I don’t get why the NHL just doesn’t make every single game available on their app for a monthly subscription, free of any regional blackouts.
I guess they’d lose out on the RSN and cable deals but wouldn’t they recoup the money pretty quickly by going down this route?
wellpaidscientist
PAY FOR FULL CABLE OR DIE, SCUM!
tdnyrfan
It’s not even true, the game will be on ABC & ESPN+. Games on ABC are not blacked out.
shownomercy1977
🏴☠️
Heard_Yal_WannaFloat
The NHL is maximizing their profit, that’s really all you have to understand. When putting all the games on their own app is more profitable it will happen.
MouthNoizes
I had to get a basic cable package just to get 1 channel to be able to watch VGK games.
I use ESPN+ to watch most other games and then I CAST the STREAMS for anything else or streaming on the go
EDIT: for discretion
OverdosedonApathy
To Bettman it does.
136AngryBees
“Go fuck yourself” – the NHL
Legal_Hyena_1241
I’m not a fan of piracy and think that the performer should be compensated. I was one of the very few who thought Napster was unfair to musicians in the early 2000’s. But even I think that the NHL has brought piracy upon itself with its television policies. This is some bullshit. I don’t like Gary Bettman but he’s a smart guy and they probably have some mathematical reason why they do this, but I hope their math is wrong and this destroys their television revenue. It’s the only way they will change anything.
CrotchSwamp94
People wonder why the NHL isn’t as popular. You can’t even watch the fucking games half the time.
Acid_Cat2
NHL: we need to grow the sport’s fan base!
Also NHL: no televised games for yoooouuuuu
Dwayne402789
Every blues game in saint Louis is blacked out
TheNickelGuy
ESPN+, HOME OF THE COMPLETE 30 FOR 30 COLLECTION
*but only 10% of the actual hockey games*
Ryansmelly
This is fucking hilarious. Like. What the actual fuck.
Kadaththeninja_
The nhl should just partner with nord vpn, at least then they can get a piece of the pirate pie
ProfessionalH20
Honestly I’m just canceling all my Disney/hulu/espn. Fucking stupid ass blackouts, I have to ride the high seas like 75% of the time anyways.
capsrock02
This is someone from customer service not understanding or knowing what the graphic is. The Avalanche aren’t in any of these games. This has nothing to do with the NHL.
mikejc792
I don’t understand why the teams aren’t more upset about their product being essentially censored from a huge number of potential fans across the country.
Mroldtimehockey
Worst run tv scheduling for any sport.
tombsflow
If anyone is defending blackouts they should be forced to retire because the world has passed them by.
Visual_Judgment_
The thinking behind blackouts is that they want you to just go to the game right?
chicknsnadwich
Literally the only benefit of being a fan of a team that’s not in your city is not having to deal with this nonsense
Character-Change-507
“views are down”
No-Rub-5054
I live in Sweden. Can watch every game i want on viaplay. No black outs here. Seems reallycomplicated over there in america. Feel sorry for u guys.
2min4roughing
“sorry you can’t watch your teams game in your home market BUT DID YOU SEE BEIBER AT THE ALLSTAR GAME!!?? Also go fuck yourself” – the NHL probably
DCDHermes
As much as I want to blame the NHL, regarding the Denver market, that’s all on Kronke. Altitude has been fighting with Comcast for almost a decade. Can’t watch the Avalanche. Can’t watch the Nuggets. Two world champion teams that the local market doesn’t have easy access to watching. Give me a streaming platform I can legally watch games on, and I would.
carlylejamest
So they aren’t allowing Local avs fans watch their own team even if they pay money to get + that’s a joke. I live in Calgary and my Telus subscription already has SNP, SNO, and SNE. We should be able to watch those regional games because we already pay for the channel. So ridiculous so we basically pay for a channel that doesn’t work
atrac059
One of the beautiful things about the NFL app in my fire tv is that I can go into it and select the game and it will take me to the related app it’s available in like CBS, FOX, ABC, etc… why can’t the NHL app be that intuitive?
Squabbles123456789
I will never again PAY to watch Hockey games as long as blackouts exist. Flat out. I will steal the broadcast 100% of the time and I don’t feel even slightly bad about it.
pangaea1972
Who here remembers the hockeystreams roku app? Those were blissful days.
No_Heart_1097
this literally drives me insane. like i need this explained to me by whoever put it in place personally. i live maybe 15 minutes from Little Caesar’s arena in detroit and i can’t EVER get a wings game!! WHY
TheMedicatedOne
You should be able to pay for a subscription to every game your team plays. If you want to add another team? Cool, that’s another budgeted option to add to your team package. Want to watch a bunch of random games? Cool, there an option to stream 15, or 30, 45, Etc, to you team package.
IShiddedMyPantaloons
The NHL deserves nothing but rampant piracy until they get their shit together and create their own streaming service that has every game available.
imgoodatpooping
TV blackouts almost killed the CFL in the 80s and 90s. This is absolute foolishness on the NHLs part.
scottybobotty1992
Have paid for nhl and ESPN before, found sportsurge.net, usually have all the games to stream for free. Haven’t looked back, fuck em both
Baysenny
I pirate the fuck out of everything fuck yall
Bkingkong1
NHL is a joke when it comes to letting people watch hockey. THIS IS WHY THE GAME ISNT GROWING.
mjvg27
Regional blackouts are going to kill interest in the NHL. Such a mid league
squeezy102
NHL Center Ice is the biggest crock of bullshit a person can possibly buy.
Exclusive media rights deals are equally bullshit.
This shit is literally strangling hockey to death, but the big execs are too afraid to give up that sweet sweet telecom money.
Grivington
Obviously you don’t get it, you see the NHL is trying to expand their fan base and promote hockey to more people so they’re blacking out games.
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I don’t get why the NHL just doesn’t make every single game available on their app for a monthly subscription, free of any regional blackouts.
I guess they’d lose out on the RSN and cable deals but wouldn’t they recoup the money pretty quickly by going down this route?
PAY FOR FULL CABLE OR DIE, SCUM!
It’s not even true, the game will be on ABC & ESPN+. Games on ABC are not blacked out.
🏴☠️
The NHL is maximizing their profit, that’s really all you have to understand. When putting all the games on their own app is more profitable it will happen.
I had to get a basic cable package just to get 1 channel to be able to watch VGK games.
I use ESPN+ to watch most other games and then I CAST the STREAMS for anything else or streaming on the go
EDIT: for discretion
To Bettman it does.
“Go fuck yourself” – the NHL
I’m not a fan of piracy and think that the performer should be compensated. I was one of the very few who thought Napster was unfair to musicians in the early 2000’s. But even I think that the NHL has brought piracy upon itself with its television policies. This is some bullshit. I don’t like Gary Bettman but he’s a smart guy and they probably have some mathematical reason why they do this, but I hope their math is wrong and this destroys their television revenue. It’s the only way they will change anything.
People wonder why the NHL isn’t as popular. You can’t even watch the fucking games half the time.
NHL: we need to grow the sport’s fan base!
Also NHL: no televised games for yoooouuuuu
Every blues game in saint Louis is blacked out
ESPN+, HOME OF THE COMPLETE 30 FOR 30 COLLECTION
*but only 10% of the actual hockey games*
This is fucking hilarious. Like. What the actual fuck.
The nhl should just partner with nord vpn, at least then they can get a piece of the pirate pie
Honestly I’m just canceling all my Disney/hulu/espn. Fucking stupid ass blackouts, I have to ride the high seas like 75% of the time anyways.
This is someone from customer service not understanding or knowing what the graphic is. The Avalanche aren’t in any of these games. This has nothing to do with the NHL.
I don’t understand why the teams aren’t more upset about their product being essentially censored from a huge number of potential fans across the country.
Worst run tv scheduling for any sport.
If anyone is defending blackouts they should be forced to retire because the world has passed them by.
The thinking behind blackouts is that they want you to just go to the game right?
Literally the only benefit of being a fan of a team that’s not in your city is not having to deal with this nonsense
“views are down”
I live in Sweden. Can watch every game i want on viaplay. No black outs here. Seems reallycomplicated over there in america. Feel sorry for u guys.
“sorry you can’t watch your teams game in your home market BUT DID YOU SEE BEIBER AT THE ALLSTAR GAME!!?? Also go fuck yourself” – the NHL probably
As much as I want to blame the NHL, regarding the Denver market, that’s all on Kronke. Altitude has been fighting with Comcast for almost a decade. Can’t watch the Avalanche. Can’t watch the Nuggets. Two world champion teams that the local market doesn’t have easy access to watching. Give me a streaming platform I can legally watch games on, and I would.
So they aren’t allowing Local avs fans watch their own team even if they pay money to get + that’s a joke. I live in Calgary and my Telus subscription already has SNP, SNO, and SNE. We should be able to watch those regional games because we already pay for the channel. So ridiculous so we basically pay for a channel that doesn’t work
One of the beautiful things about the NFL app in my fire tv is that I can go into it and select the game and it will take me to the related app it’s available in like CBS, FOX, ABC, etc… why can’t the NHL app be that intuitive?
I will never again PAY to watch Hockey games as long as blackouts exist. Flat out. I will steal the broadcast 100% of the time and I don’t feel even slightly bad about it.
Who here remembers the hockeystreams roku app? Those were blissful days.
this literally drives me insane. like i need this explained to me by whoever put it in place personally. i live maybe 15 minutes from Little Caesar’s arena in detroit and i can’t EVER get a wings game!! WHY
You should be able to pay for a subscription to every game your team plays. If you want to add another team? Cool, that’s another budgeted option to add to your team package. Want to watch a bunch of random games? Cool, there an option to stream 15, or 30, 45, Etc, to you team package.
The NHL deserves nothing but rampant piracy until they get their shit together and create their own streaming service that has every game available.
TV blackouts almost killed the CFL in the 80s and 90s. This is absolute foolishness on the NHLs part.
Have paid for nhl and ESPN before, found sportsurge.net, usually have all the games to stream for free. Haven’t looked back, fuck em both
I pirate the fuck out of everything fuck yall
NHL is a joke when it comes to letting people watch hockey. THIS IS WHY THE GAME ISNT GROWING.
Regional blackouts are going to kill interest in the NHL. Such a mid league
NHL Center Ice is the biggest crock of bullshit a person can possibly buy.
Exclusive media rights deals are equally bullshit.
This shit is literally strangling hockey to death, but the big execs are too afraid to give up that sweet sweet telecom money.
Obviously you don’t get it, you see the NHL is trying to expand their fan base and promote hockey to more people so they’re blacking out games.