ESPN announces NHL opening night tripleheader
The Carolina Hurricanes' banner-raising ceremony will get things started.
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Brady Tkachuk defends dad after he says NHL players, including his sons’ teammates, are soft
"I don’t know how it got twisted to this point where we’re having to talk about it now."
Comcast, Scripps carriage dispute cuts off Florida Panthers game
"Tonight’s Panthers game will not be broadcast on Comcast in Miami-Dade, Broward, and West Palm Beach."
NHL Winter Classic fails to reach one million viewers for second-consecutive year
The game is officially a shell of its former self.
Sam Rosen delivered his signature call from the stands at Winter Classic
"It's a power play goal!"
Scripps Sports president: NHL teams ditching RSNs for Scripps basically ‘whole’ on rights fees
Teams leaving RSNs for over-the-air in other leagues have taken substantial revenue decreases.
NHL Opening Night rebounds from last year’s lows
ESPN notched a 37% increase over last year.
Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk will be Week 4’s ‘College GameDay’ guest picker
Matthew Tkachuk has helped lead the Panthers to the last two Stanley Cups.
Panthers GM interview with Pat McAfee inspires wild Aleksander Barkov Stanley Cup Ring video
Unlike many Stanley Cup sagas, this one comes with video evidence.
Stanley Cup Final viewership finishes on low note for TNT
Excluding the COVID-impacted Stanley Cup Finals of 2020 and 2021, it was the least-watched Cup Final since 2007.
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 is least-watched since 1994
Saturday's game was the least-watched Stanley Cup Final Game 5 since 1994.
9-year-old Florida Panthers fan shares her love for hockey fights
"I really liked how they punched each other."
Gary Bettman challenges Paul Bissonnette’s ‘ridiculous’ concerns over Florida state tax
"Will you stop? It's a ridiculous issue."
Wayne Gretzky goes on anti-analytics rant about icing: ‘I’m not a believer in that’
"I've seen too many games cost by guys icing the puck."
Gary Bettman dismisses Stanley Cup ratings concerns
"They’re going to be great in Canada, they’ll be fine in the U.S."
Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 earns dreadful viewership figure
Minnesota hockey fans missed Oilers OT winner due to emergency test
An emergency test struck during the Oilers overtime winner for Minnesota hockey fans watching Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Wayne Gretzky predicted how Connor McDavid would set up Oilers’ game-tying goal
"Connor is going to have to take it around the net or stop up and hit the late guy."
NHL Network’s Brian Boyle previews Stanley Cup Final: ‘I think it’s Edmonton’s year’
Paul Bissonette: NHL may need to address Florida’s lack of state tax in next CBA
"I'm just trying to say that I think we'd be naive to not think there isn't an advantage."
Marv Albert congratulates his son Kenny Albert after passing him in nationally televised broadcasts
"Congratulations, you are the Cal Ripken of sports broadcasting history on the national level."
Brad Marchand claims Leafs’ fans and media ‘beat the pressure’ into the team
"You see the fans and the way they talk, they just beat the pressure into this team."
TNT missed a Game 7 Panthers’ goal for a replay
"Reinhart just put the puck into the back of the net."
ESPN analysts slam ’embarrassing’ Maple Leafs after blowout loss
"The lack of emotion that I see, I would be pissed off. I would be sitting there dejected, at a loss for words as to how we just laid an egg..."
Paul Bissonnette was distraught after learning about Panthers trade for ‘Mr. TNT’ Brad Marchand
"I said get out of the East, Brad!"
NHL shifts Winter Classic next season after poor viewership this year
Outdoor hockey in Florida seems just crazy enough that some casuals might tune in. But it seems that the days of the Winter Classic being a must-watch event on the sports calendar are long gone.
NHL Opening Night saw sharp viewership decline
The league was beat out by both MLB and the WNBA on Tuesday.
Florida Panthers ink media rights deal with Scripps Sports
The Florida Panthers are bailing on cable.
Panthers’ defenseman Aaron Ekblad hilariously wears traffic cone, yells ‘F*** you, Brooks Koepka’ at Stanley Cup parade
Koepka's March 2023 "traffic cone" insults of Ekblad came full circle Sunday.
Fan drops F-bomb during Panthers’ Stanley Cup parade interview, gets told ‘We don’t need to cuss on live TV, ma’am!’
The "Matthew Tkachuk is a f***ing baller!" line here got quite the response.
2024 NHL Playoffs second most-watched all-time
This was the NHL's second most-watched playoffs ever.
What do 2024 Stanley Cup Final ratings say about NHL’s Canadian teams?
Pro-Oilers ‘Spittin’ Chiclets’ host shunned during Panthers’ Stanley Cup celebration
"Bandwagon-jumping motherf***er."
Dan Le Batard’s billboards trolling Edmonton after Stanley Cup rejected
"This messaging does not meet those standards."
Panthers’ Stanley Cup marks end of journey for ‘Le Batard Show’ listeners
All aboard the Panwagon.
Miami ABC affiliate cuts Panthers’ Stanley Cup celebration for local news
"Really WPLG Local 10? You bail on celebration to go to local news?"
Paul Maurice briefly pauses interview to celebrate with Stanley Cup
"Hang on for a sec. We got a visitor."
Stanley Cup Final Game 7: TV, radio calls of final seconds, celebration
"The Florida Panthers have won the Stanley Cup!"
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 expected to generate millions in ad revenue for Disney
The Oilers' comeback has helped fill Disney's pockets.
