Nine and the NHL announce a media partnership that will bring the world\u2019s top professional ice hockey league to Australian audiences free-to-air.<\/p>\n
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Starting Saturday, Oct. 18, 9GO! will broadcast a live NHL game every Saturday morning throughout the 2025-26 regular season. The partnership will deliver 21 regular season games, giving Australian sports fans access to the NHL. The action begins at 10:00 a.m. AEDT on 9GO! and 9Now with a matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings.<\/p>\n
In a unique collaboration, Nine and the NHL have developed a bespoke broadcast feed specifically for the Australian market. Produced by NHL Productions in its ew York City studio, the feed will provide viewers with a tailored experience, featuring:<\/p>\n
Dedicated commentators providing play-by-play commentary and analysis tailored for the Australian audience.Customized intermission coverage with in-depth analysis, player profiles, and explainers on the rules of the game to engage both new and existing fans.<\/p>\n
The 2025-26 NHL season is significant because the league will pause from Feb. 6-24 as the world\u2019s top NHL players compete in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Nine\u2019s commentary team will highlight this exciting storyline, connecting fans with the players who will be representing their countries on the world stage and building anticipation for Nine\u2019s exclusive coverage of the Olympic Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n
Brent Williams, Nine\u2019s Director of Sport, says: \u201cWe are incredibly excited to partner with the NHL to bring the fastest game on ice to Australian homes, free-to-air. This isn\u2019t just a broadcast \u2014 it\u2019s a tailored viewing experience. By creating a dedicated feed with local commentary and specialized content, we are committed to growing the sport in Australia and giving fans the best possible coverage. The link to the Winter Olympics provides a fantastic narrative that will build excitement for what is a huge event on the Nine calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled Nine shares our commitment to delivering live games to more fans across Australia,\u201d says Daniel Kim, NHL Executive Vice President, Media & International Strategy. \u201cThe overwhelming success of the NHL Global Series Melbourne coupled with the growing enthusiasm for our grassroots, learn-to-play hockey initiatives and increasing social media engagement across our dedicated channels underscore the impact of our investment in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2023, the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes faced off in the NHL Global Series-Melbourne, the first-ever NHL games in the Southern Hemisphere featuring a pair of sold-out preseason games. The week-long celebration also included three days of the NHL Global Fan Tour, the league\u2019s traveling fan festival, and coaching, officiating, and youth hockey clinics.<\/p>\n
St. Louis Blues forward Nathan Walker is the first player of Australian nationality to play in the League. He is currently in his eighth NHL season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nine and the NHL announce a media partnership that will bring the world\u2019s top professional ice hockey league…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-219795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}