Quotes From NBCU Hockey Coverage Yesterday

BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST NIGHT’S MEN’S HOCKEY
MSNBC:
9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Bill Patrick (Host), Mike Milbury and Jeremy Roenick (Studio Analysts), Kenny Albert (Play-by-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst)
MEN’S HOCKEY
Russia: 8 Latvia: 2

ROENICK ON TEAM RUSSIA:”I would be scared if I was a goaltender going up against these guys.”

MILBURY ON ALEXANDER OVECHKIN:”This is the new era, this is the Ovechkin era. He is setting all sorts of records.”

MILBURY ON TEAM RUSSIA: “This is a very skilled, very special team.”

MSNBC:
MEN’S HOCKEY: FINLAND vs. BELARUS
Bill Patrick (Host), Cammi Granato (Studio Analyst), Kenny Albert (Play-by-Play), AJ Mleczko (Analyst)
Finland: 5 Belarus: 1

OLCZYK ON TEAM FINLAND’S MIKKO KOIVU:
“Mikko Koivu, is the most underrated player in the NHL. He does so much, he is so smart.”

EMRICK ON BELARUS’ HEAD OF STATE ATTENDING A PRACTICE:
“It is not often that the Head of State will attend a practice and go on the ice with you. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko did that.”

CNBC, Men’s Hockey:
Sweden 2 vs. Germany 0
Bill Patrick (Host), Jeremy Roenick and Mike Milbury (Studio Analysts), Mike Emrick (Play-By-Play), Ed Olczyk (Analyst)

Emrick on Sweden’s roster: “Four members of the Detroit Red Wings are on this team. Nineteen of the 23 players are NHL players; eight from the Eastern conference and 11 from the West. One powerful Team Sweden.”

Roenick on Team Sweden’s Nicklas Backstrom: “He’s only 22; wise beyond his years and talented beyond those years. He makes everything look really easy. He is very, very good with the puck.”

Team Sweden’s Henrik Lundqvist: “We’re confident, but we also have a lot of respect, especially for Canada and Russia. They look really strong.”

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