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{{Main|History of the National Hockey League on United States television}}
{{Main|History of the National Hockey League on United States television}}


Historically, the NHL has never fared well on American television in comparison to the other American professional leagues. The league's American broadcast partners had been in flux for decades prior to 1995, ranging from such networks as [[NHL on CBS|CBS]], [[NHL on NBC|NBC]], [[NHL on ABC|ABC]], the [[NHL on USA|USA Network]], [[NHL on SportsChannel America|SportsChannel America]], and [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]]. National coverage was then split between broadcast and cable, first with [[NHL on Fox|Fox]] and ESPN from 1995 to 1999, then followed by ABC and ESPN from 1999 to 2004. The U.S. national rights were then held by NBC and [[NHL on Versus|OLN]] (later renamed [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]], then [[NBCSN]]) between the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]] and 2021.
Historically, the NHL has never fared well on American television in comparison to the other American professional leagues. The league's American broadcast partners had been in flux for decades prior to 1995. Hockey broadcasting on a national scale was particularly spotty prior to 1981; [[NHL on NBC|NBC]], [[NHL on CBS|CBS]], and [[NHL on ABC|ABC]] held rights at various times during that period but with limited schedules during the second half of the regular season and the playoffs, along with some (but not all) of the [[Stanley Cup Finals]]. The NHL was then only available on [[Cable television in the United States|cable television]] after 1981, airing on the [[NHL on USA|USA Network]], [[NHL on SportsChannel America|SportsChannel America]], and [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]] at various times. Since 1995, national coverage has been split between broadcast and cable, first with [[NHL on Fox|Fox]] and ESPN from 1995 to 1999, then followed by ABC and ESPN from 1999 to 2004. The U.S. national rights were then held by NBC and [[NHL on Versus|OLN]] (later renamed [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]], then [[NBCSN]]) between the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]] and 2021.


The [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 season]] marks the first year of seven-year agreements with [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN]] and [[NHL on Turner Sports|Turner Sports]].<ref name="CNBC2021">{{cite news|title=NHL moving to Turner Sports is $1 billion risk-reward for hockey |work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/turner-sports-nhl-announce-seven-year-deal-for-broadcast-rights.html|date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref> ESPN's deal includes 25 regular season games on ABC or ESPN, and 75 exclusive games streamed on [[ESPN+]] and [[Hulu]].<ref name="ESPN announcement">{{cite news|title=NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31039351/nhl-back-espn-7-year-multiplatform-deal|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref> Turner Sports' coverage includes up to 72 regular season games on TNT or TBS.<ref name="Turner announcement">{{cite news|title=Turner Sports inks 7-year deal with NHL, will air 3 Stanley Cup finals|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31346196/turner-sports-inks-seven-year-deal-nhl-air-3-stanley-cup-finals|date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref> The playoffs will be split between ESPN and Turner, with ABC televising the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] during even years and TNT televising the championship series during odd years.<ref name="CNBC2021"/>
The [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 season]] marks the first year of seven-year agreements with [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN]] and [[NHL on Turner Sports|Turner Sports]].<ref name="CNBC2021">{{cite news|title=NHL moving to Turner Sports is $1 billion risk-reward for hockey |work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/turner-sports-nhl-announce-seven-year-deal-for-broadcast-rights.html|date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref> ESPN's deal includes 25 regular season games on ABC or ESPN, and 75 exclusive games streamed on [[ESPN+]] and [[Hulu]].<ref name="ESPN announcement">{{cite news|title=NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31039351/nhl-back-espn-7-year-multiplatform-deal|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref> Turner Sports' coverage includes up to 72 regular season games on TNT or TBS.<ref name="Turner announcement">{{cite news|title=Turner Sports inks 7-year deal with NHL, will air 3 Stanley Cup finals|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31346196/turner-sports-inks-seven-year-deal-nhl-air-3-stanley-cup-finals|date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref> The playoffs will be split between ESPN and Turner, with ABC televising the Stanley Cup Finals during even years and TNT televising the championship series during odd years.<ref name="CNBC2021"/>


As in Canada, games not broadcast nationally are aired regionally within a team's home market and are subject to [[Blackout (broadcasting)|blackout]] outside of them. These broadcasters include [[regional sports network]] chains. Certain national telecasts are non-exclusive, and may also air in tandem with telecasts of the game by local broadcasters. However, national telecasts of these games are blacked out in the participating teams' markets to protect the local broadcaster.
As in Canada, games not broadcast nationally are aired regionally within a team's home market and are subject to [[Blackout (broadcasting)|blackout]] outside of them. These broadcasters include [[regional sports network]] chains. Certain national telecasts are non-exclusive, and may also air in tandem with telecasts of the game by local broadcasters. However, national telecasts of these games are blacked out in the participating teams' markets to protect the local broadcaster.

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Media coverage

Main article: National Hockey League on television
See also: List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
Members of the media interviewing players on ice after a game in 2009

Canada

Broadcasting rights in Canada have historically included the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC), a Canadian tradition dating to 1952,[1][2] and even prior to that on radio since the 1920s.

The current national television and digital rightsholder is Rogers Communications, under a 12-year deal valued at C$5.2 billion which began in the 2014–15 season, as the national broadcast and cable television rightsholders. National English-language coverage of the NHL is carried primarily by Rogers' Sportsnet group of specialty channels; Sportsnet holds national windows on Wednesday and Sunday nights. Hockey Night in Canada was maintained and expanded under the deal, airing up to seven games nationally on Saturday nights throughout the regular season. CBC maintains Rogers-produced NHL coverage during the regular season and playoffs.[3] Sportsnet's networks also air occasional games involving all-U.S. matchups.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Quebecor Media holds national French-language rights to the NHL, with all coverage airing on its specialty channel TVA Sports.[10][11]

Games that are not broadcast as part of the national rights deal are broadcast by Sportsnet's regional feeds, TSN's regional feeds, and RDS. Regional games are subject to blackout for viewers outside of each team's designated market.[12]

United States

Main article: History of the National Hockey League on United States television

Historically, the NHL has never fared well on American television in comparison to the other American professional leagues. The league's American broadcast partners had been in flux for decades prior to 1995. Hockey broadcasting on a national scale was particularly spotty prior to 1981; NBC, CBS, and ABC held rights at various times during that period but with limited schedules during the second half of the regular season and the playoffs, along with some (but not all) of the Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL was then only available on cable television after 1981, airing on the USA Network, SportsChannel America, and ESPN at various times. Since 1995, national coverage has been split between broadcast and cable, first with Fox and ESPN from 1995 to 1999, then followed by ABC and ESPN from 1999 to 2004. The U.S. national rights were then held by NBC and OLN (later renamed Versus, then NBCSN) between the 2004–05 NHL lockout and 2021.

The 2021–22 season marks the first year of seven-year agreements with ESPN and Turner Sports.[13] ESPN's deal includes 25 regular season games on ABC or ESPN, and 75 exclusive games streamed on ESPN+ and Hulu.[14] Turner Sports' coverage includes up to 72 regular season games on TNT or TBS.[15] The playoffs will be split between ESPN and Turner, with ABC televising the Stanley Cup Finals during even years and TNT televising the championship series during odd years.[13]

As in Canada, games not broadcast nationally are aired regionally within a team's home market and are subject to blackout outside of them. These broadcasters include regional sports network chains. Certain national telecasts are non-exclusive, and may also air in tandem with telecasts of the game by local broadcasters. However, national telecasts of these games are blacked out in the participating teams' markets to protect the local broadcaster.

NHL Network

Main articles: NHL Network (United States) and NHL Network (Canada)
The NHL Network's television panel at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft at Rogers Arena in Vancouver

The league co-owns the NHL Network, a television specialty channel devoted to the NHL. Its signature show is NHL Tonight. The NHL Network also airs live games, but primarily simulcasts of one of the team's regional broadcasters.

Out-of-market packages

NHL Centre Ice in Canada[16] and NHL Center Ice in the United States[17] are the league's subscription-based, out-of-market sports packages that offer access to out-of-market feeds of games through a cable or satellite television provider.

The league originally launched NHL GameCenter Live in 2008, allowing the streaming of out-of-market games over the internet.[18] MLB Advanced Media then took over of its day-to-day operations in 2016, renaming it NHL.tv.[19] Under its contract, Rogers Communications distributes the service in Canada as NHL Live.[20] Under ESPN's contract, the league's out-of-market streaming package will be incorporated into ESPN+ for those viewers in the United States in 2021.[14]

International

Outside of Canada and the United States, NHL games are broadcast across Europe, in the Middle East, in Australia,[21] and in the Americas across Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, South America and Brazil, among others.[citation needed]

NHL.tv is also available for people outside Canada and the United States to watch games online, but blackout restrictions may still apply if a game is being televised in the user's country. Those in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, where Viasat holds the NHL rights, must instead stream games from Viasat's Viaplay service.[22]

  1. ^ "HNIC in 2005–06". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2006.
  2. ^ "Hockey Night in Canada: A history of excellence". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2006.
  3. ^ Shoalts, David. "Hockey Night in Canada: How CBC lost it all". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "500-plus NHL games to air under Rogers deal". Sportsnet. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Rogers reaches 12-year broadcast deal with NHL worth $5.2-billion". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rogers scores national NHL TV rights for $5.2B". CBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "NHL deal with Rogers a huge blow to TSN and CBC: Mudhar". Toronto Star. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "CBC partners with Rogers in landmark NHL rights deal". CBC Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Bradshaw, James. "Rogers' Hockey Night in Canada will be a whole new game for viewers". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "NHL, TVA Sports launch French-language agreement". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "NHL signs 12-year TV, Internet deal with Rogers; CBC keeps 'Hockey Night in Canada'". Toronto Star. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  12. ^ Faguy, Steve (August 18, 2014). "NHL broadcast schedule 2014–15: Who owns rights to what games". Fagstein. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  13. ^ a b "NHL moving to Turner Sports is $1 billion risk-reward for hockey". CNBC. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal". ESPN. March 10, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "Turner Sports inks 7-year deal with NHL, will air 3 Stanley Cup finals". ESPN. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "NHL Centre Ice (Canada) official website". Nhl.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  17. ^ "NHL Center Ice United States official website". NHL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  18. ^ "Hands on: NHL.com 2.0 goes top shelf with streaming video". Ars Technica. September 25, 2008.
  19. ^ Rosen, Dan (August 4, 2015). "NHL, Major League Baseball Advanced Media form transformative digital-rights partnership". NHL. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  20. ^ "Rogers will allow you to watch even more NHL games online this season ... just not all of them". National Post. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Fox Sports 1 [501]". Foxtel.com.au. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  22. ^ "NHL.tv". NHL. Retrieved September 26, 2019. For international customers, blackout restrictions may apply to games that appear on an NHL partner network in your viewing area ... NHL.TV not sold and subscriptions cannot be accessed from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden ... click the applicable link for information on accessing NHL hockey in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
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