Tag: National Hockey League

"Mark Messier brings such depth and insight to our hockey coverage, and truly embodies what it means to be the ultimate team player."

This agreement would replace the existing deal between Diamond Sports Group and Bally’s Corporation, which is expected to expire upon the conclusion of the Major League Baseball season.

Regular season games on ESPN networks averaged 666,000 total viewers, a 13% increase from last season.

"We are committed to serving hockey fans and reaching new audiences with our robust content distribution strategy that brings viewers exciting NHL content to a multitude of streaming services."

The Washington Capitals-New York Rangers game, which the Rangers won 4-1, is now the most-viewed Game 1 of a first round NHL playoff series ever on cable.

"My fear all along going into this for the last few years was at some point, someone’s going to walk up to a microphone in front of a bunch of cameras and say, ‘We did everything that we could,’ and I have a feeling we’re going to hear that."

"We are focused on reaching long-term agreements with our partners to enable us to continue serving fans across the U.S. and delivering meaningful value to distributors, teams and leagues."

Pittsburgh Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Steve Mears and television in-game color commentator and studio analyst Colby Armstrong will call the action.

"I am energized and excited at the thought of returning to the great folks at the NHL Network."

During Monday’s hearing, Lopez also approved an amended management services agreement between Diamond and its parent company, Sinclair.