Dave Strader will be back in the NBC broadcast booth for the Washington Capitals-Toronto Maple Leafs series that begins on Thursday night in Washington.
Strader, who has been fighting cancer since he was diagnosed back in June, announced on Monday night on Twitter that he is feeling well enough to return to the booth for playoff hockey and will get the call in Games 1 and 2.
He returned to the Dallas Stars’ broadcast booth during the season and called five games for the team, getting an emotional salute from the Stars players in his return.
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For the Washington-Toronto series he will work alongside former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher.
Here are the rest of your announcer assignments and broadcast listings for the opening of the first-round on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Here are your Game 1 calls for NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA and NHL Network: pic.twitter.com/V8zmahklw7
— Mike Halford (@MikeHalford604) April 10, 2017
And here's the network information for all Game 1s: pic.twitter.com/b0YBIgIJQa
— Mike Halford (@MikeHalford604) April 10, 2017