NHL Productions

NHL Productions
TypeRegional sports syndicate
Ownership
OwnerNational Hockey League
Key peopleRobert McGlarry (GM of local media)

NHL Productions is a division of the National Hockey League that produces regional television broadcasts. Established prior to the 2026-27 season, the division currently handles local media production for 5 of the NHL's 32 teams (Minnesota Wild, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes and Anaheim Ducks).

The division was established in 2026, following the dissolution of the Main Street Sports Group, which resulted in the shutdown of its group of regional sports networks (excluding FanDuel Sports Network West, which was purchased by the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB, and was renamed Angels Broadcast Television). Later in Summer 2026, amid financial issues at Victory+, the division announced that it would take over production of Anaheim Ducks games.

NHL Productions regional broadcasts are distributed via team owned ad-hoc agreements with television providers in each team's home market, streaming via Amazon Prime Video (either at no additional cost to subscribers in-market or as a paid subscription via Prime Video Channels, depending on the team), to terrestrial television stations in the teams' local markets or a combination of them, depending on the team.


Linear Television Carriage

As of October 2026, the only television providers to offer NHL Productions' broadcast feeds in markets the teams allow such arrangements are Spectrum and Fubo, and are absent from other providers, including DirecTV and Xfinity (the latter notable due to being the primary cable operator in the Wild’s local market of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area).[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "NHL unveils new centralized production for club regional broadcasts | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2026-07-21. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  2. ↑ "Ducks Games Available to Stream on Prime Video | Anaheim Ducks". www.nhl.com. 2026-09-02. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  3. ↑ Silverman, Alex (2026-10-03). "Amazon's Prime Video to serve as local streaming home for six NHL teams". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  4. ↑ "The CBJ and NHL launch the Blue Jackets Hockey Network | Columbus Blue Jackets". www.nhl.com. 2026-09-02. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota Wild Announces KSTP-TV, 5 Eyewitness News and KSTC-TV, 45TV to Televise 10 Regular Season Games | Minnesota Wild". www.nhl.com. 2026-10-01. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota Wild Games to Be Available With a Subscription on Prime Video | Minnesota Wild". www.nhl.com. 2026-09-02. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  7. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets games to air on Fubo | Columbus Blue Jackets". www.nhl.com. 2026-09-28. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  8. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets games are coming to Spectrum TV | Columbus Blue Jackets". www.nhl.com. 2026-09-23. Retrieved 2026-10-03.