Mike Milbury is no longer part of NBC Sports’ hockey coverage.
“We are grateful to Mike for all of his contributions to our coverage for 14 years, but he will not be returning to our NHL announce team,’’ a network spokesperson said in a statement Monday after announcing its 2021 broadcast teams. “We wish him well.”
The former Bruins defenseman and coach talked his way into numerous controversies during his years at the network. His last controversy, a sexist comment made during a playoff game, appears to have cost him his job.
In August, while the NHL was resuming its season in Toronto and Edmonton, Milbury and fellow analyst Brian Boucher discussed during an Islanders-Capitals playoff broadcast what life was like in the two bubbles.