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Flyers Will Play 19 Nationally Broadcasted Games, but None Against Ducks
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Lots of press releases today.
Here’s one from the Flyers:
The National Hockey League, in conjunction with their United States media broadcast rightsholders, ESPN, The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) and TNT, announced today the national broadcast schedule for all 32 clubs for the 2026-27 regular season.
Philadelphia will be featured on the national stage a total of 19 times, including 11 home games and eight road contests. This marks an increase of five national appearances from last season.
The Flyers will be featured exclusively on ABC or ESPN a total of six times including a pair of weekend matchups against their intrastate rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 31 at 12:00 p.m. ET and Apr. 3 at PPG Paints Arena at 8:00 p.m. ET. Philadelphia will also be featured on ESPN+/Disney+/Hulu an additional four times.
In addition, Philadelphia will be showcased on TNT a total of nine times throughout the season, including the Flyers home opener against Pittsburgh on Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena. You can also catch two marquee matchups against their Metropolitan Division rivals the Washington Capitals on TNT. Those matchups will appear midweek on Oct. 28 at Capital One Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET and Apr. 1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The list includes streaming games, so if you adjusted accordingly the declaration would be “the Flyers have 15 nationally televised games this season.”
Here’s the rundown:
The NHL really likes the Battle for Pennsylvania. There’s only one Pittsburgh game that’s not nationally broadcasted, and that’s probably because it’s on March 30th, four days before the April 3rd game with the Yinzers. There are always some Flyers/Rangers games on national TV also, which pulls from television markets #1 and #5 in the county. The only Western Conference teams on the list are Los Angeles, Dallas, and St. Louis, which makes me wonder why Anaheim isn’t highlighted. Hasn’t the recent Ducks/Flyers history with Quitter Gauthier and Leo Carlsson resonated nationally? The first game is 1 p.m. on a Saturday in Philly and the second game is 8 p.m. on a Sunday night in California.
Surely there was an opportunity there to sell an interesting storyline. Maybe I’m reading too much into it. You tell me.
Either way, one thing is clear – everybody wants to see the FLYERS this season.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com