NHL TV Blackouts & Why They Happen? Kyle Gipe | January 16, 2023 Picture a scenario. Your local NHL team is playing a nationally-televised game. It’s on ESPN+, which you access through an app because you don’t have cable or satellite. You’re excited…
An American Hockey Fan’s Appreciation of Hockey Night in Canada Jim Bay | October 21, 2022 It was just more than 15 years ago when I sat down with my son in our upstate New York home and was getting ready to watch an NFL game…
10 Most Passionate Fictional Hockey Fans Kristy Flannery | October 25, 2021 As hockey fans, it’s exciting to see an NHL team represented on a favorite show or movie, and I thought about what it would be like to attend a game…
Oilers’ Michaels & Moon Give Team Top-Notch Broadcast Duo Dale Bochon | October 7, 2021 Fans of the Edmonton Oilers have enjoyed a long run of excellence in the radio broadcast booth. Since 1973, there have been three main play-by-play announcers: Hockey Hall of Fame…
Sabres’ Rick Jeanneret’s Last Season Will Cement His Broadcasting Legacy Brandon Seltenrich | August 20, 2021 Legendary Buffalo Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret will be returning for his 51st season in the broadcast booth, but it will be his last. The Sabres announced on Twitter today that…
Olczyk Embodies Passion for Life, Hockey Gail Kauchak | August 16, 2021 NHL color analyst and ex-player Eddie Olczyk is celebrating his birthday on Aug. 16, and life is certainly good. But it wasn’t always that way. Olczyk’s world was turned upside…
NHL Should Market the Game Differently on ESPN Mike Fink | March 14, 2021 The NHL is moving to ESPN starting next season, and many fans across the hockey landscape are excited. The NHL knows that being broadcast on the popular sports network is…
Top 3 Red Wings Games Called By Gary Thorne Patrick Brown | March 11, 2021 Welcome back to old time hockey. The NHL announced Wednesday that it has agreed to a deal with ESPN that runs for seven years, including four Stanley Cup Final broadcasts,…
NHL Faces Complex Decision With Next US Television Deal Avery McGrail | February 25, 2021 For the National Hockey League, any chance to gain revenue must be handled very carefully. As the least profitable member of the four major North American Sports leagues, the NHL…
My Favorite Hockey Stories: ‘The Old Prof’ Jim Parsons, Sr. Pete Bauer | February 18, 2021 The Hockey Writers‘ Jim Parsons, Sr. writes under the nom de plume “The Old Prof.” Dr. James Parsons, PhD uses the pen name to avoid confusion with his son and…
Kraken Get One of the Best in the TV Broadcast Biz Sean Mallon | January 29, 2021 John Forslund’s name might be one you recognize, and it might not. The longtime voice of the Hartford Whalers and Carolina Hurricanes is well known in certain circles, but outside…
Cam Moon Joining Exclusive Oilers Club Brian Swane | January 14, 2021 It could just be the most exclusive club in the storied history of the Edmonton Oilers. And it’s not actually open to the guys wearing skates. Over their first four…
