#FIRSTLOOK: PRIME VIDEO “WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY” DEBUTS TONIGHT

The puck drops tonight on Prime Video for the debut of Wednesday Night Hockey, as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders, with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

For the first game, the desk will feature host Adnan Virk, analysts Blake Bolden and Chris Pronger. Features reporter Christine Simpson will also appear during second intermission. In the booth will be John Forslund along with Jody Shelley, with Thomas Hickey calling the shots between the benches and Andi Petrillo reporting rink side.

Earlier this week, Prime Video unveiled NHL on Prime’s on-air roster of talent for both English and French broadcasts at the Wednesday Night Hockey launch event in Toronto, see the full lineup here. Event photography is available here.

For additional resources to support your coverage, visit the NHL on Prime press site for more information, including the full season schedule and on-air talent bios.

NHL on Prime Tip Sheet:

First matchup: Today, September 30, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders with coverage beginning at 7pm ET on Prime Video.

Throughout the 2026-27 season, NHL on Prime delivers 27 national regular-season games on Wednesday nights plus select Stanley Cup Playoff series, all available at no extra cost to members.

For the first time ever, a national broadcaster is streaming NHL games simultaneously in both English and French on a single platform. Wednesday Night Hockey on Prime Video — one platform, two languages, one unmissable night.

Wednesday Night Hockey showcases matchups from across the league with a focus on Canadian teams. Including:

Seven Montreal Canadiens games

Six Toronto Maple Leafs games

Five Edmonton Oilers games

Four Calgary Flames games

Four Ottawa Senators games

Four Winnipeg Jets games

Two Vancouver Canucks games

Plus, five all-Canadian team matchups

A powerhouse on-air roster in English and French:

EN: Play-by-play announcer John Forslund returns, joined by host Adnan Virk, rinkside reporter Andi Petrillo, and analysts including Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Pronger (exclusive to NHL on Prime this season), Jody Shelley, Blake Bolden, Thomas Hickey, Christine Simpson, Shane Hnidy, and Tyson Nash.

FR: Legendary broadcaster Alain Crête comes out of retirement to headline Prime Video’s first-ever French NHL broadcast, sharing play-by-play duties with Michaël Roy, alongside colour commentator Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, host Maxime Lalonde, studio analysts Guillaume Latendresse and Jean-Sébastien Giguère, and rinkside reporter Marc-André Perreault

Fan-favourite Home Ice Access returns, which takes viewers inside the arena during pre-game warm-ups and offers those at home a chance to enjoy the sights and sounds of the venue.

Rapid Recap also returns, the AI-powered highlight reel that quickly brings fans up to speed in two minutes or less when joining a game broadcast that is already in progress.

NHL on Prime is produced fully on-site in English by Prime Sports, with all French broadcasts produced on-site and in-studio in collaboration with TVA Sports.

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