Quotes From Yesterday’s NBC Universal Hockey Coverage

MSNBC

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: BELARUS VS. SWEDEN
Bill Patrick (Host), Jeremy Roenick and Mike Milbury (Studio Analysts), Mike Emrick (Play-by-Play), Ed Olczyk (Analysts), Pierre McGuire (Reporter)
Sweden: 4  Belarus: 2

MILBURY ON TEAM SWEDEN: “There are simple concepts to every sport and one of them is give and go, and the Swedes do this beautifully all over the ice.”

MCGUIRE ON TEAM SWEDEN: “Even though a lot of people for a period of time thought they weren’t the most overly aggressive team to ever come in, they’re playing aggressive and they have for a long time now.”

TEAM SWEDEN’S DANIEL ALFREDSSON: “I feel today was a big game for us; I thought we answered really well.”

BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST NIGHT’S CNBC COVERAGE

CNBC
5:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: RUSSIA VS. SLOVAKIA
Bill Patrick (Host), Jeremy Roenick (Studio Analyst), Kenny Albert (Play-by-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst)
Slovakia: 2 Russia: 1

ROENICK ON TEAM RUSSIA’S ALEXANDER OVECHKIN: “Alex Ovechkin is a monster and he’s going to continue to impress through this whole tournament.”

MICHELETTI ON OVECHKIN: “Look at him. He’s just going, going, punching guys, hitting guys, high-fives!”

ALBERT ON OVECHKIN: “He’s got one of the great shots in the game.”

MICHELETTI ON TEAM SLOVAKIA BATTLING AGAINST RUSSIA: “Slovakia has hung tough, and found a way to tie this mid-way through the third period. What a game.”

ALBERT ON RUSSIA: “That Olympic gold medal is their prize. It’s their target.”

CNBC, Men’s Hockey:
Czech Republic 5 vs. Latvia 2
Bill Patrick (Host), Jeremy Roenick and Mike Milbury (Studio Analysts), Mike Emrick (Play-By-Play), Ed Olczyk (Analyst), Joe Micheletti (Reporter)

Milbury on Czech Republic’s Jaromir Jagr: “Boy he can bring it. He is one of the top 10 in my book.”

Roenick on Czech Republic’s goaltender Tomas Vokoun: “He doesn’t get the respect or recognition because he is in a down market, but he has seven shut outs and is tied with Marty Brodeur for No. 1 in the NHL.”

Olczyk on Czech Republic: “Their ability to make plays in small areas and their defense did a really good job of putting a lot of pressure on the Latvians.”

Czech Republic’s Jaromir Jagr on taking more slap shots: “It’s a lot tougher to score in this league, so that’s why I am trying new things.”

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