NBC Revives NHL on NBC Theme for Olympics Hockey

NBC drops a nostalgic bombshell by bringing back the legendary NHL on NBC theme music for the 2026 Olympics hockey coverage, hitting fans right in the feels as Team USA gears up against Latvia. Those iconic strains, absent since the network lost NHL rights to ESPN and TNT after 16 years, echo through Milan Cortina broadcasts and spark waves of social media tears from diehards missing Doc Emrick's calls and the old NBCSN glory. With NHL stars like Auston Matthews captaining a gold-or-bust U.S.