup FInals are under way.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 6 months ago
Let's Go Pens!!!
19PittSteelers33 6 months ago
THIS THEME IS SOOO BADASS
hotsauce1629 6 months ago
I strip exclusively to this song.
Xa31nov1s 7 months ago
ESPN in Brazil is using this theme for their coverage of NHL games. but should they keep it or replace it with The Hockey Theme (used by cousin network TSN)?
Viakenny 7 months ago
Gary Thorne and Mickey Redmond between broadcasting the game, Murphy between the benches, in the NHL studio will be Barry Melrose, Brett Hull, Darren McCarty and any NHL great possible. Fuck Pierre McGuire, Doc Emeric, and Eddie Olcheyk or however u spell his last name. Fucked up the game of hockey. BRING THE NHL BACK TO ESPN!
gophilliesforever 7 months ago
@gophilliesforever I disagree on only two points: Emrick and Edzo are very good. Pierre McGuire on the other hand is a CLB.
CLB = creepy little bastard
VancouverChokers 7 months ago
@VancouverChokers Ehhh not rally a big fan of O Hes the Hawks commentator with Pat Foley and he had his better years, but hes a Hawks fan more than anything. Olczyk's not bad but he could be better.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 7 months ago
Wow i remember when NHL was on ESPN and VS didnt exist they had Web-gems, then Touch em all and NHL would come after NFL they ahd huge segments on NHL , back in like 2004, 2005, and no wNHL doesnt exist on ESPN.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 8 months ago
Tonight, after 15 years, the wheels of fate have turned, and the NHL and ESPN are witness to a battle never before seen in hockey history. Here tonight at the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg, the once and past Jets return to do battle with their modern-day inheritors, and the rafters are shaking. Jets.Coyotes.Now.
MrBlazemaster525 8 months ago 59
@MrBlazemaster525 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the renewal of a great rivalry. 20 years after they were thought to be dead, the Quebec Nordiques have been revived and so has one of the NHL's greatest rivalries. Tonight, Dave Tippett's Quebec Nordiques, recently removed from Phoenix, make their debut against their longtime rival, the Montreal Canadiens. Habs. Nords. Next.
VancouverChokers 7 months ago
@VancouverChokers Why not swap the ThrashJets for the Desert Jets?=)
MrBlazemaster525 7 months ago
@MrBlazemaster525
...in game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup final. :P
ElBarto3131 7 months ago
@MrBlazemaster525 One can only dream....
majones316 5 months ago
nascarcrazy24 is true. when espn returned to nascar, it was awful. terrible announcers and terrible coverage. i bet espn2 would have killed the nhl
sportsfan0518 8 months ago
to all those who think NHL should reunite with ESPN, take this into consideration. Auto racing fans yearned for NASCAR to reunite with ESPN, and when they finally did, ESPN butchered everything involving broadcasting the sport. Today's ESPN is nothing like the ESPN of the 90s and early 2000s. A lot of you would be heartbroken by the way they would present hockey nowadays...
nascarcrazy24 8 months ago
dam i wish pens vs. bruins in 2011 nhl finals
TheBulls7210 8 months ago
@blugold94 - I didn't say can Emrick. There's a reason he has multiple Emmys. If NBC/Versus are going to cover more games, they can have 2 elite PBP announcers.
thepro7us 8 months ago
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thepro7us 8 months ago
Holy fuck I msis this song. ESPN needs to remove it's head from it's ass and pick up hockey again.
displacedcheesehead 8 months ago
Gary Thorne? Come on......Emrick is the better NHL PBP announcer by far.
blugold94 8 months ago
Now that any chance of hockey returning to ESPN is a pipedream. NBC/ComcASSt should do the following: buy this song, free Barry Melrose from exile, and hire Gary Thorne. If they're serious about hockey, these are no brainer decisions.
thepro7us 8 months ago
Lando's Theme
RalphGatsby 8 months ago 3
red sox suck!
therealsammason 8 months ago
Some things sports need to revert back to:
The NHL goes back to ESPN with Gary Thorne and Bill Clement calling the action
The NBA goes back to NBC with Marv Albert and BIll Walton calling the action
MLB goes back to NBC with Bob Costas, Bob Uecker and Joe Morgon
MNF goes back to ABC
thndrct218 9 months ago
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NotACYBORG 8 months ago
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@thndrct218 Screw Bill Walton, Marv needs to be with the Czar Mike Fratello.
NotACYBORG 8 months ago
Gary Thorne
joshman783 9 months ago
The ESPN shows NHL only for Brazil at this moment.
Carvalho007agent 9 months ago
why dont they give nhl games on espn anymore??
beantownn54 9 months ago
@beantownn54 espn stoped because of the 2005 lockout so espn canceled there contract with the nhl cuz they wherent gonna get any ratings from the lockout so NBC/Versus Took ESPN's contract for when the lockout was over but NBC'S contract expires this summer so dose versus as well so ESPN/ABC might be gonna get the 2011/2016 deal So look to see Gray Throne & Bill Clement in the fall of 2011 in the rinks again
TonyBigBoy19 9 months ago
Oh please, everyone knows why the NHL refused ESPN... hockey was down big time and ESPN wanted to pay too little and so the owners and bettman took their services to OLN aka Versus.
If ESPN really cared about hockey, they would have matched Versus. They have enough money to do so. Besides, ESPN still does not give hockey the coverage it deserves.
Canadarm123 9 months ago
@Canadarm123 check google then put will espn return to nhl and look for the link blueshirtsbanter click it and it shows that espn/abc is looking to buy this fall because versus and nbcs contract is up by this summer dont believe go read the site i told you
TonyBigBoy19 9 months ago
@TonyBigBoy19 Except NBC and Versus just secured tv rights for the next ten years... Didn't you read that? It was big news. Versus and NBC now will play hockey for the next ten years.
It was a record setting deal, which means ESPN won't get a shot at hockey again til 2021...
Canadarm123 9 months ago
@Canadarm123
Which is probably a good thing since they're too worried about showing those pretty boys playing basektball instead of showing a real sport.
cle17931 8 months ago
LANDO IS NOT
vegito4690 9 months ago 3
The NHL does not need ESPN, ESPN almost killed the league by constantly sending their games to ESPN2. And besides, the NHL is happy with their new 10-year deal with NBC and Versus.
SoftBank47 9 months ago
i remember a time when ESPN knew what they were talking about when it came to hockey. now they debate whether fighting should be in the game and how zdeno chara is a criminal. what the hell happened?
xFALCONPUNCHxx 9 months ago
I agree the NHL needs to dump VS for ESPN, but NBC owns VS so that's not happening...I really miss the ESPN and ABC telecasts, it wouldn't be the same today as it was back then, everything would say ESPN, there wouldn't be any ABC Sports telecast. I like the NHL on NBC, but I really miss it on ESPN and ABC.
CuBsFaN123100 9 months ago
@CuBsFaN123100 Yeah I found out earlier that VS. is apart of NBC'S Sports. Sham. ESPN/ABC'S coverage of the sport is waaaay greater in my opinion.
mattyhasselhoff 9 months ago
LAAAANDOOOO!!
Teletubbiezzz 10 months ago 4
LANDO IS NOT
ForcheAlex 10 months ago 19
Gary Thorne "SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ironwildcat 10 months ago 3
Gary throne and bill clement
enough said.
crunchnut21 10 months ago 2
@crunchnut21 Couldn't have said it better.
hockyjocky4 9 months ago
To clarify NBC-Universal/Comcast has taken over majority share in the Versus network.
cragmac1000 10 months ago
NBC/Versus just won the TV rights to the NHL, possibly for up to 10 years
SacTownSharksFan 10 months ago
@SacTownSharksFan
Didn't NBC just buy Versus out and it'll be called the NBC Sports network next year or something like that?
cle17931 10 months ago
@cle17931
They're renaming it this summer to NBC Sports Network
RIP Versus
SacTownSharksFan 10 months ago
@SacTownSharksFan , I'm glad NBC is taking over Versus because that channel needs an overhaul. Versus is only 4 or 5 years removed from formerly OLN (Outdoor Life Network) the "Versus" theme doesn't work when the cover a bunch of crap sports nobody really cares about like the IRL/bullriding/NBA-DL/other crap television shows. I mean the NHL carries Versus, so they need a new brand identity.
cragmac1000 10 months ago
"Good evening, this is Gary Thorne along with my partner Bill Clement. We are coming to you from The Arena in St. Louis. Where the St. Louis Blues will be taking on the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, and Bill thses teams just plain don’t like each other." "That’s right Gary there is a lot of animosity between these two teams, and tonight should be a very physical game between these two bitter rivals." "We should be in for a good one we’re delighted to have you with us. Blues-Blackhawks, next"
StoneRacingCamaro 10 months ago 4
Wings do not belong in the same sentence as the Stanley Cup.
TheeUrbanGentleman 10 months ago
@TheeUrbanGentleman I mean... I'm a Caps fan... but the Wings belong in the same sentence as the Stanley Cup 11 times, buddy.
quiddlet 10 months ago
@quiddlet Don't live in the past. They suck.
TheeUrbanGentleman 10 months ago
I love hockey, but the sad fact is that the NHL is making itself look bad being on the same network as Arena Football and unranked college football teams. The NHL needs to tell VS to eat a dick and head back to the mothership.
SebKnowlton 10 months ago
Now if only the announcers could match they Randy Hahn scorgasm
greytheangel 10 months ago
".... Matteau behind the net swings it in front to Tikkanen THEY SCORE!! THEY SCORE!!! THE RANGERS WIN THE GAME! 1940 IS HISTORY!" -- Equal to Howie Rose's Radio call because Gary Thorne's "1940 is history" proclamation -- when they had only won the conference final. prophetic.
lolwut71 10 months ago
*Versus and *one
waterdrinker9 11 months ago
I think NBC and Verus do a good job, but I miss hearing this theme. This ranks up there with the NBA on NBC theme as on of the best ever. Also I like hearing Gary Thorne do Orioles games but he belongs in the booth of hockey games.
waterdrinker9 11 months ago
Stevie Y, keep up the good work as the GM. GO LIGHTNING!!!!
eclipspyd99 11 months ago
"Live from Le Colisee de Quebec City, Home of the 2nd best team in the NHL, the Quebec Nordiques, as they take on the defending Cup champions, the New York Rangers."
ChrisMolyneaux93 11 months ago 2
McCarty Draws, ...McCarty in, ...MCCARTY .....SCOOOOOORRRRREEESSS!!! A MAGNIFICENT GOAL!!!! DARREN MCCARTY!!!! one of the most immortal calls ever.
connorrulz 11 months ago
If versus could play this theme song i wouldnt care about the nhl being back on espn anymore, id be happy :)
goalie1131 11 months ago 2
Vancouver is really looking good. It would be pretty neat to see a Canadien team win the Stanley Cup.
cle17931 11 months ago
we need nhl back on espn
MrBeanner 11 months ago
I soo miss this theme!
samuraijack18 11 months ago
this and every other 90s and early 2000s themes needs to come back... they are all such classy themes, and all of the new themes are new electronic themes that all sound so boring
rangerfreak616 1 year ago
Whats the song on the NCAA Basketball advert all season long!? 'So put your hands up' 'and we do it all day everyday'?
Thekeymeister 1 year ago
... LANDO IS NOT.
andyllamanipl 1 year ago 2
@andyllamanipl LANDO CALRISSIAN.
dsfdsfsgfdegdfgmdflg 1 year ago 2
THE NBA SUCKS!
George91280 1 year ago 2
@George91280 yes sir. i believe it does.
tlv156 1 year ago
LET'S GO LIGHTNING!!!!!
2004 Stanley Cup champions!!!!!
theicchamp06 1 year ago
OMG I grew up with this song and Gary Thorne and Bill Clement. All those awesome NHL videogames..."That save was all that and a bag of chips."
TedBundyJr13 1 year ago
Why isn't the top rated comment LANDO related? That is a blasphemy.
nuothe11th 1 year ago 28
@nuothe11th Pardon my ignorance, but who is Lando?
bigravensfan21 7 months ago
@bigravensfan21 Lando Calrissian from Star wars :) Go on knowyourmeme and just type in Lando. Then maybe you understand what's all about that "Lando", hope i helped
UncleSchwarz 7 months ago
LANDO
bonesaw8 1 year ago 4
I don't care if Barry Melrose is an idiot, and Darren Pang is slightly annoying, bring back the nhl on espn.
BrennanDixon1537 1 year ago
Gary Thorne
OHHHHH MERCY!
Oldschoolhockey91 1 year ago
AHHHHHHH NHL 2k5
rahib1111 1 year ago
"Tonight, a new era begins for both the ESPN and the NHL. We are north of the border at the MTS Centre, and tonight both the Winnipeg Jets and the NHL on ESPN return. It's opening night in Winnipeg as the newly reborn Winnipeg Jets take on the defending Stanley Cup Champions the Detroit Red Wings. Jets. Red Wings. Now."
HuskerFanatic 1 year ago 55
@HuskerFanatic A night after ESPN and the Winnipeg Jets came back to the National Hockey League, another one of the most beloved teams in league history, the Quebec Nordiques, return to the ice, and they face off with the team that used to be the Nordiques, the Colorado Avalanche. Nordiques. Avalanche. Next.
KenStah85 1 year ago 2
@HuskerFanatic Hi, everyone I'm Gary Thorne alongside Bill Clement. What an exciting day for hockey as two of the best teams go head to head.
SarignCleric 8 months ago 2
@SarignCleric Welcome to the NHL playoffs, Im Doc Emerick along side Eddie Olzyk in one hell of a series as the Vancouver canucks go head to head with the Boston Bruins, Yeah Doc this is gonna be a great series especially with Chara, Marchand, and Krejci, with Sedin, Kesler, and Bieksa on the blue lines and lots of hard hitting physical-play. Well lets take it to JR, and Pierre Mcguire down to the ice for both National Anthems!, Shall we.
BLOCK19PRODUCTIONS 8 months ago
@HuskerFanatic Jets are back and i think espn got the nhl license from vs (thank god) so 2/3 aint bad..
r35h93 7 months ago
@r35h93 ESPN has the NHL again? Are you sure about that?
bigravensfan21 7 months ago
@HuskerFanatic Well, you got a part of that now, I suppose. Winnipeg has the Jets now, you just need the NHL to come back to ESPN.
bigravensfan21 7 months ago
Lando!
micshaz 1 year ago
4 seconds left KHABIBULIN! THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING JUST WON THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!!
wolfjak 1 year ago
@wolfjak THE COLORADO AVALANCHE HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP!! RAYMOND BOURQUE A DREAM HAS COME TRUE!!!!!!
jsutiger07 11 months ago
@jsutiger07 THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING HAVE WON THEIR FIRST STANLEY CUP!!!!!
theicchamp06 11 months ago
@theicchamp06 THE RANGERS WIN THE CUP!!!! THE RANGERS WIN THE CUP!!! THE CURSE IS OVER!!!
jsutiger07 11 months ago
@jsutiger07 THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP! JASON ARNOTT WITH THE GAME-WINNING OVERTIME GOAL!
theicchamp06 11 months ago
...trying to get the sweep, into the zone, THE DETROIT RED WINGS ARE THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
wolfjak 11 months ago
@theicchamp06 COOL!!! here's one: the Detroit red wings their 3rd cup in 6 years the 10th that they've won in their history. Scotty Bowman will get his 9th as a coach. dominc hasik, robatillle will win their first THE DETROIT RED WINGS HAVE WON THE 2002 STANLEY CUP!!!
jsutiger07 9 months ago
LANDO CALRISSIAN.
dsfdsfsgfdegdfgmdflg 1 year ago
Hull loose puck, Hull a shot! SCORE! SCORE! SCORE! THE DALLAS STARS WIN THE STANLEY CUP! DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS, THE STARS ARE SHINING!
MartyTurco093 1 year ago
@MartyTurco093 That comment still gives me chills after 12 years :D Go Stars!!!
TheDorikin86 1 year ago
NHL 2K7 :)
Mahes46 1 year ago
Hi this is Gary Thorne here with Bill Clement tonight in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. The Division Rival New York Rangers are in town tonight for what should be an old school hockey game. Live from the Wells Fargo Center on Broad Street. Flyers. Rangers. Now.
I wish espn still covered the NHL.
dbhawks05 1 year ago 5
do they use this music when the have the NCAA tournament on ESPN?
icommentonurstuff 1 year ago
Hello and welcome to ESPN's National Hockey Night. I'm Gary Thorne here with my partner Bill Clement. Tonight, live from the Boston Garden, it's the greateset rivalry in the sports of ice hockey; the Boston Bruins versus the Montreal Canadiens.
bakerandbaker1 1 year ago
I miss Bob Cole and Harry Neale on HNIC doing the 7:00 games :'( I'm very glad I can get CBC in Detroit.
RinkRat20 1 year ago
welcome to nhl on espn tonight we're in tampa bay at the ice palace as it's called for game 7 in the stanley cup finals tampa bay vs calgary
wolfjak 1 year ago
0:16 is where Gary would start talking.
taranchula97 1 year ago
Gary Thorne and Barry Melrose... WHOS BETTER?
nateboy34 1 year ago
@nateboy34 Oh god, Gary Thorne, hands down.
amorningofsleep 1 year ago
@nateboy34 gary and bill clement
wolfjak 1 year ago
@nateboy34
The only guys on ESPN i could listen to without muting the tv.
cle17930 1 year ago
welcome to ESPN national hockey night were the hartford whalers go head to head with the winnipeg jets live at the hartford civic center.
NickInfante92 1 year ago 3
OH GOD DO I MISS THIS THEME, BRINGS ME A TEAR TO MY EYE, THE EMOTION!!! What if the league never locked out after 2003,...
mattyhasselhoff 1 year ago
washington capitals all da way
seeling8403 1 year ago
washington capitals all da way
seeling8403 1 year ago
somebody told me its coming back next year idk if its totally true
cowboyzsuk81 1 year ago
@cowboyzsuk81 A lot of talk that ESPN wants NHL back, for no other reason than to get it off VERSUS.
AndyMarquisLIVE 1 year ago