General Manager, TBS, TNT and truTV Brett Weitz (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for TNT)
The NHL and Turner broadcasting are expected to announce a new TV deal in the coming days. This comes just a few months after the NHL announced a new deal with ESPN to be their main broadcast partner. This is all obviously great news for the league. They actually got a bidding war that got them a great price and an even better deal when it comes to exposure of the league. This is going to be the best thing Gary Bettman does for the league in his long tenure (although, it doesn’t make up for all of the lockouts).