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Yesterday’s News Today
- Recap: Canes extend win streak in rout of Predators
- They said it: Geekie, Bean, Reimer, Brind’Amour on win over Predators
Reading Assignments
- While the timing of this article didn’t end well considering Vincent Trocheck was held out of last night’s game, the key to his success this year has been his health. [SI]
- Alex Nedeljkovic is evolving in to the goalie the Hurricanes has always hoped he would be. [THW]
- The Eric Staal to Carolina reunion rumors continue to swirl throughout the league. [Yardbarker]
- The big news in hockey this week is that the NHL is officially coming back to ESPN. [ESPN]
- A few of the major highlights from the ESPN announcement:
ESPN & NHL details
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 10, 2021
* ABC/ESPN will have four of the next 7 Stanley Cup Finals
* ABC/ESPN will have one conference final each year
* 25 regular season games on ABC or ESPN
* ESPN+ will stream more than 1,100 games
* ESPN+/Hulu will exclusively stream 75 national games
- Yes fans, the theme music is coming back as well:
Yes, hockey fans, the iconic ESPN @NHL theme music will be back!
— ESPN Front Row (@ESPNFrontRow) March 10, 2021
Composer Bob Christianson shares more on the musical piece first introduced to viewers in 1992, that still resonates with hockey fans after nearly 30 yearshttps://t.co/PvcI2nDuHu pic.twitter.com/hOdPaXAeXg
- A few ESPN personalities weighed in on the move:
I actually got a little verklempt when this happened today. This wonderful, stupid, one of a kind of game will do that to you...#NHLonESPN pic.twitter.com/f1J5l1BU0p
— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) March 10, 2021
Gamechanger for the @NHL ! Always knew league would be back. @Disney @espn know how to cover and grow a sport when they make a commitment like this! The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and National Hockey League Reach Groundbreaking Long-Term Agreement https://t.co/synyWkGUHB
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) March 10, 2021
Aaawwwwwww Sugar Crackers! Your Boy’s about to get into Hockey. Yes! HOCKEY!!! Check me out! pic.twitter.com/8Sr4ERzTjS
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 11, 2021
- What the $2.8 billion deal with ESPN means for the NHL, the salary cap and viewers. [The Athletic $]
- The 2021 NHL Draft appears set to continue as normal with the 2022 Olympics still on the radar. [SI]
- While the Draft looks like it will go on as planned, there may be some changes to the Lottery process. [NBC]
- The St. Louis Blues have locked up goalie Jordan Binnington for the next six years. [ESPN]