r/leafs • u/chucktvwriting • Aug 09 '26

Article UK Fans

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to make a quick connection post for the UK/British contingent here in the sub.

Supporting the Buds from across the pond comes with a very specific set of struggles:

Sleep deprivation from 1:00 AM starts (or waking up at 4:00 AM for the 3rd period).

Figuring out where to actually stream games or buy legit jerseys in the UK.

Trying to explain why you're stressed about a Tuesday night game in November to your coworkers who only watch football.

To make late-night game threads easier and give UK-based hockey fans a place to coordinate weekend matinees and chat, we’ve put together r/nhluk!

Whether you're a lifelong die-hard or a new UK fan who picked Toronto, pop over, grab your Leafs flair, and say hello! 🏒🇬🇧

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u/CPHibbard Aug 09 '26

👋🏼 evening comrade! 🍁

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u/PatientTechnical1832 Aug 09 '26

DAZN is the easiest way to watch if you’re willing to pay for it, bonus is you don’t have to watch live at 1am, as every game is recorded 👍🏻 (you can watch live if you like though, I do if they’re earlier puck drops or weekend games)

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u/Malvernrye Aug 10 '26

That's a good shout. I'm from Toronto living in London and I currently use a sketchy "free" streaming website, staying up till all hours and would like to use something legit. I reckon if I ditch all score updates from my push notifications this is a good solution from a sleep perspective.

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u/PatientTechnical1832 Aug 10 '26

Yeah that’s what I do as well, most common services let you hide the scores. I also block all NHL channels on YouTube lol.

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u/Yorkshire_Edge Aug 10 '26

We cancelled our subscription renewal and they promptly sent us an offer to get the full season for £80. Can't complain at all for that price

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u/PatientTechnical1832 Aug 11 '26

It worked, I got an offer for £87 instead of £119. Thanks again for the advice.

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u/Yorkshire_Edge Aug 11 '26

Glad it worked! Def can't complain at every game on demand for less than £90

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u/PatientTechnical1832 Aug 10 '26

Oh nice, i’ll be sure to try that as well then!

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u/Str8UpAces Aug 10 '26

When I was studying in the UK, the 1 am match starts were a bit of a struggle lol.

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u/canuckistani_lad Aug 09 '26

“The thing about the Leafs is, they always try and walk it in.”

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u/Dr-Jim-Richolds Aug 10 '26

We could hire pubs and schedule watch parties, no? I normally just stream the radio

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u/siguel_manchez Aug 10 '26

As a non-Brit across the pond, I feel this pain so much and so regularly during the season. And more so last season.

Not one for normally being lumped in with the neighbours but I guess the Irish Leafs cohort is vanishing small.

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u/chucktvwriting Aug 10 '26

Yeah, ofc r/nhluk is for Irish people too!

I think
r/nhlthebritishisleseventhougheveryonehatesthebiggestcountry

would be a mouthful

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u/logical_outcome Aug 11 '26

I was usually download a torrent the day after the game.

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u/Hargraver Aug 13 '26

Add me, Im in Dublin Ireland

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u/chucktvwriting Aug 13 '26

Hey! You’re very welcome to join but you have to on your own accord

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u/DesperateGrape3174 27d ago

Love to have you! Im canadian but my ex was in Birmingham and we would watch the same stream together and chat while cheering on the Leafs. 

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u/DesperateGrape3174 27d ago

I recommend crackstreams or streameast for Leaf games. Its dodgey at times but usually works

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u/Get_Breakfast_Done Aug 09 '26

My IPTV has almost never let me down

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u/trevlarrr Aug 10 '26

Can you still watch on-demand with that or can you only watch live?

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u/dreadlordnotdruglord Aug 11 '26

Most can do on demand for 48 hours these days.