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Barnet Flame · 10-06-2018, 08:51 AM

I had GCL (NHLTV)since it was available in the UK. Prior to that we got streaming via ESPN.

This is my first season without.

My issue isn’t the cost, my renewal e-mail had it at around $120 usd. The problem is the complete absence of innovation and improvement. If anything the service has deteriorated over the years.

When watching completed games on demand, in the past they edited out the commercial breaks. They don’t do that any longer. And since the commercials are usually blacked out, you get a couple of minutes of a foggy rink.

When you try to fast forward, it was difficult to do it with a degree of accuracy. Sometimes you’d end up at the start of a telecast or else far further ahead than intended.

Intermission coverage is hit and miss. If it is miss, which it often is, you get 15 minutes or more of foggy ice. When you’re watching at 3 am, fighting sleep ends up a losing battle.

And it isn’t live. I’ve gotten goal alerts, texts and whatnot 1-2 minutes before they happen on my stream. On occasion, it was so bad I sought out illegal streams whilst paying for GCL.

The blackouts are ridiculous. I also subscribe to Premier Sports. Sometimes PS show delayed coverage. It could be 12 hours. The game isn’t supposed to be blacked out, but often it is. This meant that despite subscribing to every legal method of watching hockey in this country, I couldn’t watch live hockey.

I don’t want to access hockey using illegal methods, but what choice is there when the product to carry it is so useless?

10-06-2018, 08:51 AM	#64
Barnet Flame Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Barnet - North London Exp:	NHL Centre Ice VS. Rogers GameCentre I had GCL (NHLTV)since it was available in the UK. Prior to that we got streaming via ESPN. This is my first season without. My issue isn’t the cost, my renewal e-mail had it at around $120 usd. The problem is the complete absence of innovation and improvement. If anything the service has deteriorated over the years. When watching completed games on demand, in the past they edited out the commercial breaks. They don’t do that any longer. And since the commercials are usually blacked out, you get a couple of minutes of a foggy rink. When you try to fast forward, it was difficult to do it with a degree of accuracy. Sometimes you’d end up at the start of a telecast or else far further ahead than intended. Intermission coverage is hit and miss. If it is miss, which it often is, you get 15 minutes or more of foggy ice. When you’re watching at 3 am, fighting sleep ends up a losing battle. And it isn’t live. I’ve gotten goal alerts, texts and whatnot 1-2 minutes before they happen on my stream. On occasion, it was so bad I sought out illegal streams whilst paying for GCL. The blackouts are ridiculous. I also subscribe to Premier Sports. Sometimes PS show delayed coverage. It could be 12 hours. The game isn’t supposed to be blacked out, but often it is. This meant that despite subscribing to every legal method of watching hockey in this country, I couldn’t watch live hockey. I don’t want to access hockey using illegal methods, but what choice is there when the product to carry it is so useless?