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NHL TV Deal Extractions
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NYT 12/7/84.
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1966-1984
Trans-border agreements: Each Canadian team receives up to $5 million for HNIC; U.S. teams up to $178,000.
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1984
Trans-border agreements end; 19 of 21 teams agree to pool and share TV (Montreal and Quebec hold out).
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TSN 2/17/92.
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NHL's first cable deal with USA Network; $600,000 for each of first two years of a six-year contract.
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1981
USA Network deal set at $2 million for the year.
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USA Network deal set at $4 million per year for remainder of contract (to 1984-85)
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ESPN deal at $24 million for three years (to 1987-88)
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1988
NHL leaves ESPN at $36 million for SportsChannel America at $51 million over three years (to 1990-91)
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1992
NHL renews with SportsChannel America at $5.5 million for one year.
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Media Life Magazine 4/9/01.
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1989-91SportsChannel5117
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1992-96ESPN8016
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1994-98FOX15531
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1999-2003ESPN (ABC, ESPN2)600120
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