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NHL to produce and distribute local games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild and Blues
NHL Productions will add more cameras and replay tools as it takes over local game broadcasts for four teams next season.
- On Tuesday, the NHL announced that NHL Productions will produce and distribute local games for the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, and St. Louis Blues starting in late September.
- Main Street Sports went out of business after last season, leaving seven franchises without broadcast agreements after operating 15 regional channels under the FanDuel Sports Network brand.
- The NHL confirmed that local announcers familiar to fans will remain unchanged for the four teams, while other franchises found alternative broadcast partners for the upcoming season.
- Steve Mayer, the NHL's president of events and content, said the league plans to upgrade broadcast quality with more cameras and enhanced replay capabilities to match national network standards.
- NHL chief media officer and senior EVP David Proper called it "a crazy time in the media space," noting the league must address distribution and production changes during a compressed offseason.
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The Blues, Blue Jackets, Hurricanes and Wild games will be broadcasted by the National Hockey League starting next season.
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NHL to produce and distribute local games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild and Blues
The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes are one of four teams that will have its games produced and distributed by the NHL for the upcoming season.
·New York, United States
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