Exclusive: PlayStation Vue to Add NHL Network to Bring Live Games, Highlights, & Studio Shows to Hockey Fans
If you’re a cord-cutter and a hockey fan, NHL Network is one of the most challenging channels to get without cable. In March, the channel was not included in DIRECTV NOW new PLUS and MAX plans, leaving just Sling TV and legacy DIRECTV NOW subscribers to get the channel.
Today, that changes as PlayStation Vue has announced that the channel will soon come to their Core ($55), Elite ($65), and Ultra ($85) plans. With the addition, PS Vue has joined Sling TV as the only Live TV Streaming Services with the channels from the Big Four sports — NFL Network, MLB Network, NBA TV, and now NHL Network. For now, they will also join Hulu Live TV as the only service to carry ACC Network when it launches in August.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Get 50% Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| MLB Network | + $15 | + $8 | ✓ | - | + $11 | + $11 | - | |
| NBA TV | + $15 | + $8 | - | - | + $11 | + $11 | ✓ | |
| NFL Network | + $15 | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NHL Network | + $15 | + $8 | - | - | + $11 | + $11 | - | |
For hockey fans, NHL Network broadcasts ~100 non-exclusive games, with additional broadcasts during the pre-season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It is also the exclusive some to the annual World Junior Hockey Championships, World Championships, and Memorial Cup. The channel broadcasts a daily live look-in and highlights show called NHL Tonight, simulcasts Sportsnet Hockey Central at Noon, and airs original series and classic games.
We have long said that PlayStation Vue Core Plan ($55), which also includes your local RSN in most markets, is the best option for sports fans. Now with the addition of NHL Network, and the ability to add their Sports Pack ($10) which includes NFL RedZone, National Feeds of NBC Sports & Fox Sports RSNs, and Longhorn Network — it’s becoming even more of a no brainer pick for sports fans.