Late Knights-Oilers Game 6 start time bad for NHL fans
The NHL continues to find ways to turn away potential viewers.
Sunday night’s Game 6 between the Golden Knights and the Oilers, one of the most entertaining series the league has to offer, featuring some of the sport’s biggest stars, will air at 7 p.m.
On a Sunday. With no other NHL games all day and the only NBA playoff game at 12:30 p.m.
So anyone in the Eastern time zone will need to be up well past midnight to watch the third period of what could be an elimination game for Connor McDavid.
Obviously, it’s not a decision made by the NHL. ESPN has the first right to air the game, and the network will air “Sunday Night Baseball” before Game 6.
The league’s return to ESPN last year on a seven-year deal was great for exposure. It was the right decision.
But this is far from ideal.
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