| Wednesday Night Rivalry | |
|---|---|
 NBCSN's Wednesday Night Hockey logo since 2018 | |
| Also known as | Wednesday Night Hockey |
| Genre | NHL game telecasts |
| Presented by | Kenny Albert Eddie Olczyk Brian Boucher John Forslund Joe Micheletti Pierre McGuire Brendan Burke A. J. Mleczko Liam McHugh Kathryn Tappen Keith Jones Patrick Sharp Anson Carter Mike Babcock Ryan Callahan Dominic Moore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 87 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company | NBC Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBCSN |
| Release | January 23, 2013 – May 12, 2021 |
| Related | |
| NHL on NBC | |
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Wednesday Night Rivalry and Wednesday Night Hockey was the branding used for National Hockey League games that aired on NBCSN on Wednesday nights during the regular season from January 2013 to May 2021.
In the 2012–13 NHL season, NBCSN rebranded their coverage of Wednesday night games as Wednesday Night Rivalry. It primarily featured rivalry games, although the network has received criticism for games which do not seem to include a strong element of rivalry (such as Los Angeles-Detroit, Pittsburgh-Buffalo, and Chicago-Philadelphia) are common. NBCSN sometimes produces a Wednesday Nightcap game primarily featuring Western Conference teams immediately following their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. Beginning in the 2013–14 NHL season, NBCSN aired the series NHL Rivals, which looks back at the participating teams' historic rivalry, leading up to their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. That same season, NBCSN promoted the games with the slogan "The Night You Love To Hate".[1]
Beginning with the 2018–19 NHL season, NBC Sports rebranded its Wednesday night broadcasts of the NHL as Wednesday Night Hockey, with the focus shifting from rivalry games to powerhouse teams and top NHL stars. The first season of Wednesday Night Hockey featured more West Coast games and a few matchups featuring Canadian teams.[2]
- ^ "NBCSN debuts new Wednesday Night Rivalry campaign". 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "NBC SPORTS SCHEDULED TO AIR RECORD 109 GAMES DURING 2018-19 NHL REGULAR SEASON". NBC Sports Group. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.