After it was announced that the NHL and ESPN had reached a TV deal that would see the league return to the network for the first time in over a decade, today it was formally announced that the NHL has also reached a landmark deal with Turner for broadcasting rights.
The National Hockey League and Turner Sports, a division of @WarnerMedia, have reached an historic seven-year multimedia rights agreement.@NHLdotcom has more u27a1ufe0f https://t.co/aFVc7DPs8m pic.twitter.com/M3hBWmBiGt
— NHL (@NHL) April 27, 2021
The deal comes after it was confirmed that NBC had pulled out of the bidding for the second TV rights package the NHL was seeking.