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All WHL Games Now Streamed Free

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bigsportsfan

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Victory+ streaming service has signed a multi-year deal with the Western Hockey League. The deal will see the WHL regular season and playoff games streamed for free on Victory+ starting with the 2025 WHL Playoffs.

I think this is the way to go if the league wants to expand its fan base. The CEBL basketball league streams all their games for free and attendance has increased steadily every year.

Do you think the OHL will ever move to free streaming of the games? Or does the fact that local cable companies broadcast most of the OHL games make free streaming of the games less likely.

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Victory+ and WHL come together on most comprehensive streaming deal in junior hockey history - Moose Jaw Warriors

This will be the first time in the WHL’s history that their games will be available to stream for free to fans around the world, marking a new chapter in the accessibility of live sports.
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I don't think you'll ever see in-market games streamed for free...not sure what the ratings are in Canada but I have to imagine that the local cable systems would balk at that. You might be able to stream out-of-market games but there would have to be a financial model to support it.

The OHL has been streaming the game-of-the-week on YouTube so that tells me that they're starting to think about alternate streaming options but it still may be a ways off.

I wish they'd stream all the games on YouTube because then you'd be able to pause and rewind the live broadcast which is a big limitation of the CHL streaming app.
 
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