NHL 2024/25 Official Discussion Thread (Current Champions: Florida Panthers)

Slpy3270

Slpy3270

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Deal now official: ESPN and Turner Sports will be the broadcasters of NHL for the next seven years.
www.nhl.com

NHL, Turner Sports reach deal for games on TNT, TBS | NHL.com

Seven-year multimedia rights agreement includes Stanley Cup Final, Winter Classic
www.nhl.com www.nhl.com

Like ESPN, Turner's Bleacher Report will have exclusive highlight rights to NHL material. Games will air on TNT and TBS depending on content. Winter Classic also included (that was not part of the ESPN deal).

HBO Max will also be a partner. Unknown what games they'll pick up or if they'll be simulcast from TNT/TBS, though.

Here's Turner's press release:

The NHL Comes to Turner | Pressroom

pressroom.warnermedia.com pressroom.warnermedia.com
 
SteveBrickNJ

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Slpy3270 said:
Deal now official: ESPN and Turner Sports will be the broadcasters of NHL for the next seven years.
www.nhl.com

NHL, Turner Sports reach deal for games on TNT, TBS | NHL.com

Seven-year multimedia rights agreement includes Stanley Cup Final, Winter Classic
www.nhl.com www.nhl.com

Like ESPN, Turner's Bleacher Report will have exclusive highlight rights to NHL material. Games will air on TNT and TBS depending on content. Winter Classic also included (that was not part of the ESPN deal).

HBO Max will also be a partner. Unknown what games they'll pick up or if they'll be simulcast from TNT/TBS, though.

Here's Turner's press release:

The NHL Comes to Turner | Pressroom

pressroom.warnermedia.com pressroom.warnermedia.com
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Thank you for posting the link/article above.
Very helpful!
 
Slpy3270

Slpy3270

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Thank you for posting the link/article above.
Very helpful!
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Interesting tidbit: much like CBS/Turner's deal for the NCAA basketball tourney, rights to Stanley Cup Finals will alternate between ESPN and Turner for the next seven years, with ESPN getting first dibs (after all, they got the bigger deal AND made it first).
 
LSLS

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All this talk of the rangers/isles, meanwhile the rangers/capitals game tonight might be the most must-watch game of the entire season.
 
LSLS

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And now the rangers have fired the gm and president. Dolan is entering the hockey realm. Wilson may have just single handedly turned the rangers into the knicks.
 
Slpy3270

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Reports going around that ESPN and Turner are now formally setting up their NHL teams.

Eddie Olczyk is planning to join Kenny Albert on Turner's NHL coverage as color commentator. He'll still be at NBC part-time covering horse racing.

Ray Ferraro is ESPN's top candidate for lead NHL analyst. No word yet on commentary team, though.
 
LSLS

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Slpy3270 said:
Reports going around that ESPN and Turner are now formally setting up their NHL teams.

Eddie Olczyk is planning to join Kenny Albert on Turner's NHL coverage as color commentator. He'll still be at NBC part-time covering horse racing.

Ray Ferraro is ESPN's top candidate for lead NHL analyst. No word yet on commentary team, though.
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Oh God not Eddie.
 
LSLS

LSLS

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Slpy3270 said:
Well, all that NBC NHL talent has to go somewhere.
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I can think of a few places. Albert is good. I like fordlund better but I think he's already signed to Seattle, so im good with it. Bring boucher. Probably a couple others I'm missing. Pierre, Eddie, milbury can all stay at nbc.
 
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Slpy3270

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nypost.com

Wayne Gretzky paving way to join TNT after ESPN talks

ESPN is out on Wayne Gretzky, paving the way for The Great One potentially going to TNT as an analyst for its NHL studio coverage, The Post has learned.
nypost.com nypost.com

An Endeavor rep says ESPN hasn't bowed out yet, but in all fairness, the Great One deserves to be on Turner. Given how Turner doesn't have a hockey department (since they're in a city that twice bailed on NHL), they need Gretzky more than ESPN does.
 
LSLS

LSLS

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Not sure how he is as a reporter, but he was a great human, and a great player, so glad to see him getting the chance. Just wish he would have gotten that cup in Tampa (stupid refs and boston).
 

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