In order to increase the value of its U.S. The NHL ultimately decided to renew its rights with NBC Sports under a 10-year deal, taking advantage of the acquisition of its parent company NBC Universal by Comcast-the existing cable rightsholder via Versus. When the NHL's media rights were up for renewal in 2011, Turner Sports was reported to have been among the bidders (with Sports Business Journal suggesting that Turner would want to pick it up for TruTV to expand its sports output alongside the NCAA men's basketball tournament), alongside past NHL rightsholders Fox Sports and ESPN. In 1998, Mike "Doc" Emrick provided the play-by-play commentary alongside color commentators Peter McNab, Joe Micheletti, and Digit Murphy. Jiggs McDonald handled the play-by-play for ice hockey at the 19 Olympics with Bill Clement on color commentary in 1992 and Joe Micheletti in 1994. History Prior to a national contract įrom 1992– 1998, TNT served as the American cable television partner for CBS in its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games. However, Turner Sports never had a national contract with the NHL until the current deal was reached. The co-owned AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks also hold local rights to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Seattle Kraken, and Vegas Golden Knights. Turner Sports has previously aired hockey, as the regional home for the Atlanta Flames and Atlanta Thrashers, and as the cable home for Olympic ice hockey from 1992– 1998 for CBS. The contract also includes an option for HBO Max to carry and/or simulcast games. TNT will hold rights "up to 72" nationally televised regular-season games per season, the annual NHL Winter Classic game on New Year's Day, half of the Stanley Cup playoffs (airing on TNT and TBS, with the latter billed as the Stanley Cup Playoffs on TBS), and hold rights to the Stanley Cup Finals in odd-numbered years. In 2021, Turner Sports reached a seven-year contract to serve as one of the two rightsholders of the NHL in the United States, alongside ESPN/ ABC, and both replacing NBC Sports. Discovery Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports), and televised on TNT in the United States. The NHL on TNT is an American presentation of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by Warner Bros. TSN Hockey (Canadian cable broadcaster).NHL on Sportsnet/ Hockey Night in Canada (Canadian rightsholders).NHL on ESPN/ NHL on ABC (American rightsholders).
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