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And, if that game involves the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild, as long as you live outside those markets, you can watch it. So if a game is on the NHL Network, it is being simulcast with the local broadcast. Keep in mind that blackout policies and restrictions are different for every sports package that your system may carry.” – The NHL Network’s defense of blackouts. Blackouts are not based on arena sell-outs. “Blackout restrictions exist to protect the local television telecasters of each NHL game in the local markets of the teams. For the NHL specifically, blackouts are present to allow regional sports networks to broadcast as many games as possible.

The NHL and MLB, who both use digital properties started by MLB Advanced Media for streaming purposes, have similar blackout restrictions that are rooted in regional sports networks having exclusive broadcasting rights for the majority of games. Each of America’s “Big Four” sports leagues – NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA – currently has or has had some form of blackout policy that restricts viewership. In sports, this manifests itself with games not airing due to regional sports networks or local channels having exclusive broadcasting rights. What Are TV Blackouts?Ī blackout of the communication variety is intentionally preventing certain audience members from receiving television or radio broadcasts. This type of blackout has to do with communication, specifically television and radio broadcasts and who is allowed to receive them. No, not the blackouts that occur when you lose power because it’s summer and the electrical grid is overloaded.

In both situations, the ability to watch hockey was hindered by the same thing: a blackout. You open NHL.TV, select the game, and you can’t watch it because you live in Philadelphia. On this night, the Lightning are in town to take on the Philadelphia Flyers. You live in Philadelphia and have purchased NHL.TV (formerly NHL Gamecenter Live) to watch your favorite team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, play.