The Point (studio show)

The Point
	File:The Pointnhl.jpg
Starring	John Buccigross; Steve Levy; Barry Melrose; Mark Messier; Chris Chelios; Ryan Callahan; Kevin Weekes; Rick DiPietro; Dominic Moore; Hilary Knight; Arda Ocal; Jeremy Schaap; Blake Bolden; Emily Kaplan; Greg Wyshynski; P. K. Subban; Ray Ferraro; Brian Boucher; A. J. Mleczko;
Theme music composer	Bob Christianson
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Production location(s)	Bristol, CT studios (most segments); Various NHL arenas (segments involving ESPN and ESPN+ games and on-location episodes);
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	1 hour
Production company(s)	ESPN
Distributor	The Walt Disney Company
Release
Original network	ESPN2; ESPN+; ESPN;
Original release	October 7, 2021 –; present
Chronology
Preceded by	NHL 2Night
Related shows	NHL on ESPN; NHL on ABC;
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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The Point is a studio show which shows highlights of National Hockey League games and stories about the league on ESPN2 and ESPN+ on Thursdays.

Notable segments[edit]

The Turning Point[edit]

Introduced during the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, this is where the panel will discuss a certain play that happened during one of the games, featuring demonstrations and quick analysis.

Top 6[edit]

Top 6 is a countdown of the top plays and moments across the hockey world past and present. It is modeled after SportsCenter’s famous Top 10 plays segment.

Parm Time[edit]

At the tail end of the show, host John Buccigross will read and review tweets sent in by fans of their chicken parmesan, paying homage to colleague Ray Ferraro, who is nicknamed “Chicken Parm”. Afterwards, as they sign off, someone from the ESPN cafeteria staff will bring out a meal for the panel, usually something to celebrate a national day for some type of food, e.g. donuts.

History[edit]

As part of ESPN’s new deal with the NHL, the network was allowed to produce a studio show that would air on either ESPN or ESPN2.

Announced on September 30th, The Point made its debut on October 7, 2021 on ESPN2 live from Studio F in ESPN’s Bristol, Connecticut studios. Mainly a weekly Thursday show, as part of ESPN’s NHL Opening Week programming, the show moved to daily shows on ESPN from October 12-15, with two editions airing on October 12th, the first airing in its usual afternoon time slot from Las Vegas, and the second airing in primetime from Tampa.

ESPN also broadcast two shows from Vegas for All-Star Weekend.

ESPN began producing daily shows again during the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, and announced that they would take the show on the road during the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals.

Personalities[edit]

Hosts[edit]

John Buccigross: lead host (2021–present)
Arda Ocal: alternate host (2021–present)
Jeremy Schaap: fill-in host (2021–present; also on OTL and E:60)
Steve Levy: Playoffs host (2021–present)

Analysts[edit]

Barry Melrose: lead studio analyst (1996–2004, 2021–present):^[1] color commentator (2022–present)
Mark Messier: lead studio analyst/color commentator (2021–present)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Chris Chelios: lead studio analyst/color commentator (2021–present)^[1]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Rick DiPietro: studio analyst (2021–present)
Ryan Callahan: color commentator/studio analyst (2021–present)
Kevin Weekes: color commentator/studio analyst (2021–present)
Dominic Moore: color commentator/studio analyst (2021–present)
Hilary Knight: studio analyst/color commentator (2022–present)
P. K. Subban: Playoffs studio analyst/color commentator (2022–present)
Brian Boucher: rotating analyst (2022-present)
A.J. Mleczko: rotating analyst (2022–present)

Reporters[edit]

Emily Kaplan: reporter (2021–present)
Greg Wyshynski: reporter (2021–present)
Blake Bolden: feature reporter (2022–present)

Notes[edit]

↑ Special broadcasts only

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Team to Present ESPN's NHL Coverage to Fans". ESPN Press Room U.S. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
↑ Gardner, Steve. "ESPN adds Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier as NHL analyst". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
↑ "NHL great Messier joins ESPN as studio analyst". ESPN.com. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
↑ Ciccotelli, Jenna. "Mark Messier Joining ESPN as NHL Studio Analyst Starting with 2021-22 Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
↑ Marchand, Andrew (June 28, 2021). "ESPN hiring Chris Chelios to join Mark Messier in NHL studio". New York Post. Retrieved June 28, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ "Chelios, Knight among those added to ESPN as NHL analysts". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
↑ Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive. com (2021-06-29). "Former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios joins ESPN as NHL analyst". mlive. Retrieved 2021-11-07.

External links[edit]

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[1] Special broadcasts only

[:24-2] 1.0 ^1.1 "Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Team to Present ESPN's NHL Coverage to Fans". ESPN Press Room U.S. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[Gardner-3] Gardner, Steve. "ESPN adds Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier as NHL analyst". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[4] "NHL great Messier joins ESPN as studio analyst". ESPN.com. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[5] Ciccotelli, Jenna. "Mark Messier Joining ESPN as NHL Studio Analyst Starting with 2021-22 Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[Marchand-6] Marchand, Andrew (June 28, 2021). "ESPN hiring Chris Chelios to join Mark Messier in NHL studio". New York Post. Retrieved June 28, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[7] "Chelios, Knight among those added to ESPN as NHL analysts". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.

[8] Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive. com (2021-06-29). "Former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios joins ESPN as NHL analyst". mlive. Retrieved 2021-11-07.

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