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The end of the 2024-25 NHL season saw back-to-back champions Florida Panthers hoist the Stanley Cup on the ice. However, it’s now time to look forward to the next season of pro hockey, while the 2025-26 season officially begins with the NHL Draft — which takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

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Starting on Friday, June 27, round 1 broadcasts on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The following day on Saturday, June 28, rounds 2-7 air on NHL Network with start time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.

And one of the best ways to catch the 2025 NHL Draft online is with Sling TV with the Sports Extra add-on.

Watch NHL Draft 2025 with Sling TV

Right now, Sling Orange + Blue, which goes for up to half off for your first month of service, paired with Sling Sports Extra, which goes for an additional $11 per month, is the ultimate package for NHL fans. The streaming services comes with networks, like the ESPN and NHL Network for the NHL Draft, as well as ABC and TNT for preseason, regular season, all-star and postseason games throughout the 2025-26 NHL season. Click here for a complete NHL Draft team order.

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In addition, the Sports Extra add-on lets you access to NBA TV, SEC Network, ESPNews, MLB Strike Zone, MLB Network and other channels for die-hard sports fans.

Meanwhile, the Sling Orange + Blue plan features 50 other channels, like Fox Sports (and Fox Sports 4K), Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, National Geographic, Comedy Central, Food Network, Freeform, National Geographic, A&E and much more.

Please note: Channels and prices may vary depending on your local TV market.

All Sling plans have live TV over the internet, on-demand movie and TV shows, 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and up to three streams across devices — such as smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, laptops and web browsers — at the same time.

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Livestream the 2025 NHL Draft on ESPN and NHL Network with Sling TV, below.

Watch NHL Draft 2025 with Sling TV

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