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Amazon Secures Exclusive Local Streaming Rights for Six NHL Teams

Prime Video and the NHL reached a multi-year deal starting in the 2026-2027 season.

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Amazon and the NHL announced a multi-year deal giving Prime Video exclusive local streaming rights for six teams starting in the 2026-2027 season, expanding Amazon's regional sports coverage.

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Amazon and the NHL reached a multi-year deal for exclusive local streaming rights for six teams starting in the 2026-2027 season.

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Some hockey fans will find their favorite teams games exclusively streaming on Amazon Prime starting this season.

Amazon announced on Wednesday that Prime Video and the National Hockey League have reached a multi-year deal that gives Prime Video the exclusive local streaming rights for six NHL teams starting in the 2026-2027 hockey season.

The Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, and St Louis Blues will have their games exclusively streamed on Prime Video for fans living in the teams' regional territories.

The streams will include the games plus pre- and post-game shows and other team programming, according to Amazon. Each of the participating teams will announce the specific details of their streaming packages and subscriptions for their respective territories.

"Fans want an easy way to find and follow their favorite teams, and this agreement with Prime Video gives Clubs the flexibility to meet that demand as the market evolves," NHL Chief Media Officer and Senior Executive Vice President David Proper said in a statement.

He told the Sports Business Journal that the NHL ultimately took a variety of deals to the participating teams and said they opted to go with Amazon's offer.

“We talked to a whole bunch of different people, and everybody had good proposals and a lot of good partners,” Proper said. “At the end of the day, we negotiated all of them as far as we could and then took them to the clubs, and the clubs opted for the Amazon opportunity.”

Prime Video already carries a number of local sports team coverage. The Seattle Kraken, MSG Networks, CHSN, NESN, Peacock NBC Sports Network RSN's in Boston, Philadelphia, and the Bay Area, SNY, YES Network, and Marquee Sports Network are already on the service, and more are reportedly going to be added in the future.

Amazon's sports offerings can be watched on all compatible devices, including on browsers and Prime Video apps across devices.

Fans who aren't in local markets can still watch games via NHL Center Ice.

In addition to the Kraken, Amazon now has the exclusive local streaming rights for seven NHL teams.

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  • Participating teams will announce specific streaming packages and subscriptions for their territories.

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What are the specific package details and subscription costs for fans?
  • Will additional teams be added to Prime Video in the future?

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This article was originally published by The Independent World.

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