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Let’s post two press releases in one post.
On Wednesday, NBC Sports Network and CBC will air the 2012 NHL Awards live from Las Vegas. NBCSN airs it live at 7 p.m. ET while CBC airs it an hour later.
After last year’s disaster with extreme hack job Jay Mohr hosting, the NHL decides to bring in another horror show in Nickelback to perform two songs live.
In addition, viewers will be subject to Pierre McGuire presenting an award. I’m sure fans all over North America will be muting their TV’s as Pierre will wax poetic about frozen ponds, lost youth, junior hockey, college programs and lost teeth all before handing out whatever award he’s doling out.
There will be plenty of celebrities to hand out hardware and ESPN’s Erin Andrews makes her first appearance ever on the NBC Sports Network and CBC.
Here’s NBC Sports Network’s press release.
NBC SPORTS NETWORK TO AIR LIVE COVERAGE OF 2012 NHL AWARDS TOMORROW
Awards air at 7 p.m. ET from Las Vegas
NEW YORK — June 19, 2012 – The NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the NHL with live coverage of the star-studded 2012 NHL Awards on NBC Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET this Wednesday live from the Wynn Las Vegas.
The 2012 NHL Awards celebrate the season’s best performances in categories including most valuable player (Hart Trophy), outstanding goaltender (Vezina Trophy), outstanding defenseman (Norris Trophy) and outstanding rookie (Calder Trophy). The winner of the EA Sports NHL 13 Cover Athlete will also be unveiled live. NBC Sports Group NHL analysts Pierre McGuire and Eddie Olczyk will be presenters.
American Music Award and Billboard Music Award winner Nickelback will headline the 2012 NHL Awards with two live performances on the Encore Theatre stage at the Wynn. NHL Award nominees, NHL legends and celebrities such as actors Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”), Ray Liotta (“All Things Fall Apart,” “Killing Them Softly,” Goodfellas”), Adam Pally (“Happy Endings”), and professional dancer and TV personality Cheryl Burke (“Dancing with the Stars”).
Burke, Liotta, Pally and Stonestreet join previously announced presenters actors Kevin Connolly (“Entourage”), Colin Hanks (“Dexter,” “The Good Guys”), Joshua Jackson (“Fringe”), Cory Monteith (“Glee”), Matthew Perry (“Go On,” “Friends”), Vince Vaughn (“The Watch,” “Wedding Crashers,” “The Break-Up”) and Michael Vartan (“Hawthorne,” “Alias”); Hockey Night in Canada’s Andi Petrillo and PJ Stock; NHL Network’s Barry Melrose and Kathryn Tappen; sports broadcaster Erin Andrews; and hockey legends Ted Lindsay and Mark Messier.
The broadcast also will feature special appearances by actors Will Arnett (“Up All Night,” “Arrested Development”) and Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) and director/writer/actor Kevin Smith (“Red State,” “Clerks”).
One of these years, I’m going to attend the NHL Awards and hang with the beautiful people before being asked to leave the VIP Suites.
Anyway, here’s CBC’s press release. CBC’s PJ Stock and Andi Petrillo will be presenting awards as well.
CBC-TV ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NHL AWARDS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 AT 8 P.M. ET
Celebrity presenters including Vince Vaughn, Joshua Jackson, Cory Monteith, Matthew Perry, Erin Andrews, P.J. Stock, Andi Petrillo and more to honour the game’s best players from the 2011-12 season
The NHL’s biggest stars head to Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 20 and CBC has exclusive coverage as the league hands out the hardware to the top performers from the regular season at the 2012 NHL Awards. Live coverage from the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas begins at 7 p.m. ET online at cbcsports.ca, and complete coverage of the two-hour event airs on CBC-TV across Canada beginning at 8 p.m. local (8:30 p.m. NT).
Hockey’s biggest names will be joined at the annual celebration by an impressive list of celebrities who will be acting as presenters throughout the evening, including actors Vince Vaughn, Kevin Connolly, Colin Hanks and Michael Vartan as well as sportscaster Erin Andrews. Homegrown celebrity presenters include actors Joshua Jackson, Cory Monteith and Matthew Perry as well as CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA analysts P.J. Stock (@PJStockHNIC) and Andi Petrillo (@andipHNIC).
“The NHL Awards is always a great event and it’s going to be a lot of fun to be part of the show, but I’m taking my duties as a presenter seriously,” said Petrillo. “The amount of effort and passion these players and coaches put in on a nightly basis all season long is unbelievable, so I’m honoured to be part of the ceremony that recognizes all of that hard work.”
Some of the prestigious awards to be handed out at the ceremony include: the Hart Memorial Trophy honouring the league’s most valuable player; the Vezina Trophy for the top goaltender; the James Norris Memorial Trophy recognizing the best defenseman; the Calder Memorial Trophy for the most outstanding rookie; and the Ted Lindsay Award for the most outstanding player as voted by the players.
Hall of Famers Ted Lindsay and Mark Messier will be on stage to present the awards named for them. Also making appearances at the NHL Awards are Toronto-born actor Will Arnett, comedian Tracy Morgan and director/writer/actor Kevin Smith. In addition, Canadian rock band Nickelback will take the stage for two live performances throughout the night.
That is it.
