NHL & ESPN/ABC Confirm Seven-Year TV Deal Including 1,000-Plus Streamed Games Per Season
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deadline.comReunited, and it feels so good. The National Hockey League will be back on ESPN in the fall after 16 years as the league and cable net have agreed to a new seven-year TV deal.
It’s the latest stint for the NHL on the Disney-owned Worldwide Leader, which aired games at various times during the 1980s, ’90s and 2000s, but not since 2004.The news comes as the league’s 10-year pact with NBC Sports is set to expire at the Covid-shortened current season‘s end in late spring or early summer.The new agreement begins with the upcoming 2021-22 season and includes games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu.
Starting in October — when the league hopes to resume its regular non-virus schedule — 25 regular-season games will air on ESPN or ABC, along with
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