The local and national broadcasts of NHL games are full of former players serving as in-studio analysts and other members of the broadcast team.
Home AT&T SportsNet broadcasts have Jay Caufield breaking down video in the studio, with Bob Errey and occasionally Colby Armstrong part of the live game coverage. TNT has a number of former players, including Anson Carter, Rick Tocchet, as well as both Wayne Gretzky and Paul Bissonnette, proof that players on either end of the skill spectrum have the ability to step onto a TV broadcast.