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Following a 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff for the ages with record TV ratings, the NHL is poised for more gains in the 2024-25 season. The NHL ranks as a distant fourth of the Big Four major team sports in the United States, but that doesn’t mean it lacks a strong following. In fact, NHL fans may be the fewest but they are known as the most loyal.
Sportsbooks used to offer NHL games with great annoyance grudgingly. But when Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, things began to change. The NHL’s Sun Belt strategy of putting teams in non-traditional, warmer-weather cities helped further grow the game and expand its popularity.
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Many Canadian fans and gamblers are bitter that a team from Canada has not won the Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens. Since 2020, warm-weather teams have won four of the last five Stanley Cup championships.
The Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup titles, with the Vegas Golden Knights winning in 2023 and the Florida Panthers in 2024. The Sun Belt strategy that so many NHL media “experts” sneered at has been vindicated as a success.
The NHL regular season opens on October 4&5, 2024, from Prague in the Czech Republic, when the New Jersey Devils meet the Buffalo Sabres and will conclude on April 17, 2025.
There are no games on USA Thanksgiving and from December 24-26. There will be a 12-day break from February 10-21 for the Four Nations faceoff.
The NHL has already announced its two outdoor games, highlighted by the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Blues at baseball’s Wrigley Field on Dec. 31. The Detroit Red Wings then travel to Columbus for a game at Ohio State’s so-called Horseshoe on March 1.
The Utah Hockey Club will make its debut in the 2024-25 season after moving from Arizona, where they were known as the Coyotes. The greater Salt Lake City area has embraced the franchise with tremendous enthusiasm, and a sold-out season is assured.
United States TV coverage will continue on ESPN, TNT, ABC, and the NHL Network. Streaming is available on ESPN+.
The NHL is often brushed aside by sports news and talk based on other sports. However, the league can command large TV and revenue streams because of its loyal fans.
NCAA Frozen Four
You can bet on college hockey at BookMaker.eu when the Frozen Four gets underway. The Frozen Four is the NCAA’s hockey equivalent of the Final Four in college basketball. It takes place in Division 1 with several teams competing for the national title. Since 1999, the semifinals and championship have been termed the Frozen Four.
The defending Frozen Four champion is Denver, as they defeated Boston College 2-0. The 2025 Frozen Four will take place in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Enterprise Center on April 10 and April 12, 2025.
Denver is the all-time NCAA Frozen Four champion with ten titles. Meanwhile, Michigan has nine, North Dakota eight, Wisconsin six, Boston College, Boston University, and Minnesota with five.
The Frozen Four is one of the most underrated events in sports. It is always filled with excitement and tremendous passion.
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