What does this mean for fans NOT in the PNW? How do we watch all the games? This year I paid for Fubo (and told it I was in the PNW), but I don’t see how I can do that w Amazon?
This is such a great move!!! Suck it Xfinity!
They did it. They freaking did it.
this is masssive!
> The organization has been listening to fan feedback on the broadcast, including on-air talent covering games. John Forslund, JT Brown, Eddie Olczyk, Alison Lukan and Nick Olczyk will continue broadcasting the games next season. The team’s broadcast has been widely praised and was named number one in The Athletic’s 2023 NHL broadcast rankings, voted by fans.
JOHN IS STAYING!!!
They’re bringing the entire broadcast team along except Piper, who works for ROOTSports. Hopefully they can sort that out and she joins the crew next season as well.
So is this in addition to ROOT or did ROOT only have a three year deal?
Suck it, Mariners!
This is such a smart and class move by the Kraken. Absolutely awesome news.
I can finally watch them!!
LETS GOOOO
Wow, this is fantastic news
Now hopefully FUBO.tv gets Kong
Goodbye Root. Have to wonder though if this means another payroll slash for the Mariners
This is how you grow a fanbase, fuck Roots sports, fuck RSNs in general. Thank you daddy bezos
Hell yes! I don’t need a VPN to watch games any more
They are also negotiating OTA broadcasts for Portland and Spokane (and hopefully adding more cities later).
What’s the best way to stream the national games then?
I really hope this doesn’t get hosed up. Root was horrible this season, even with the app and a cable sub.
Now I can cancel Fubo, which is going to save me so much money over the next several seasons. This means I can treat myself to AHLtv and FloHockey subscriptions for the playoffs!
Fuck yes!!!
This trend of Sports going back to free tv is apparently going to be the norm soon . Subscriptions do not generate more revenue than advertising.
Thank God, now after the playoffs are over I can cancel my tv. I’ll have to figure out something for next year’s playoffs but it’ll be better than the obscene price tag I’m dealing with right now. I’ll probably do the TNT on Max thing and just skip the ESPN games or watch them at a restaurant somewhere
The only issue with this I’m seeing is, as a student I might not be able to see stuff live, is there any replay option if we don’t pay for a dvr? Will Amazon let us do that? I know ESPN+ does on demand but it only works after the blackout period ends
As a fan of hockey, I am so happy for you guys! I wish the Canes would do something like this. I miss Forslund, I am glad you guys get to keep him!
i don’t live in the pnw, am i still going to be able to watch games on espn+?
This is god damn HUGE! I just cancelled my ESPN+ and next season I will never have to skip around different locations as the integrated Nord app on my AppleTV is janky as hell and the ESPN+ streams won’t die on me all the time. This is so convenient it’s unreal. You can’t even be mad that the price of prime is the barrier to entry. If you don’t already have Prime (as I always do just for the delivery) you can use an antenna for King 5 or whatever you used to use to get locals. This is a massive win for fans. For one last time, let’s all say it F*** Root Sports! (Except the broadcast team, they are awesome and apparently OUR broadcast team 😍)
KONG is a horrible channel, it’s not available on any live tv streaming services. Choices to watch Kraken games now are purchase Comcast TV service or Amazon Prime. Neither are ideal for my family. Not sure how this is a win for Kraken fans :/
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO
I was paying for FUBO so this saves me ~$700 per year now. Huge.
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So happy to see this!
This is huge!!!!
Just saw the email. This is great!
This is a huge win for the fans. It will help bring new fans to the fold as well as they can casually get games.
This is way better than I could have imagined! Looks like I’m canceling my cable plan.
Literally just screen capped my email and came here to post it!
https://preview.redd.it/nof7dlxenmwc1.png?width=1152&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d597de4d59e121dcb8026c9d338bf9307fdacf11
What does this mean for fans NOT in the PNW? How do we watch all the games? This year I paid for Fubo (and told it I was in the PNW), but I don’t see how I can do that w Amazon?
This is such a great move!!! Suck it Xfinity!
They did it. They freaking did it.
this is masssive!
> The organization has been listening to fan feedback on the broadcast, including on-air talent covering games. John Forslund, JT Brown, Eddie Olczyk, Alison Lukan and Nick Olczyk will continue broadcasting the games next season. The team’s broadcast has been widely praised and was named number one in The Athletic’s 2023 NHL broadcast rankings, voted by fans.
JOHN IS STAYING!!!
They’re bringing the entire broadcast team along except Piper, who works for ROOTSports. Hopefully they can sort that out and she joins the crew next season as well.
So is this in addition to ROOT or did ROOT only have a three year deal?
Suck it, Mariners!
This is such a smart and class move by the Kraken. Absolutely awesome news.
I can finally watch them!!
LETS GOOOO
Wow, this is fantastic news
Now hopefully FUBO.tv gets Kong
Goodbye Root. Have to wonder though if this means another payroll slash for the Mariners
This is how you grow a fanbase, fuck Roots sports, fuck RSNs in general. Thank you daddy bezos
Hell yes! I don’t need a VPN to watch games any more
They are also negotiating OTA broadcasts for Portland and Spokane (and hopefully adding more cities later).
What’s the best way to stream the national games then?
I really hope this doesn’t get hosed up. Root was horrible this season, even with the app and a cable sub.
Now I can cancel Fubo, which is going to save me so much money over the next several seasons. This means I can treat myself to AHLtv and FloHockey subscriptions for the playoffs!
Fuck yes!!!
This trend of Sports going back to free tv is apparently going to be the norm soon . Subscriptions do not generate more revenue than advertising.
Thank God, now after the playoffs are over I can cancel my tv. I’ll have to figure out something for next year’s playoffs but it’ll be better than the obscene price tag I’m dealing with right now. I’ll probably do the TNT on Max thing and just skip the ESPN games or watch them at a restaurant somewhere
The only issue with this I’m seeing is, as a student I might not be able to see stuff live, is there any replay option if we don’t pay for a dvr? Will Amazon let us do that? I know ESPN+ does on demand but it only works after the blackout period ends
As a fan of hockey, I am so happy for you guys! I wish the Canes would do something like this. I miss Forslund, I am glad you guys get to keep him!
i don’t live in the pnw, am i still going to be able to watch games on espn+?
This is god damn HUGE! I just cancelled my ESPN+ and next season I will never have to skip around different locations as the integrated Nord app on my AppleTV is janky as hell and the ESPN+ streams won’t die on me all the time. This is so convenient it’s unreal. You can’t even be mad that the price of prime is the barrier to entry. If you don’t already have Prime (as I always do just for the delivery) you can use an antenna for King 5 or whatever you used to use to get locals. This is a massive win for fans. For one last time, let’s all say it F*** Root Sports! (Except the broadcast team, they are awesome and apparently OUR broadcast team 😍)
KONG is a horrible channel, it’s not available on any live tv streaming services. Choices to watch Kraken games now are purchase Comcast TV service or Amazon Prime. Neither are ideal for my family. Not sure how this is a win for Kraken fans :/
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO
I was paying for FUBO so this saves me ~$700 per year now. Huge.