Maybe it’s just because last season was so repetitive, but I find myself flipping over to the ESPN app to browse random hockey games more than I think I ever did in any of the years I’d been subscribed to NHLtv. I’m pleased with the experience so far in the season. My favorite part so far, though, has been seeing the way in which ESPN is committing to the sport of hockey itself.
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Earlier this month, the company announced that they had reached a deal to air more than 130 games from Russia’s top-tier professional men’s hockey, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on ESPN+.