NHL.TV
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Selected countries |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 2140p (UHD-TV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | National Hockey League (50%) DAZN (50%) |
| Sister channels | NHL Centre Ice |
NHL.TV is an international sport cable and satellite streaming package that streams National Hockey League (NHL) games in selected countries. The service is most notably not available where the NHL operates in Canada and the United States due to streaming agreements with Sportsnet since 2014 and ESPN since 2021, respectively. The league initially launched its streaming service as NHL GameCenter Live in 2008,[1] before renaming it NHL.TV in 2016. Since 2025, the service has been a joint venture between the league and DAZN.[2][3][4][5][6]
History
The league initially launched its streaming service as NHL GameCenter Live in 2008. For users in Canada and the United States, as well as in other countries with "in-market" NHL broadcasters, it only allowed the live streaming of out-of-market live games.[1]
Per its exclusive national television and digital rights contract that started during the 2014–15 season, Rogers Communications, owner of the Sportsnet networks, took over the distribution and marketing of the NHL's internet services in Canada. The Canadian package was then initially re-branded as Rogers NHL GameCentre Live, Canadian users began using a "MyRogers" login account instead of one directly on NHL.com, and it also offered the live streaming of national games produced by Sportsnet.[7] For the first season, it only offered in-market streaming for teams that Sportsnet held broadcast rights, and a TV authentication system was then adding in 2015–16 to allow in-market streaming for TSN-produced regional games. Rogers GameCentre Live also offered "GamePlus", a component featuring alternate camera angles, such as net cams, point-of-view cams, and sky cams.[8][9] For the 2018–19 season, Rogers discontinued all free trials and the additional GamePlus features.[10] For the 2019–20 season, the brand name for the service was shortened to NHL Live.
On August 4, 2015, the NHL announced a six-year deal with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), in which the company took over the operations of the NHL's digital properties, beginning in January 2016. MLBAM then distributed GameCenter Live under the new name NHL.TV.[11][12][13]
As part of ESPN's media deal that began in the 2021–22 season, the NHL's out-of-market internet services in the United States was incorporated into the ESPN+ streaming service.[14] That same year, NHL Live in Canada became available at no extra cost to subscribers of Sportsnet+ Premium.[15]
Sportradar took over the operations of NHL.TV for the 2022–23 season.[16] Also, the separate NHL Live service in Canada was discontinued and all games were incorporated into Sportsnet+ Premium.[17]
On July 30, 2025, the NHL announced a global digital rights deal with DAZN. Under the agreement, NHL.TV moved to DAZN as part of or as an add-on subscription in around 200 countries, replacing the league's deal with Sportradar.[2][3][6]
References
- ^ a b "Hands on: NHL.com 2.0 goes top shelf with streaming video". Ars Technica. September 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "NHL Strikes Deal With DAZN to Distribute NHL.TV to Nearly 200 Countries". Sports Video Group. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Cahillane, Mollie (July 30, 2025). "NHL signs DAZN streaming deal for int'l growth". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ "NHL.TV Information | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "HOW TO WATCH & STREAM NHL GAMES | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ a b "Watch NHL.TV on DAZN". DAZN. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "Rogers will allow you to watch even more NHL games online this season ... just not all of them". National Post. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Rogers GamePlus has NHL angles covered, but app will come at a price". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (March 16, 2015). "Rogers wins right to offer GamePlus exclusively to subscribers". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Rogers Customers Vent as Free NHL Live Absent for 2018-19 Opener". iphoneincanada.ca. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Pro Baseball's Streaming Video Unit Gets Ready for a $3 Billion Spinoff by Adding Pro Hockey". Re/code. Vox Media. August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "MLB's Tech Unit Wins NHL Streaming Business". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "A closer look at NHL's partnership with MLBAM". Sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal". ESPN. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "SN NOW+ Adds Free NHL LIVE Access and Out-of-Market Games". iphoneincanada.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ McCaskill, Steve (October 25, 2022). "NHL switches to Sportradar to support international OTT platform". SportsPro. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian NHL fans won't be able to access NHL Live in 2022-23". The Province. June 15, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.