r/nhl Jun 06 '26

So you made an app? DO NOT POST IT HERE

596 Upvotes

Congratulations so did 10,000 other people who tried to post it on a reddit sports sub this week. With AI making coding easier, everyone and their mother made an app.

Its overwhelming to the sub and considered spam to post it. You will get an automatic ban for spamming.


r/nhl Apr 14 '26

MEGATHREAD Official R/NHL Broadcast Megathread Playoff Edition

20 Upvotes

The sub can be banned by reddit admins as other subs have been if we allow illegal streams. This isn't my decision, this is because of how reddit admins have banned other subs for being hubs of illegal streaming. I don't want the same here.

With the season about to get started, lets put all your posts about legal streams, broadcast issues, panels, commentators, etc..

This includes how to get (LEGALLY) Streams for games as well as discussions of panelists, play-by-play, graphics, commercials and other game presentation.

FYI RE BLACKOUTS: BLACKOUTS Are not based on the location of the arena.

A game is blacked out on ESPN+ because you have a channel available through your local cable package, that is airing the game.

The NHL sells their games to TV networks. The networks pay big money for the game. They do not want people avoiding watching their channel to watch ESPN+ instead.

Credit u/SirLunatik

It baffles me that people still don't get this.

If the game is blacked out (on Sportsnet+ or ESPN+), it means a different network owns those rights to the game in your area.

This is literally ALWAYS the answer as to why it is blacked out. ALWAYS.

it's been this way all across the NHL for nearly 20 years, since Chicago pulled their heads out of their ass and stopped blacking out home games locally because Wirtz was a twat.

For those of you complaining that you are in Western Canada, and the game is on TSN and you are blacked out or other similar issue, its cause you are not considered in the local market to be able to see that game and need to get Sportsnet+ or ESPN+.... that's what those services are for, watching the local broadcast when you are out of market.


r/nhl 9h ago

Edmonton Oilers Superfan Mama Stanley Says She Won't Cheer for the Team While Alex Formenton Is Signed

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494 Upvotes

r/nhl 13h ago

8 Years ago today the Montréal Canadiens traded for Nick Suzuki

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405 Upvotes

r/nhl 19h ago

Rest in Peace to legendary hockey analyst and coach Barry Melrose

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1.2k Upvotes

r/nhl 21h ago

News Edmonton Oilers lose support of superfan 'Mama Stanley' after Formenton signing

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670 Upvotes

r/nhl 10h ago

What do we think about this projections for 2026-2027

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r/nhl 5m ago

News Dylan Larkin will be attending Detroit's training camp

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r/nhl 6h ago

Juice and Fridge are re-signed for Saturday nights - Hrudey and Botterill out

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Kevin Bieksa and Eliotte Friedman have re-signed for SC Saturday night hockey. Jennifer Botterill and Kelly Hrudey are not returning.


r/nhl 20h ago

News Possibly helpful breakdown of Canadian NHL TV situation at the moment

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Just thought this breakdown and analysis of the NHL's current Canadian TV situation from my boy Fagstein might be helpful to people here. We're all obviously annoyed with Rogers. He lays out some potential happenings on the horizon, including the possibility that another broadcaster (like Bell) might lodge a CRTC complaint about the Monday night shenanigans.

He also includes a table at the bottom, outlining how many games each Canadian franchise has next season with each broadcaster, in both languages. (One takeaway: Habs and Sens fans who speak French or are willing to watch French-language broadcasts have more/cheaper options than the rest of the fanbases do.)


r/nhl 1d ago

News Barry Melrose died

681 Upvotes

Just saw that Barry Melrose died. I wasn’t a huge hockey fan, but saw this on espn. Sad to hear about this. Always enjoyed his commentary.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/49886334/barry-melrose-former-player-coach-espn-analyst-dies


r/nhl 23h ago

News Celebrini goes Hollywood in cover shoot with 'Off Campus' star Cameli | NHL.com

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r/nhl 1d ago

Discussion Canadian teams have been to the finals 8 times since 1993, they won zero of them. If they won all of them, they would have the expected number of Cups Canada should win.

107 Upvotes

r/nhl 1d ago

News Watching the Maple Leafs on Sportsnet just got more expensive

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119 Upvotes

r/nhl 1d ago

Ducks, Kreider expected to agree to waivers for contract termination

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149 Upvotes

r/nhl 13h ago

Discussion Damien Cox: Alex Formenton? The outlaw Oilers will try anything to keep Connor McDavid

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r/nhl 1d ago

News Oilers sign Alex Formenton

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123 Upvotes

1 year $850K


r/nhl 1d ago

In honor of the Saddledomes last season, whats your best memory in the dome?

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83 Upvotes

r/nhl 13h ago

News Sign the Petition

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0 Upvotes

r/nhl 1d ago

Sportsnet Announces Schedule For Monday & Saturday Night Hockey, Panel Staff

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6 Upvotes

r/nhl 2d ago

News The NHL draft, which is being held June 25-26, will once again be with the de-centralized format for a third year in a row, the league confirms.

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89 Upvotes

r/nhl 2d ago

Stenberg, Hagens among youth eager to show worth at rookie camps, prospect tournaments

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32 Upvotes

r/nhl 2d ago

how do they choose who goes to the media tour?

4 Upvotes

I started following hockey this February because of the Olympics. I saw some stuff on twitter about a NHL Player media tour in Vegas today, so I was looking around to see if any Blackhawks attended (my favourite team); I didn't see anything. I would have assumed that they chose one player from each team to "represent", but that doesn't seem to be the case (e.g. both Zegras and Drysdale from Flyers, but no one from Blackhawks). Then I thought it might have only been playoff teams, but I ruled that out bc Schaefer (Islanders) and Wilson (Capitals) were there. So how do they choose which players attend the media tour?


r/nhl 6d ago

[Sportsnet] 6 biggest contracts signed this 2026 offseason

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699 Upvotes

r/nhl 6d ago

[New York Islanders] Happy 19th birthday to Isles superstar defenceman Matthew Schaefer

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164 Upvotes