"There's a lot of movement on the show," she said. "We can be going from what's happening on Twitter to social media, to sending it to different rinks to bringing in our 'NHL Tonight' crew to get a different perspective. There's a lot of different moving parts. There's a lot of different movement. … It keeps it going, it's entertaining. Lot of different information. We switch gears fairly quickly, which is good from the perspective of staying interested and staying involved in what we're trying to cover.
"I think the direction they were going with this 'NHL Now' show fits perfectly with my personality. Not a lot of scripting; lot of unscripted and more focused on the fun side of hockey. We all have a lot of fun doing the show. We still cover news events, but we make it a focus to have some fun along the way. What I was doing in Carolina was very much a lot of the ad-libbed, no teleprompter, just going with the flow, having fun with the pregame shows. That translates very well to what I'm currently doing with these guys. It's been a fairly smooth transition."
Hradek, who had hosted "NHL Live" with Mears, said the new format and new co-host for "NHL Now" have been welcome changes.
"Michelle is doing really well," he said. "She's bringing a little bit of a different dynamic to the show. … Michelle has been really terrific so far, and I think she's only going to get better with time and experience."
McMahon, who also has experience working for the Big Ten Network, said she's looking forward to how the show continues to evolve.
"The reason we all do this job is because it's a lot of fun," she said. "For the viewers, we want to entertain them and also be informative but create an environment where it's a fun show where we can all interact with each other and learn as much as we can about what's happening in the League and also have a lot of fun. … Anything that's entertaining around hockey we want to be part of and we want everyone else to be part of our fun journey too."
