Great news for hockey fans and spectators!
The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and the National Hockey League have reached a historic and innovative seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, taking the new partnership from the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season.
This partnership of the world’s top hockey league and the platforms of The Walt Disney Company is a big win for our fans and our game.
– NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
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After an absence of 16 years, the National Hockey League is returning to ESPN. There is also a large streaming component to the agreement. Seventy-five regular season games each season will stream exclusively on ESPN and Hulu. ESPN+ will also absorb NHL.TV and effectively become the N.H.L.’s out-of-market streaming package in the United States, where fans can watch more than 1,000 games that are not televised in their area.
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