Hockey fans can hear new hosts, expert insiders, exclusive programming, and live play-by-play of every NHL® game on SiriusXM radios and the SiriusXM app
SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ celebrates 20th anniversary on the air
TORONTO – October 3, 20234 – SiriusXM Canada, the country’s leading audio entertainment company and the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NHL®, today announced extensive coverage plans for the 2024-25 NHL® season, through to the 2025 Stanley Cup® Final. SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ (ch. 91) will bring listeners across North America the most insightful expert analysis, behind-the-scenes special programming, exclusive interviews, and live-play-play of every game starting Friday, October 4.
Entering its 20th season of the most in-depth and entertaining hockey coverage available, SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ is welcoming a dynamic roster of former players to bring their knowledge and perspective daily, including Mike Johnson, Anthony Stewart, Martin Biron, Andrew Raycroft, Mike Rupp, Frankie Corrado, Jason Strudwick, and Carter Hutton.
The regular lineup of listener favourites will return for expert opinion, analysis and season previews for all 32 NHL teams, including Gord Stellick, Scott Laughlin, Steve Kouleas, Boomer Gordon, Mick Kern and Linda Cohn. New insider Don Granato, former Buffalo Sabres Head Coach, joins Brian Burke, Elliotte Friedman, Bruce Boudreau, Craig Button, and Dave Pagnotta who will return each week for full coverage of all the action across the ice.
The 42nd season begins with back-to-back games between the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the 2024 NHL Global Series™ presented by Fastenal on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5. The puck drops in North America on Tuesday, October 8 with a triple header of action featuring the St. Louis Blues vs. the Seattle Kraken at 4:30pm ET, followed by the Florida Panthers raising their Stanley Cup banner against the Boston Bruins at 7pm ET, and finally the Utah Hockey Club begins a new era vs. the Chicago Blackhawks 10pm ET.
SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ is the only 24/7 audio channel dedicated to the NHL, available to subscribers across North America on SiriusXM radios (channel 91) and on the SiriusXM app (SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™). For more SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ programming, visit: SiriusXM.ca/SiriusXM-NHL-Network-Radio.
Fans can also search in the SiriusXM app for additional content including podcasts, player interviews, and more. The SiriusXM app offers 32 NHL team channels, each dedicated to carrying the official radio broadcast for each team. All 32 team channels are also available in vehicles equipped with SiriusXM’s 360L radios. French-language broadcasts for all Montreal Canadians games will be available via Attitude Franco (ch.163).
For a schedule of NHL games on SiriusXM go to SiriusXM.ca/NHL. Keep up with SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ on X, and Facebook.
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About the NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL®), founded in 1917, consists of 32 Member Clubs. Each team roster reflects the League’s international makeup with players from more than 20 countries represented, all vying for the most cherished and historic trophy in professional sports – the Stanley Cup®. Every year, the NHL entertains more than 670 million fans in-arena and through its partners on national television and radio; more than 191 million followers – league, team and player accounts combined – across Facebook, X, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube; and more than 100 million fans online at NHL.com. The League broadcasts games in more than 160 countries and territories through its rightsholders including ESPN, TNT Sports and NHL Network in the U.S.; Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada; Viaplay in the Nordics, Baltics, and Poland; YLE in Finland; Nova in Czech Republic and Slovakia; Sky Sports and ProSieben in Germany; MySports in Switzerland; and CCTV5+ in China; and reaches fans worldwide with games available to stream in every country. Fans are engaged across the League’s digital assets on mobile devices via the free NHL® App; across nine social media platforms; on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™; and on NHL.com, available in eight languages and featuring unprecedented access to player and team statistics as well as every regular-season and playoff game box score dating back to the League’s inception, powered by SAP. NHL Original Productions and NHL Studios produce compelling original programming featuring unprecedented access to players, coaches and League and team personnel for distribution across the NHL’s social and digital platforms.
The NHL is committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. The NHL’s Hockey Is For Everyone™ initiative reinforces that the official policy of the sport is one of inclusion on the ice, in locker rooms, boardrooms and stands. The NHL is expanding access and opportunity for people of all backgrounds and abilities to play hockey, fostering more inclusive environments and growing the game through a greater diversity of participants. To date, the NHL has invested more than $100 million in youth hockey and grassroots programs, with a commitment to invest an additional $5 million for diversity and inclusion programs over the next year.
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