Turner Looks To Skate In On NHL Rights After NBCUniversal Bails; Will Pucks Fly On HBO Max?

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Turner Sports is preparing to step in and occupy the National Hockey League real estate occupied for nearly two decades by NBC and NBCUniversal.The changing of the guard in the sports media world — just the latest development in a roundelay of rights transactions in recent months — is a significant one.

NBC and NBCUniversal have broadcast games since 2005-06 and were expected to stay in the mix.No formal announcement has been made, and the league and its media partners have not officially commented on a burst of press reports today.

Sports Business Journal initially reported that NBCU bowed out and Turner swooped in, elbowing other suitors aside.ESPN will still have a large share of the NHL, having recently brought it back after a lengthy