Last week, subscribers of the NHL Live streaming service got some disappointing news in an e-mail from the service. The NHL Live service won’t be available in Canada for the 2022-23 season (and presumably beyond), replaced by Sportsnet Now’s premium tier.
For hockey fans that wanted to watch out-of-market games, NHL Live was essential. If you subscribed to Sportsnet’s television offerings and NHL Live, you could watch any games you wanted with minimal obstructions. (Well, aside from jumping from service to service.)
On social media, fans mourned the loss of the service, as NHL Live (and its predecessor, NHL.