Monday Night Hockey Explained

Alt Name:Rogers Monday Night Hockey (2022–2024)
Prime Monday Night Hockey (2024–present)
Genre:NHL hockey telecasts
Creator:Rogers Media
Sportsnet
Presenter:John Forslund
Jody Shelley
Shane Hnidy
Thomas Hickey
Adnan Virk
Andi Petrillo
Blake Bolden
Mark Messier
Theme Music Composer:Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
(2022–2024)
Opentheme:"Never Stop"
(2022–2024)
Country:Canada
Location:Rogers Building, Toronto (2022–2024)
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:180 minutes or until end of the game
Channel:Sportsnet (2022–2024)
Amazon Prime Video (2024–present)
Related:Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey
NHL on Sportsnet
Hockey Night in Canada
NHL on ESPN
NHL on ABC
NHL on TNT

Monday Night Hockey is the branding used for Canadian broadcasts of National Hockey League (NHL) games on Monday nights. It was originally used for Sportsnet-produced telecasts under the Rogers Monday Night Hockey branding during the and NHL seasons. Monday Night Hockey replaced Hometown Hockey, which had aired from the to the seasons. Beginning in the season, under a two-year sub-licensing agreement, Prime Video will stream NHL games on Monday nights under the new Prime Monday Night Hockey branding.

Like other Canadian national NHL broadcasts, Monday Night Hockey is available in the United States on ESPN+ as part of a seven-year agreement with the NHL beginning in the 2021–22 season, subject to blackout restrictions.

History

On June 28, 2022, Sportsnet announced that it would be canceling Hometown Hockey after 8 years on the air, and that it would be replaced with a new brand for its Monday night broadcasts of the NHL.[1] On October 17, one day before its first broadcast, it was announced that the new package would be called Rogers Monday Night Hockey, and debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs going against the Arizona Coyotes.[2] [3]

On April 25, 2024, the NHL and Rogers Communications announced that Amazon had signed a two-year deal to produce and exclusively stream NHL game telecasts on Monday nights in Canada on Amazon Prime Video under the Prime Monday Night Hockey brand.[4] The agreement follows the addition of Sportsnet's OTT streaming service, Sportsnet+, as a Prime Video Channel in October 2023.[5]

On June 13, 2024, Prime Video announced it would air a weekly whip-around studio show, NHL Coast To Coast, on Thursday nights.[6]

On September 23, Prime Video revealed the broadcast and studio team for Monday Night Hockey. The studio team will be led by hosts Adnan Virk and Andi Petrillo, analyst Blake Bolden, and contributor Mark Messier. Game announcers include Seattle Kraken and TNT play-by-play announcer John Forslund, along with Columbus Blue Jackets TV color commentator Jody Shelley, Vegas Golden Knights TV color commentator Shane Hnidy, and New York Islanders TV color commentator Thomas Hickey.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 6, 2022 . Sportsnet has canceled Rogers Hometown Hockey . July 29, 2022 . Awful Announcing.
  2. Web site: New SN NOW Stats Central stream to debut alongside Rogers Monday Night Hockey . October 31, 2022 . Sportsnet.ca . en.
  3. Web site: July 6, 2022 . Sportsnet announces national schedule for 2022–23 NHL season . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221003054202/https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sportsnet-announces-national-schedule-for-2022-23-nhl-season/ . October 3, 2022 . October 3, 2022 . Sportsnet.
  4. Web site: April 25, 2024 . 'Prime Monday Night Hockey' to air NHL games in Canada beginning next season . April 25, 2024 . NHL . en-US.
  5. Web site: October 10, 2023 . Prime Video adds Sportsnet to Canadian channel offerings . Broadcast Dialogue . en-US.
  6. Web site: June 13, 2024 . 'NHL Coast to Coast' debuting on Prime Video in Canada next season . September 4, 2024 . NHL . en-US.
  7. Web site: September 23, 2024 . Prime Video announces talent for Monday Night Hockey, Coast to Coast . September 23, 2024 . nhl.com.