It’s official. The NHL and Turner Broadcasting have reached a contract agreement for NHL TV rights, with details below. Turner will join ESPN in joint broadcasts for the NHL, similar to how they both broadcast the NBA. Monetary details have not been disclosed yet, but it seems almost like a 50/50 split.
- Turner will broadcast 72 national regular season games a year.
- They will get 3 years of Stanley Cup Final exclusively on their networks. They will also get 50% of the other playoff games each year.
- TNT gets the Winter Classic each year.