Do you have Comcast? Now you have NHL Network, too

by Travis Hughes on Jun 2, 2009 4:35 PM EDT in News Comment 14 comments

NHL Network and Comcast Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services, today announced a long-term agreement with the NHL Network to add the network to its Digital Classic level of service by the start of the 2009-10 NHL season. Under the terms of the agreement, the NHL Network will reach nearly two-thirds of the Comcast’s total digital customer base.

>> press release, via KK

Considering most of the Philadelphia area is monopolized by Comcast's cable services, the news today that the NHL Network will be moved off of the provider's exclusive sports tier and on to the base digital package is excellent news for the millions of hockey fans in the Delaware Valley. There is no word on when exactly the network will be added to our cable lineups, but as the press release says above, it will be in time for next season.

NHL Network carries exclusive games, live simulcasts of radio shows like NHL Live, and of course, their signature show, NHL On the Fly, which chronicles games throughout the night as they happen. They also air NCAA hockey, Canadian junior hockey, international tournaments, and American minor league hockey throughout the season.

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This is fantastic. NHL to go with NFL and the already available MLB. My only question is, will they have a Friday Night Hockey or something? The NFL and MLB have Thursday night exclusive broadcasts, maybe we can get Vs. Monday and Tuesday, NHLNetwork Friday/Saturday.

by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 2, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

Its OK

I get the hockey package since I don’t have access to Flyers games on my cable system (Cablevision- another crap filled product from the people that bring you the NY Rangers and Knicks) and sometimes games are on it and in HD. Sometimes its the Flyers even. There are no set nights unfortunately, I would simply find out it was there when I didn’t see the Flyers game listed among package channels. The announcers are local to one of the 2 teams just like the package. Other programming is cool, vintage games, Captains profiles, top 10 this and top 10 that.

btw, F THE PENS!!!

by boknows71 on Jun 3, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

If you have FIOS, you have it already. It’s pretty cool.

by doubleh on Jun 2, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

No, you don’t.

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by JasonB on Jun 2, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I do. I have FIOS.

by doubleh on Jun 2, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t. I have FIOS.

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by JasonB on Jun 5, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Now they’ve got to get it on Verizon Fios…

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by JasonB on Jun 2, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

This is great. I love the NHL network and getting it “free” on comcast is even better.

by FlyersFan on Jun 3, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions

You wont have to pay for it on top of paying for digital cable? That is great . . .

by flyrsfrk05 on Jun 4, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Hell Yeah!

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by CasperzGhost on Jun 3, 2009 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

is this nation wide? er comcast service area wide?

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by oldtimehockey09 on Jun 4, 2009 1:36 AM EDT reply actions

Nationwide on Comcast systems.

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by Travis Hughes on Jun 4, 2009 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions

sweet! no more listening to southern rednecks talk about the SEC all day every day (in georgia)

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by oldtimehockey09 on Jun 5, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

The NHL network was available last season on demand…but you had to pay for it…just like the NFL network is no longer free., the NBA network you have to pay for too…I don’t know about the MLB network if that’s free or not…

But with CSN Philly, anytime I missed a Flyers game…since I work in the evenings, that happens a lot….I can go on demand to CSN Philly and see a replay of the game for free.

by FlyersGoalies1and27 on Aug 18, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

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