The Carolina Hurricanes have a new television home for the 2026-27 NHL regular season after the league stepped up to accommodate four teams in need of a local broadcast option following the collapse of Main Street Sports Group, parent company of FanDuel Sports Network.
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The league announced Tuesday it will fill the void with a centralized production arm that will handle four teams: the Hurricanes, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the St .Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild. More teams could be added.
NHL Productions is being expanded with a large investment from the league and will handle much of the game-production logistics.
Steve Mayer, the league’s president of events and contents, will head up the operation. league had hired Rob McGlarry, the former MLB Network president, to supervise local-production operations.
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MLB now handles local broadcasts for 14 teams. The NBA is planning a streaming hub to centralize broadcasts.
Teams such as the Hurricanes in the new centralized production model will pay the NHL for the cost of producing the local telecasts. The teams in turn, will receive the revenue from distribution and from advertising inventory.
No changes are expected in the broadcast booth as play-by-play man Mike Maniscalco and analyst Tripp Tracy are expected to return.
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