NHL's breaking announcement puts Avalanche in the spotlight next season
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In its latest announcement, the NHL revealed that the Colorado Avalanche will be the most nationally televised team throughout the 2025-26 regular season schedule, solidifying their status as one of the league's premier attractions.
The Avalanche are set to appear in 17 nationally televised games, more than any other team in the NHL.
NHL puts Avalanche in the national spotlight next season.
Jacob Punturi from Breakaway On Si writes that fans hoping to see plenty of the Colorado Avalanche in 2025-26 got their wish, as the NHL's newly released national TV schedule heavily features the 2022 Stanley Cup champions.
"The Avalanche will play in 17 nationally televised contests during the 2025-2026 season, the most of any team in the NHL. They will play nine of those games on ABC/ESPN and the other eight will be broadcasted on TNT. The Avs will begin their nationally televised slate with an October 7th matchup against the Los Angeles Kings on ESPN." -Punturi
Of the 17 games, two late-season matchups stand out. On March 18, the Avalanche face division rivals Dallas Stars on TNT, then rematch on April 4 on ABC. Their intense 2025 playoff series set the stage for another fiery showdown, now on national TV.
"The NHL are smart to have the Avalanche on national television so much. The Avs have two of the best players in the entire league with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The 29-year-old MacKinnon is in his prime and dominating the NHL. He's surpassed 100 points in three consecutive seasons and is coming off a 116-point campaign in 2024-2025." -Punturi
With two MVP-caliber stars in their prime, the Avalanche are once again Stanley Cup contenders, and that's reflected in their NHL-leading 17 national TV appearances this season.
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