From 1991-1993, the Prime Network[5] was the primary national television broadcasters for the Major Indoor Lacrosse League.
Commentators that Prime employed included Craig Johnson[6] and Leif Elsmo as well as Bill Beroza, Bruce Todman,[7] and Jon Horton.
ESPN employed Leif Elsmo,[12] Kristi Lee, and Quint Kessenich[13] as commentators during this period.
The CTV SportsNet used Joe Bowen,[14] Brian Shanahan, and Suneel Joshi on commentary for their Canadian coverage of the 1999 Championship Game between the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks.
[23] Fox Sports Net employed Mitch Hyder, Brian Shanahan, and Bill Hall as commentators.
One month later, the NLL announced an agreement with Canada's Bell Express Vu, to broadcast out-of-market games on its pay-per-view channels.
[38][39][40] In 2018, the league announced a multi-season deal with Turner Sports to stream games exclusively on Bleacher Report's over-the-top service B/R Live.
[41] For the national broadcasting teams assigned to call the 2019 NLL Finals, New England Black Wolves announcer, Brendan Glasheen[42] would provide play-by-play with Toronto Rock color commentator Brian Shanahan as the analyst for the games hosted by the East Division winner.
Meanwhile, Colorado Mammoth announcer Teddy Jenner would provide play-by-play along with Vancouver Warriors color commentator Brad Challoner as the analyst for the games hosted by the West Division winner.
A skeleton crew of commentators, camera operators, and other technical staff are present on-site, while the remainder of the production is based out of one of three hubs in Clifton, Salt Lake City, or Toronto.
[47] As of the 2020 season, Cody Janzen serves as play-by-play commentator for CKBL, joined by analysts John Fraser and Sabeen Ahmad.