NHL Center Ice from DirecTV
NHL hockey is back! And with all the new changes it is better than ever. Each game has more momentum and more surge as teams are more offensive-minded. There is better on-ice competitive balance in ultimate the quest for the Stanley Cup. The rule changes have further maximized the excitement of hockey -- a shootout has been implemented to decide tie games and the new rivalry-based schedule has truly heightened interest.
NHL Center Ice from DirecTV let's you experience this season with the most coverage possible with up to 40 games per week from around the NHL League, including the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs and games broadcasted in high-definition.
NHL Center Ice from DirecTV is a Pay per View sports package distributed by DirecTV. The NHL Center Ice from DirecTV package allows subscribers to see up to forty out-of-market National Hockey League games each week using local and national television networks.
The American version of Center Ice features premiere Canadian broadcasts, such as TSN and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. The Canadian version features select broadcasts by OLN and NBC.
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional organization composed of ice hockey teams in the US and Canada. It is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world and one of the North American major professional sports leagues. The league's teams are divided into two conferences, each comprising of three divisions.
The league was founded in 1917 in Montreal, Quebec with five teams, and through a series of expansions, reductions and relocations is now composed of 30 teams, 24 of which are based in the United States and six in Canada. After a labor dispute that led to the cancellation of the complete 2004-05 season, the league has staged a successful 2005-06 regular season and 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The league has undergone some major rule and regulation changes over the past couple of years and is now better than ever with shootouts that determine the winner in a tie game as well as tightening up the box for goalies making it more challenging for goalies cover the goal and essentially pushing the strength the team's defense.
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