so how many guys does it take to call a hockey game?

abc / espn only needs two during the regular season, but for some reason come stanley cups finals it takes eleven:

studio set:
John Saunders
Barry Melrose
Chris Berman (yeah, I don't get that either)

play by play team:
John Davidson
Bill Clement (Clement and Thorne are ESPN's top two-man team)
Gary Thorne

locker rooms / bench / crowd reporters:
Steve Levy
Al Morganti
Sam Ryan
Brian Englboom
Darren Pang