''NHL Tonight'' (formerly ''NHL on the Fly: Final'') is the flagship show on the
NHL Network in Canada and the
United States
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. The show made its debut under its current title in December 2011. It airs nightly at 10:00 pm throughout the
NHL
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season carrying highlights from all of the day's games and includes live “look-ins” of any west coast games still in progress.
The show airs immediately after ''NHL on the Fly'', the network's in-game studio show with live “look-ins” of all current games, and was previously entitled ''NHL on the Fly: Final.'' It used to last either 30 or 60 minutes depending on the number of games that night, but in its current incarnation, the show is an hour long, no matter how many games are played that evening. It should not be confused with ESPN's ''
National Hockey Night'' which ended after the
2003-2004 NHL season.
The show was formerly simulcast occasionally on
TSN for the national audience when the channel aired regional
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
action in
Ontario
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. TSN no longer airs regional-only games of this nature.
As of the beginning of the
2007–08 NHL season
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, the NHL Network is now available in the United States.
Personalities
Current
Hosts
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Andi Petrillo
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Kathryn Tappen
Kathryn Tappen (born April 9, 1981) is an American sportscaster. Tappen works on NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Notre Dame Football, '' Football Night in America'', Golf, as well as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games among others.
Early li ...
*Jamie Hersch
*Mark Roe
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Glenn Schiiler
Analysts
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Craig Button
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Dave Reid
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Kevin Weekes
Kevin Weekes (born April 4, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 348 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is now a studio analyst for NHL Networks' ''On the Fly'', '' NHL Tonight'', and ESPN's The Po ...
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EJ Hradek
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Jamie McLennan
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Jamal Mayers
Jamal David Mayers (born October 24, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent time playing for the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San Jo ...
Former
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Kay Whitmore
Kay Whitmore, Jr. (born April 10, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, and Calgary Flames during his career, as well as several teams in the minor American ...
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Bob McGill
Robert Paul McGill (born April 27, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McGill played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 until 1994.
Early life
McGill began playing hockey when he moved to Leduc with his family ...
*Todd Lewis
*Lauren Veltman
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Mike Johnson
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Jay Onrait
Jay Michael Onrait (born August 29, 1974) is a Canadian television personality and sports anchor who hosts ''SC with Jay Onrait'' on TSN. From 2003 to 2021, he has been frequently paired with fellow Canadian broadcaster Dan O'Toole.
In his fir ...
External links
NHL Network shows*
The Sports Network original programming
National Hockey League on television
2010s Canadian sports television series
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