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…
NHL TV Blackouts & Why They Happen? Kyle Gipe | January 16, 2021 Picture a scenario. Your local NHL team is playing a nationally-televised game. It’s on NBCSN, which you access through an app because you don’t have cable or satellite. You’re excited…
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…
Flyers Shuffle Broadcast Team: Hartnell In…Therien, Cohen & Clement Out Eric Goldstein | January 12, 2021 The Philadelphia Flyers offseason was mostly muted as the front office made only a handful of notable moves. The biggest takeaways were the signing of free-agent defenseman Erik Gustafsson to…
LA Kings Captain Anze Kopitar Adds an Emmy Award to His Trophy Case Quinn McLellan | December 31, 2020 Yes, you read the title correctly. LA Kings’ star center Anze Kopitar won an Emmy. On Dec. 29, he showed off his accomplishment via an Instagram post. He now joins…
The Forgotten New York Islanders Christmas Album Jon Zella | December 25, 2020 We’ll give you a second to process the headline. Yes, in 1979, the New York Islanders released a Christmas album that was recorded at, wait for it —Bolognese Recording Studios…
San Jose Sharks Voices: Introducing Randy Hahn & Dan Rusanowsky Marco Milani | December 12, 2020 After months of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The NHL Players Association and the NHL have agreed on a deal that the 2020-21 season will start on Jan. 13…
My Favorite Hockey Stories: Andrew Forbes Pete Bauer | November 17, 2020 Andrew recently celebrated his seventh year with The Hockey Writers, and is closing in on 900 articles for the site. His “beat” at THW includes the Toronto Maple Leafs (lead…
