Main articles: National Hockey League on television, List of Canadian Stanley Cup Finals television announcers, List of American Stanley Cup Finals television announcers, List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators, and List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters
From 1965 through 1975, in addition to the Saturday night game on CBC, Hockey Night in Canada also produced and broadcast a Wednesday night game on CTV, CBC's privately owned competitor; beginning in the 1975–76 NHL season, these midweek games began to broadcast by local stations. In 1970–71, the Vancouver Canucks joined the NHL, meaning that there were now three possible venues for an HNIC telecast.
In the U.S., the league's deal with CBS to air Sunday afternoon regular-season games and playoff games expired at the end of the 1971–72 season. NBC then aired those games in the same slot from 1972–73 to 1974–75. After failing to find a national network to replace NBC, the league launched the NHL Network, a syndication package that offered games to independent stations from 1975–76 to 1978–79. In 1979–80, the USA Network (known at the time UA-Columbia) then signed on to televise games, while ESPN made deals with a selected number of individual teams to air their games.
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beginning inthe 1975–76 NHL season, these midweek games began to broadcast by local stations. In 1970–71, the Vancouver Canucks joined theNHL, meaning...
The broadcasts of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by ESPN have been shown on its various platforms inthe United States, including ESPN itself...
exclusive national television and digital rightsholder for theNHLin Canada, beating out both CBC Sports and TSN. The first telecasts under the new contract...
TheNHLon TNT is an American presentation of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by TNT Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports and later Warner...
games were broadcast on American network television since 1975 (when NBC was theNHL's American broadcast television partner). Inthe 1993–94 season, ABC...
extension to its U.S. television contract with theNHL (through the 2020–21 season) worth nearly $2 billion over the tenure of the contract. The contract would...
to 1959–60, theNHL did not return to American network television until NBC televised selected 1966 playoff games. The clinching game of the 1966 Stanley...
game was never on network television. From its debut in 1992 until the 2001–02 NHL season, weekly regular-season games were broadcast on Sundays (between...
the league's broadcast television rights from ABC in 2005. Its most recent contract with the league ran until the end of the 2020–21 NHL season; NHL broadcasting...
that period. In 1982, USA outbid ESPN for theNHL's American national television cable package. The rights were then passed on to ESPN in 1985 before SportsChannel...
Hockey Night in Canada began airing on Saturday nights on CBC Televisionin 1952. National coverage of theNHLinthe U.S. was limited to Saturday afternoon...
League's (NHL) regular season on or around New Year's Day. It is generally held in a football or baseball stadium inthe United States in an area with...
TheNHLon ABC is an American presentation of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by ESPN, and televised on ABC inthe United States. The network...
before the end of NBC's latest contract with theNHL, the league explored options for splitting its national broadcast rights, similar to thetelevision deals...
through the1970sNHL Network. In 1980, the Hughes broadcast network simulcast CBC's feed before the series was moved to cable. During its time on cable...
The 2023 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2022–23 season and the culmination of the 2023 Stanley Cup...
The following is an overview of thetelevision ratings for the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Stanley Cup Finals in both the United States and Canada....
The following is a list of personalities who have broadcast National Hockey League games on Rogers Sportsnet and its affiliated television properties since...
The 2024 Stanley Cup Finals is the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2023–24 season and the culmination of the 2024 Stanley Cup...
In American televisionin 2017, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings;...
and February. This allowed the on-air talent, including commentators for NHLon NBC, and their guests (often ex-players and youth hockey teams) to demonstrate...
The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the...
These television films and specials are scheduled to premiere in 2018. The premiere dates may be changed depending on a variety of factors. The following...
The following is a list of current (entering 2023–24 NHL season) National Hockey League broadcasters. With 25 teams inthe U.S. and 7 in Canada, the NHL...
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