NBC Hockey Announcer Says Tape-Delayed Miracle on Ice “Would Never Work” Today

Dan Levy captured this moment during the U.S.-Sweden women’s hockey game today. Kenny Albert relates a story about the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” being shown on tape delay -- the game had a 5 p.m. Eastern start -- and color analyst A.J. Mleczko stabs this dagger into the heart of NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage:

⇥⇥“It would never work in this day and age. Too much technology, and text messaging, and other sort of social media. People would know the score the instant it happened.“To NBC’s minimal credit, the instant classic from last night was shown live to anyone with MSNBC. But when even their on-air personnel are saying a current policy “would never work,” doesn’t it seem like NBC is in one dream world while the rest of us trudge along, shouting at the heavens?

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