NHL on Prime
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| NHL on Prime | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Prime Monday Night Hockey (2024–2026) |
| Genre | NHL hockey telecasts |
| Presented by | John Forslund Jody Shelley Shane Hnidy Thomas Hickey Adnan Virk Andi Petrillo Blake Bolden Mark Messier |
| Theme music composer | Andrew Lockington |
| Opening theme | "NHL on Prime Theme" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until end of the game |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | Canada October 14, 2024 – present |
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The NHL on Prime Video is a presentation of the National Hockey League broadcast by Amazon Prime Video in Canada. The package debuted in the 2024–25 season as Prime Monday Night Hockey, as part of a sublicensing agreement with national rightsholder Rogers Sports & Media (replacing a package of games previously aired by Sportsnet).
In the 2026–27 season, Amazon renewed the sublicense as part of Rogers' own renewal of its NHL media rights, which will see Prime's games move to Wednesday nights, and the service also receiving rights to selected first- and second-round playoff series.
In the United States, Amazon is not part of the NHL's national broadcast rights (which are currently held by ESPN and TNT), but holds in-market streaming rights to regional games from seven teams as of the 2026–27 season, which are produced in-house by the respective team, and may also be available through other outlets such as broadcast and pay television; the Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, and Seattle Kraken are available to Prime Video subscribers within their respective markets, while the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, and St. Louis Blues will launch standalone subscriptions hosted on the Prime Video platform.
History
[edit]Monday Night Hockey (2024–2026)
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On April 25, 2024, the NHL and Rogers Communications announced that Amazon had signed a two-year deal to produce and exclusively stream NHL game telecasts on Monday nights in Canada on Amazon Prime Video under the Prime Monday Night Hockey brand.[1] The agreement follows the addition of Sportsnet's OTT streaming service, Sportsnet+, as a Prime Video Channel in October 2023.[2]
On June 13, 2024, Prime Video announced it would air a weekly whip-around studio show, NHL Coast to Coast, on Thursday nights.[3]
Wednesday Night Hockey (2026–present)
[edit]On July 28, 2026, Rogers and Amazon announced a 12-year renewal of the sublicensing agreement, aligned with the new NHL broadcasting contract beginning in the 2026–27 season. As part of the agreement, Prime's exclusive national games will move to Wednesday nights as Wednesday Night Hockey, holding rights to 26 games per-season (and replacing Sportsnet's previous Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey telecasts). Prime will also hold exclusive rights to two first-round series and one second-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs per-season. Unlike the previous contract, Amazon will also hold exclusive French-language rights to all games it televises, aside from playoff series involving the Montreal Canadiens (whose French rights will be held exclusively by TVA Sports).[4][5][6]
Personnel
[edit]On September 23, 2024, Prime Video revealed the broadcast and studio team for Monday Night Hockey. The studio team is led by hosts Adnan Virk and Andi Petrillo, analyst Blake Bolden, and contributor Mark Messier. Game announcers include Seattle Kraken and TNT play-by-play announcer John Forslund, along with Columbus Blue Jackets TV colour commentator Jody Shelley, Vegas Golden Knights TV colour commentator Shane Hnidy, and New York Islanders TV colour commentator Thomas Hickey.[7]
Regional rights in the United States
[edit]In the 2024–25 season, Amazon Prime Video reached an agreement with the Seattle Kraken to serve as the in-market streaming outlet for the Kraken Hockey Network (which replaced Root Sports Northwest as its regional broadcaster), with regionally-televised Kraken games available on the platform for Prime Video subscribers within the team's market. The broadcasts also air on a network of broadcast television affiliates led by KONG/KING-TV in Seattle.[8]
In the 2026–27 season, Prime Video reached agreements with six more teams, including the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, and St. Louis Blues — moving from FanDuel Sports Network, and the Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars — moving from Victory+. The Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, and Blues will offer subscription services on the Prime Video platform, which are standalone products and will not require an existing Amazon Prime subscription. They will also distribute games via partnerships with television providers in their market, and packages of games on broadcast television.[9][10][11][12] The Ducks and Stars will be available to Prime Video subscribers within the teams' markets, and both teams will maintain the broadcast television arrangements they had under Victory+ (with the Ducks continuing to simulcast all 65 of its regional games on KCOP/Los Angeles, and the Stars maintaining a package of 17 games).[13][14] All six teams will utilize the NHL's newly-established regional production hub for their telecasts.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "'Prime Monday Night Hockey' to air NHL games in Canada beginning next season | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Thiessen, Connie (2023-10-10). "Prime Video adds Sportsnet to Canadian channel offerings". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "'NHL Coast to Coast' debuting on Prime Video in Canada next season | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Faguy, Steve (2026-07-28). "Amazon gets exclusive rights to Wednesday NHL games, three playoff series in both languages". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Prime Video becomes long-term home of NHL in Canada for 'Wednesday Night Hockey' | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2026-07-28. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Rogers, Quebecor agree to 12-year sublicensing deal for NHL games in French". NHL.com. September 3, 2026. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Prime Video announces talent for Monday Night Hockey, Coast to Coast | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Baker, Geoff (2024-04-25). "Kraken leaving ROOT Sports for new TV and streaming deals". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ↑ "The CBJ and NHL launch the Blue Jackets Hockey Network". Columbus Blue Jackets. September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Blues, Prime Video reach agreement to stream locally-televised games". St. Louis Blues. September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Hurricanes Games To Be Available As A Subscription On Prime Videos". Carolina Hurricanes. September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Minnesota Wild Games to Be Available With a Subscription on Prime Video". Minnesota Wild. September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- 1 2 Feldman, Jacob (2026-09-02). "Amazon Expands Regional Sports Play With 6 NHL Team Deals". Sportico.com. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
- 1 2 Silverman, Alex (2026-09-02). "Amazon's Prime Video to serve as local streaming home for six NHL teams". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
