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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…

Categories Archives, Hockey Media, The Business of Hockey

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…

Categories Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Hockey Media

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…

Categories Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Hockey Media, Hockey Movies

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…

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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…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Editor's Choice, Hockey Media

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…

Categories Blackhawks History, Hockey Media

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…

Categories Commentary, Hockey Media

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,…

Categories Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Hockey Media, Red Wings History

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…

Categories Hockey Media, The Business of Hockey

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…

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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…

Categories Hockey Media, Seattle Kraken

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…

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