The NHL has announced a lineup of new animated programs that will run throughout the rest of this season.
These programs, known as NHL Hockeyverse, are animated data visualizations that follow hockey games in real-time, providing a new experience for fans to watch their favorite teams.
The NHL uses NHL Edge positional data and is powered by Sony’s Beyond Sports to implement the accuracy of the players and their actions into animated form.
There will be five new events coming up on the calendar with three in March and two in April.
Next Tuesday, the NHL will collaborate with the Boston Bruins for an animated broadcast of the Bruins and Florida Panthers game. This presentation is called the Best Snow Day Ever. This broadcast will be available at 7 p.m. ET on NESN.
On March 16 at 3:30 p.m. ET, the NHL plans to air the game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars as the NHL Showcase presented by Dr Simi+. This broadcast will be available to fans in Spanish on Sky Mexico and Max (U.S.).
On March 29, Hockey Paradise will be live at 2 p.m. ET and hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts take on the New York Islanders on the FanDuel Sports Network, as well as the Tampa Bay website and app.
The first day of April showcases Music City Hockey in Smashville in a partnership with the Nashville Predators. The broadcast will air locally at 7 p.m. ET on NewsChannel 5 (WTVF), showing the game between the Preds and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Harvey’s Mountain Classic will nationally air in Canada as the Calgary Flames take on the San Jose Sharks on April 13. This broadcast begins at 8 p.m. EST and will be available on Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet +.
All these programs feature educational and fun content for kids incorporated into the broadcasts, along with the appearances of some of the mascots, according to the NHL.
Furthermore, the NHL is collaborating with the San Jose Sharks to provide some extensive animated content. The league will create short animated highlights from every Sharks game between March 15 and April 16, which is the final day of the regular season for San Jose.
The league already has NHL Hockeyverse Matchup of the Week airing on Saturdays on Sportsnet and NHL Network. The program features one NHL game from the past week in animated form.
All animated program presentations will be available on-demand on the NHL’s YouTube channel and NHL.com after the initial airing.
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