National Hockey League (NHL)
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league comprising 32 teams in the United States and Canada. Based in New York City, the league oversees regular-season and Stanley Cup playoff competition and manages national media rights, licensing and other commercial operations. In the United States, NHL games are nationally televised and streamed through partners including ESPN, ABC and TNT Sports.
Hockey returns to ESPN with new deal that includes streaming
Telecasts of National Hockey League games are returning to ESPN under a new, 7-year deal that takes effect later this year.