Down Stanley Cup Final caps NHL’s rollercoaster ratings season
This season saw some great ratings heights for the NHL, but more drops and lows overall.
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Sean Casey tore hamstring in Savannah Bananas cameo
"He completely tore the hamstring off the bone."
Jackie Redmond defends Taylor Swift’s airtime on TNT during Stanley Cup Final
"Can we plz get over the fact the biggest pop star in the world went to a hockey game and - gasp! - we showed her!?"
Kenny Albert recognizes Eddie Olczyk for calling 1,000th national telecast
"What would you have said the day you were drafted if I told you that 41 years to the day later, you would work your 1,000th national broadcast in the United States and Canada?"
Gary Bettman challenges Paul Bissonnette’s ‘ridiculous’ concerns over Florida state tax
"Will you stop? It's a ridiculous issue."
Wayne Gretzky goes on anti-analytics rant about icing: ‘I’m not a believer in that’
"I've seen too many games cost by guys icing the puck."
Minnesota hockey fans missed Oilers OT winner due to emergency test
An emergency test struck during the Oilers overtime winner for Minnesota hockey fans watching Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Wayne Gretzky predicted how Connor McDavid would set up Oilers’ game-tying goal
"Connor is going to have to take it around the net or stop up and hit the late guy."
John McEnroe gives game away regarding TNT Sports’ Stanley Cup Final start time
"The puck drops when?"
Your 2025 Stanley Cup Final announcing schedule
Here are your American and Canadian commentators for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, plus matchup and ratings analysis.
NHL predictably sees sharp U.S. ratings decline through Conference Finals
TNT Sports is down 20%, while ESPN is down 31% versus last season.
Paul Bissonnette’s unusual diet on ‘NHL on TNT’ caused gout flare-up ahead of Stanley Cup Finals
"I've never been in so much pain in my life."
Paul Bissonette: NHL may need to address Florida’s lack of state tax in next CBA
"I'm just trying to say that I think we'd be naive to not think there isn't an advantage."
Charles Barkley’s ‘Who He Skate For?’ was a beautiful disaster
Charles Barkley tried to get revenge on his Inside the NBA castmates in a hockey version of "Who He Skate For?" and the results were amazing.
Charles Barkley reveals he needs a bookie because of FanDuel betting limits
Charles Barkley bet so much on a Toronto Maple Leafs Game 7 victory that he had to use a bookie outside FanDuel to place a wager.
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs ratings down big versus last season
But American viewership doesn't tell the whole story...
Brad Marchand claims Leafs’ fans and media ‘beat the pressure’ into the team
"You see the fans and the way they talk, they just beat the pressure into this team."
TNT missed a Game 7 Panthers’ goal for a replay
"Reinhart just put the puck into the back of the net."
U.S. and Canadian broadcasts differed on Max Domi-Aleksander Barkov hit
While TNT's Eddie Olczyk blasted this hit as "dangerous," the Sportsnet coverage was a lot different.
Paul Bissonnette roasts ‘jock-sniffer’ PFT Commenter during Capitals-Hurricanes intermission
"We've got this JNCO-wearing jock-sniffer PFT all over it right now."
Rick Tocchet, Pat Maroon will be guest analysts for NHL on TNT studio team
"Excited to be welcoming a new guest (and an old friend) to the desk this weekend."
NHL insider Frank Seravalli announces departure from Daily Faceoff
"I'm a free agent on July 1 and can't wait to dig in on my next ventures."
TBS lost their Capitals-Canadiens feed for 30 minutes, switched to Sportsnet’s
TNT Sports' Capitals-Canadiens feed was out for 30 minutes, leading to them switching to the Sportsnet feed.
Charles Barkley’s future might be better with the NHL on TNT
Barkley’s love for hockey is legitimate.
TNT Sports to call three more NHL playoff games with remote broadcasters
Predictably, the decision was primarily made for financial reasons.