Gary Bettman further backtracks on desire to complete NHL TV deals before NFL
After suggesting in March that the NHL may attempt to beat the NFL to market for new media…
Gary Bettman updates NHL media rights negotiations with ESPN, TNT
Earlier this year, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reportedly approached the league’s current media rights partners, ESPN and TNT,…
Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at age 60
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with…
NHL concerned about Heated Rivalry season 2
The NHL is preparing for Heated Rivalry season 2. (Joe Hrycych/Getty/HBO) Is the National Hockey League (NHL) ready…
NHLPA poll leaves no doubt about preferred NHL expansion destination
The NHLPA regularly comes out with its recommendations for the NHL when it releases the results of an…
TNT Sports ‘extremely interested’ in keeping NHL rights, CEO says
After the current NHL season comes to a close, TNT Sports will be under contract with the league…
Gary Bettman endorses mixed approach for NHL local rights, no plans to centralize like MLB, NBA
To say the current outlook for local sports broadcast rights is uncertain would be an understatement. As Main…
Paramount-WBD merger potentially ‘very good’ for NHL
There are many downstream effects of the impending merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, for both sports…
NHL reportedly approaching ESPN, TNT Sports about early media rights renewals
With the NFL taking its media rights to market much sooner than many anticipated, it seems that other…
Family: Lessons in Winning With Dean Lombardi, Part 1
PHILADELPHIA — Dean Lombardi has been where Mike Grier is now, trying to go from rebuild to Stanley…
Toronto Maple Leafs Lead, Average Hits $2.1B
The NHL spent much of the two decades between 1992 and 2012 battling with its players’ union, which…
NHL CBA establishes a fund for retired players’ health care and wellness
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beyond the noticeable changes in the new NHL collective bargaining agreement like expanding the…