Stanley Cup Final on ABC was most-watched Game 2 since 2015
Viewership peaked at 5.8 million viewers.
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Steve Levy roasts Raiders in Stanley Cup Final Game 3 preview
"No mention of the Raiders, of course."
Erik Johnson joins ESPN’s Stanley Cup Final coverage
Johnson will work the studio desk and conduct interviews alongside ESPN's on-site coverage team in Las Vegas.
Sean McDonough praised for call on Stanley Cup Final Game 2 OT winner
"These gentlemen would quiet all the critics wondering where they've been if they score the game-winner... THEY SCOOORE!"
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 draws biggest audience since 2019
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals averaged 4.8 million viewers up 98% from Game 1 in 2025.
Gary Bettman gives update on NHL media rights negotiations with ESPN, TNT
"While there have been some casual discussions ... we’re not at the point where we’re in firm negotiations."
Stanley Cup Game 1 starts with no broadcast audio in Indianapolis
The Hurricanes struck quickly in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final with fans in Indianapolis unable to hear the announcers.
NHL viewership maintains post-Olympic glow through conference finals
Viewership for the conference finals increased by nearly 50% year-over-year.
The true cost of sports fandom in the streaming age
Golden Knights lose draft pick after violating Stanley Cup Playoffs media regulations
Head coach John Tortorella was fined $100,000 for "flagrant violations of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Regulations."
Versant CEO speculates NFL negotiations put MLB, NHL, Premier League rights in play
"I do believe there will be opportunities for us to grow our sports portfolio."
Doc Emrick recalls Barry Melrose as ‘least predictable’ broadcast partner
"You've never worked with anyone like me."
Rob Gronkowski, Paul Bissonnette trade barbs over dating apps, ‘bro code’
"He's matching with our high school friends on dating apps right now."
Doc Emrick recalls one regret from broadcasting career
"That night, it was substandard."
NHL sees huge viewership increase during first round
First-round playoff viewership was up nearly 70% year-over-year.
Steve Simmons explains reasoning around harsh John Chayka questions at Maple Leafs presser
"I almost consider Keith Pelley to be a friend... I just think in this instance, this job might be too big for him."
NHL digital ad infiltrates man’s skull on ESPN broadcast
The NHL's digital ads have become commonplace, but seeing one pierce a man's skull during a playoff game is a new experience.
Paul Bissonnette ‘out’ on Maple Leafs following John Chayka hiring: ‘I can’t f*cking root for him’
"Shane Doan was stabbed in the back, and I'm out. That's it."
Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons posits damning questions to Maple Leafs CEO over John Chayka hiring
"Words were used like 'con artist,' 'liar,' 'salesman.'"
NHL releases TV schedule for second round of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Here are the start times and TV networks for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Local NHL viewership up big thanks to streaming gains, over-the-air shift
Local NHL streaming saw a 51% increase versus last season.
John Garrett, longtime Vancouver Canucks broadcaster, dies suddenly at 74
Garret spent more than two decades as the color analyst on Vancouver Canucks broadcasts and 40 years in hockey broadcasting.
Kenny Albert’s four-sport grind results in historic broadcast record
Albert has called 1,545 such telecasts.
NHL moving Winter Classic back to New Year’s Eve
The last time the NHL played the Winter Classic on New Year's Eve, it drew the smallest audience in the event's history.
