National Hockey League Opens Doors to thePORTAL at NHL.com
The National Hockey League (NHL) today opened the doors to thePORTAL at NHL.com to deliver fans a unique Stanley Cup Playoffs experience. the PORTAL at NHL.com leverages the exclusive access and unique digital media capabilities of the NHL to transport fans inside the action and behind the scenes with all 16 teams chasing the Stanley Cup.
thePORTAL at NHL.com is highlighted by special features such as live coverage from the NHL Video Review Room in Toronto. Each time a goal is reviewed during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, thePORTAL at NHL.com will be the only place for fans to learn in real-time how NHL rules are being interpreted and applied, leading to goals being allowed or disallowed.
thePORTAL at NHL.com also will be the only place where fans can see video interviews with NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell and NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy, who will discuss every call made the night before in the NHL Video Review Room.
Another key feature of thePORTAL at NHL.com is The Cisco All Access Pre Game Show. Each day starting at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern), The Cisco All Access Pre Game Show will stream on-demand and will spin fans out for news and analysis to the NHL arenas hosting that night’s action. The show will be hosted by Rob Simpson and Heidi Androl, and will originate from a studio inside the NHL Powered by Reebok Store on 6th Avenue in New York City.
“The Stanley Cup Playoffs are when NHL teams elevate their play in pursuit of the Stanley Cup. We’re elevating our game, too,” said Andre Mika, NHL Senior Vice President of Broadband and New Media, and Executive in Charge of Programming. “We’re breaking new ground in how we super-serve fans during our key events, an important element of our digital strategy to bring fans places other media cannot.”
Other unique features of thePORTAL at NHL.com include:
- Dedicated beat reporters for all 16 Stanley Cup Playoff teams
- Unprecedented coverage of games and off days: news, analysis, sidebars, quotes, reactions thePORTAL at NHL.com will have all 16 playoff teams covered inside and out
- SB Nation hockey blogs
- A live, 24×7 News Ticker for all of the latest breaking information on the Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Live streaming video of post-game press conferences via NHL Network Online’s “Livewire” channel
- Video-centric series capsules that enable fans to see how a series has unfolded
- Live action and behind-the-scenes photos and galleries
- The “NHL Playoff Challenge™,” a Stanley Cup Playoffs “pick ‘em” contest
- The definitive Stanley Cup record book normally developed for media only will now appear on thePORTAL at NHL.com for all to enjoy
- Celebrity blogs For the third consecutive year, NHL.com will feature exclusive blogs from celebrity hockey fans such as writer and director Kevin Smith (“Clerks”), writer and director Jason Reitman (“Juno”), Dave Annable (“Brothers & Sister”), Jay Baruchel (“Tropic Thunder,” “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) and David Boreanaz (“Bones”), among others. Hockey fans will have the opportunity to post comments and interact with each celebrity blogger on NHL.com and Twitter.com/NHLCelebBlogs.
- Guest columnists such as Sean Pronger, Craig Button and others
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