T.J. Oshie joins ESPN’s NHL coverage and will call the Olympics on NBC

GRAND FORKS N D T J Oshie is beginning a new career on television The former Warroad High and UND star forward who retired from a -year NHL career last spring has joined ESPN as an in-studio NHL analyst for the - season Oshie was on ESPN s opening night coverage this week My dad fell asleep to SportsCenter almost every night of my childhood Oshie wrote on Twitter X He would have loved this Oshie got a taste of ESPN broadcasting during the playoffs last season He joined for a night during the conference finals He s also adding a major assignment this winter Oshie will join NBC s gang to call the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d Ampezzo Italy Oshie played in the Olympic Games in Sochi Russia He famously scored four shootout goals to help the Americans beat the Russians in a pool play match Oshie will call games as an analyst alongside play-by-play announcers Brendan Burke and Chris Vosters The Olympic Games are scheduled to be played from Feb - NHL players will suit up for the first time since Oshie played three years at Warroad High from - winning state championships as a sophomore and a senior He moved on to play three years at UND from - reaching three NCAA Frozen Fours Oshie played NHL regular-season games for the St Louis Blues and Washington Capitals He won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in and spent his day with the Cup in Warroad Related Articles Blue Jackets spoil Wild s home opener party Jonas Brodin s return bolsters Wild defensive depth Wild deliver Hartman attack to Blues in opener For mind and body Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian likes it hot Hynes sees more of Wild s identity despite another preseason loss