in
Vancouver in
Washington, D.C. Hockey telecasts The NHL Network originally shared some programming with its now-defunct
sister network in
Canada, with the main differences in programming between the two networks being the carriage of domestically targeted commercials and live game telecasts. For those live NHL games aired throughout the season, they are primarily simulcasts of feeds from one of the team's regional rightsholders or Canadian national rightsholder
Sportsnet, including
CBC-aired
Hockey Night in Canada coverage on Saturday evenings. The network's first ever simulcast of the program was on October 4, 2008 with an afternoon doubleheader, from Europe, with
Rangers-
Lightning from
Prague at 12 ET and
Penguins-
Senators from
Stockholm at 2:30 ET. The first main
CBC-simulcast was with
Montreal-
Toronto [featuring updates from
Detroit-
Ottawa; also shown on
NHL Center Ice (along with its
canadian counterpart)/the streaming website for
CBC Sports/
CBC-Ottawa Valley (with the Toronto game airing on
NHL Centre Ice in that region)] followed by
Vancouver-
Calgary. Occasionally, whenever an American team is featured, the network can offer viewers with an alternate game (only offered when their local team is included in the main one; if a game features an all-Canadian matchup, there is no backup game). In 2021, the network introduced its first original broadcasts, the
NHL Network Showcase, which is modeled after MLB Network's
MLB Network Showcase, and air on weekend afternoons. NHL Network also carried selected first round games during the
Stanley Cup playoffs (select second round games until
NBCUniversal the 2010-11 season made them exclusive [excluding the
Montreal-
Winnipeg matchup in
2021) until the 2021-22 season, when all playoff games were split between ESPN and TNT. NHL Network has also aired other hockey leagues and events, such as the
American Hockey League (along with simulcasting games also airing over on
CBC in Canada,
college hockey, and as official U.S. broadcaster for such IIHF events like the
IIHF World Junior Championship. It is also the producer of the NHL International television service providing a global feed (both TV and online) for the All Star Game and the Stanley Cup Final.
Other programs •
NHL Tonight (formerly
NHL on the Fly) – NHL Network's signature show, which covers on- and off-ice NHL news with highlights, interviews and analysis. •
NHL Now – A program that features interviews with NHL players and insight from NHL insiders. The program also shows viewers voicing their opinions from social media on noteworthy news from the day. •
Raising the Cup - In the summer of 2010, the network televised 35 Cup-clinching games dating from
1975 to
2010. ==On-air staff==