NHL, ESPN, Disney reach groundbreaking seven-year rights deal

[DwightShrute]

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-espn-disney-reach-groundbreaking-seven-year-rights-deal/c-322346092?tid=280504338

[cincinnatikid513]

[DwightShrute]

I couldn't believe it when espn lost the NHL a few back. They always did a good job I thought.

[stevenash]

Being NBA ratings are rock bottom, which is inexcusable in this age of COVID lockdown with more sports fans stuck behind their TV sets than ever before ESPN figures, what the heck, NHL has to pull in more viewers than our shit NBA product.

https://www.outkick.com/nba-all-star-game-sets-new-ratings-low/

[DwightShrute]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOOSEBUMPS<br><br>The NHL returns to <a href="https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@espn</a> this fall. <a href="https://t.co/YnBJ02Tqfa">pic.twitter.com/YnBJ02Tqfa</a></p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1369773898921869312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >March 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[themike78]

NHL went downhill ever since they left espn. Great to see it comeback. NHL 10 times better than NBA always has been. Hopefully this attracts more fans. Best sport in the world.

[TheMoneyShot]

I'm confused??? Why did NBC let it go?

And remember... ESPN let it go years ago because of extreme tanking numbers. Don't understand why they want it back?

[big joe 1212]

About time ESPN shows another real mans sport besides football

Fukk NBA those pussy bitch asses. Move NBA to ESPN+ only.

[thetrinity]

I'm confused??? Why did NBC let it go?

And remember... ESPN let it go years ago because of extreme tanking numbers. Don't understand why they want it back?

nbc still has part of it

[pologq]

such great memories from this theme

i loved watching espn as a kid and they would show hockey teams besides my local 3. it was a crazy concept at the time to be able to see.

[Headsterx]

I'm confused??? Why did NBC let it go?

And remember... ESPN let it go years ago because of extreme tanking numbers. Don't understand why they want it back?

ESPN sucks. When they don't have NHL they regulate and treat them like minor league sport. On their website, NCAA women has a link on their header but NHL is buried and is listed above "recruiting BB". What a joke. Now ESPN will provide wall to wall coverage on them. Great, now we get to feed more to the greed of Disney corporation.

[thetrinity]

ESPN sucks. When they don't have NHL they regulate and treat them like minor league sport. On their website, NCAA women has a link on their header but NHL is buried and is listed above "recruiting BB". What a joke. Now ESPN will provide wall to wall coverage on them. Great, now we get to feed more to the greed of Disney corporation.

this is true, they have them buried below womens sports if you are looking for them

now they will have the stanley cup and nba finals on alternating nights every other year

crazy

[stevenash]

ESPN sucks. When they don't have NHL they regulate and treat them like minor league sport. On their website, NCAA women has a link on their header but NHL is buried and is listed above "recruiting BB". What a joke. Now ESPN will provide wall to wall coverage on them. Great, now we get to feed more to the greed of Disney corporation.

Not only is ESPN greedy, for a sports corporation they have an abysmal track record with sports ownership.
They launched the NHL Ducks in '93 and by the time they sold in 2005 were bleeding money, they went to the Finals in 2003 and still lost 12 million dollars, in 2004 they lost 24 million, then pretty much said "maybe we don't know about sports franchise ownership.

ESPN lost a shitload of money when they owned the MLB Angels too.
Bought them in 1996, won the World Series in 2002, were about 120 million in debt with them in 2003, and sold to pretty much break even.

Two franchises that reached the finals in their sport, in a market just outside of lucrative LA, and still bled money.
For a media mogul Eisner was pretty much a moron.

ESPN even lost a ton of subscriptions when viewers switched to smaller cable bundles, ESPN was slow to react and adjust.

There's a reason why they call ESPN "That Clown University in Bristol Ct."

[jjgold]

Nobody watches hockey usa

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[DwightShrute]

Nobody watches hockey usa

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[Bcatswin]

Will Barry Melrose be back? Think that's his name.

[pologq]

Nobody watches hockey usa

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[TheMoneyShot]

Will Barry Melrose be back? Think that's his name.

lol yeah I remember that segment.

I don't know if he'll be back though. He was actually funny talking about hockey. Probably the only "entertaining" aspect of the NHL on SportsCenter.

[beavis13]

More hockey on TV is great news!

[stevenash]

Will Barry Melrose be back? Think that's his name.

Without question.
He’s Stan Verret’s hockey guy on Sports Center nightly.

[jjgold]

Hockey always been the forgotten sport

[DwightShrute]

Hockey always been the forgotten sport

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