Mike Milbury won’t be part of NBC Sports’ Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage on Aug. 21, a move that comes after he said on air that the NHL bubble sites didn’t have women to “disrupt” players. 

The NHL playoffs are played at two bubble sites — Toronto and Edmonton — where, like the NBA, players are segregated from the public. In a discussion about the bubble environment during the New York Islanders’ series-clinching victory over the Washington Capitals on Aug. 20, Milbury said, “Not even any woman here to disrupt your concentration.”

“I sincerely apologize for making the comment. It was not my intention to disrespect anyone. I was trying to be irreverent and took it a step too far. It was a regrettable mistake that I take seriously,” Milbury said in a statement released by NBC Sports. 

John Forslund and Brian Boucher will be in the booth Friday night for the Philadelphia Flyers-Montreal Canadiens game minus Milbury.

“We’re disappointed about Mike’s insensitive comment and have addressed it with him,” NBC Sports said in a statement. 

It’s not immediately clear what Milbury’s status is for the rest of the playoffs. 

“The National Hockey League condemns the insensitive and insulting comment that Mike Milbury made during last night’s broadcast and we have communicated our feelings to NBC,” the NHL said in a statement. “The comment did not reflect the NHL’s values and commitment to making our game more inclusive and welcoming to all.”

It’s not the first remark from Milbury that has been criticized as misogynistic since the NHL season resumed. He claimed there’s a lack of fan support for women’s college hockey during a broadcast on Aug. 2.

Former NBC Sports studio analyst Jeremy Roenick was suspended and ultimately fired for an inappropriate comment made on a podcast earlier this season. 

Milbury, a former NHL player, coach and executive, has been a hockey analyst at NBC Sports for a decade.  

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