NHL Center Ice is an Out-of-Market sports package distributed by DirecTV and other satellite TV providers in the United States. It is the only 24/7 package that is dedicated to total coverage of hockey.
NHL Center Ice is the Hockey package that delivers up to 40 exciting games each week. With NHL Center Ice, subscribers can enjoy more than 1,000 NHL games in this season. With this package, subscribers can get the best in hockey programming from National Hockey League (NHL). In addition to the 40 games per week, subscribers can also get the coverage of first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Subscribers can feel and watch the ice spray in crystal clear HD. Most games on NHL Center Ice are also broadcast in HD. To receive DirecTV HD programming, HD access fee $10 per month is applied to the package. In addition to that, a DirecTV Slimline dish along with a DirecTV HD receiver and HD television equipment are necessary.
The Dual Feed is the special feature in NHL Center Ice that allows subscribers to select between the home and away broadcasts of the same game.
NHL Network that is included in NHL Center Ice package delivers live games, daily highlight shows and up to the minute hockey news. Subscribers can follow their favorite players from rink to the locker room with NHL coverage that is available in both SD and HD. Apart from that, International and Vintage Hockey, Player profiles, interviews and much more will also be delivered by NHL Network.
Each season, NHL Center Ice will be renewed automatically at the lowest full season price. Subscribers can view their renewal notice on the bill a few months in advance. To be eligible for the automatic renewal for the full season, subscribers need to keep their DirecTV account in Good standing. If subscribers want to cancel their subscription, they need to cancel it before the season starts. The sports subscription cannot be canceled, refunded or credited after the beginning of the season.
If subscribers are great fans of hockey, then NHL Center Ice is the best package for them. In DirecTV, hockey games included in NHL Center Ice package are delivered under channels from 764 – 776.