Mark Messier joins Amazon NHL broadcast team [Video]

Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier will be among the on-air talent for Amazon’s new NHL broadcast. 

Amazon has unveiled its plans for “Prime Monday Night Hockey,” which include Messier working as an analyst for select games. 

The broadcast team will also include hosts Andi Petrillo, formerly of CBC Sports, and Adnan Virk, who’s worked for TSN, ESPN and the MLB Network. 

Analysis will come from Blake Bolden, Thomas Hickey, Shane Hnidy and Jody Shelley, while play-by-play will be done by former NHL on NBC talent John Forslund.

Shows will be broadcast live from the home team’s arena, starting Oct. 14 when the Montreal Canadiens host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre. 

Alongside traditional pre-game, intermission and post-game segments, “Prime Monday Night Hockey” will include an interactive feature where viewers who missed part of the game can catch up by watching a two-minute highlight package …