NHL TV Blackouts & Why They Happen?
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…
Hockey Media
10 Most Passionate Fictional Hockey Fans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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…