Prime Video to become home of NHL’s Monday night games in Canada in 2024-25
The National Hockey League, Rogers Communications and Amazon announced Thursday a two-year agreement in Canada to broadcast Monday night NHL games exclusively on Prime Video.
Prime Video to Become the Home of National Monday Night NHL Games in Canada Beginning in 2024-25 Season, with Prime Monday Night Hockey
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— Sportsnet PR (@SportsnetPR) April 25, 2024
“Prime Monday Night Hockey” will stream all national regular season Monday night NHL games in English for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 campaigns. It is the NHL’s first exclusive national broadcast package with a digital-only streaming service in Canada.
“Rogers’ partnership with the NHL has been incredibly successful and integral to Sportsnet’s leadership as the number one sports media brand in Canada,” Colette Watson, President, Rogers Sports & Media, said in a statement. “Today’s content ecosystem is evolving, and we’re really pleased to work with Amazon to continue to grow the game and help hockey fans watch games when and where they want.”
In related news, Seattle Times reporter Geoff Baker reported that the Seattle Kraken, are parting ways with ROOT Sports and will produce broadcasts with Tegna-owned stations, as well streaming games through Amazon Prime, which will be available in Washington State, Oregon and Alaska.
BREAKING: Kraken part ways with ROOT Sports, will produce own "free" game broadcasts on KING 5 and KONG, with landmark Amazon Prime streaming deal. https://t.co/2exwp3rwxB #SEAKraken #NHL #RSN #AmazonPrime
— Geoff Baker (@GeoffBakerTIMES) April 25, 2024
“We are going to provide more opportunities for folks to access our game and our team,” Kraken president Victor de Bonis said in an interview. “We’re breaking down some of the barriers that have existed in the past by going back to the future with an over-the-air product and also providing a streaming product that will cover the vast majority of our broadcast territory in those three states.”