Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey
Industry Moves

David Abrutyn, a 30-year sports industry veteran, is joining the sports division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to bolster its ice hockey business.
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Governance

The National Hockey League is giving serious consideration to further changing its matchday scheduling at home to create more game windows for fans in Europe as part of internationalisation plans that are already proving fruitful. Shawn Meadow reports.
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Media

The NHL has its first streaming only deal in Canada after Amazon reached a two-year rights deal with Rogers Communications to air Monday night games.
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Media

Seattle Kraken has becomes the first NHL team to strike a direct local media rights agreement with Amazon for the online retail giant's Prime Video streaming platform.
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Governance

The National Hockey League's board of governors, made up of league owners, has approved the $1.2bn (€1.1bn) sale of the Arizona Coyotes to Smith Entertainment Group (SEG), the owners of several Utah pro sports franchises.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Hockey League has ended its search for a new sports drink sponsor in the wake of BioSteel's bankruptcy by signing a long-term agreement with BodyArmor
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Industry Moves

Champions Hockey League chief executive Martin Baumann is to leave his position after a decade heading up the European ice hockey clubs competition
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Governance

Plans are advancing in Atlanta to bring a National Hockey League franchise to the city, after the Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group sent a formal request to the league to begin an expansion process
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Media

The National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes have announced a direct-to-consumer platform with video technology provider Kiswe giving local fans another place to watch in-market games through the team's…
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Governance

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council has announced that "it is not yet safe" to reincorporate Russian and Belarusian teams back into IIHF competitions for the 2024-25 championship season
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Events

National Hockey League (NHL) players are set to return to the Winter Olympic Games for the first time since Sochi 2014 after a participation deal was struck covering the next two editions, while the League has further strengthened its commitment to national team play by launching a new tournament.
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Media

Latvia’s public broadcaster has retained rights to ice hockey’s IIHF World Championship in a long-term agreement with the Infront agency.
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Governance

Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) has formally requested the National Hockey League to initiate an expansion process to bring a franchise to Utah
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Media

The Professional Women’s Hockey League secured broadcast deals with TSN and Sporstnet, among others, in North America ahead of its inaugural season, which began yesterday (Monday).
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has signed up Air Canada to its sponsorship portfolio ahead of its inaugural season.
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Media

The National Hockey League and Diamond Sports Group (DSG) have reached an agreement to keep 11 NHL teams on Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs) through the end of the season
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Media

The National Hockey League (NHL) has become the fourth North American major sports league to align with Deltatre, with the sports technology company introducing a new digital experience.
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Media

Commercial Sports Media (CSM) has retained its broadcast advisory work with the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) in a deal that kicks in with the cycle beginning in 2026-27