Huge news for the NHL in the States. Curious to hear what the money figure is like.
Wonder if they can get Gary Thorne, who was let go by the Orioles as their play-by-play guy in January.
Edit: looks like this will be a split rights situation, sort of like how the NFL rotates the Super Bowl between Fox, NBC, and CBS
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Significant murmurs surfaced Tuesday that the NHL has sewn up one-half of its new U.S. media rights package.
ESPN is believed to have reached a seven-year deal to become one of the league's media partners starting next season, according to multiple league and industry sources.
There was no confirmation from the NHL on an agreement that is expected to see ESPN get the rights to broadcast four Stanley Cup Finals between 2022 and 2028, plus streaming rights for Disney.
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