NHL Network Should Expand

At no other time has the NHL garnered so much revenue

It has the #1 sports website which was voted on the last 4 out of 5 years

It has the #1 Specialty Retail Store in NYC

Jersey Sales or in hockey terms Sweater Sales are up as much as 35% over the last five years

Crosby's Jerseys has outsold Jordan Jerseys 2 out of the last 3 years

Some may complain about ratings but most NHL markets compared to NBA markets the NHL has a 10% advantage



NHL should create an extra 1 or 2 channels thats additional to the NHLN

At no other time has TSN and CBC hockey broadcasts have been in high demand in NHL hotbed markets

Both TSN and CBC are Canadian Government properties but if one or both were available just during hockey season as a paid channel or channels almost 80% of revenue would go to the Canadian Government

One of the new channels would be TSN & CBC broadcasts and would be free for customers that purchase NHL Center Ice

The other channel would be exclusive NHL games and hockey programming seperate from NHLN

So for instance the second channel would be free along with NHLN and off season hockey programming from TSN and other canadian networks would be aired on the new channel

Also in the off season marathon rivalry games

Imagine say around 4th of July that whole week every televised playoff game between Montreal/Boston would be aired in its original entirety