PJHL Announces Major Video Streaming Partnership with NBC SportsEngine Play

Cambridge, ON – The Provincial Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce a partnership with NBC Sports Next and SportsEngine Play to be the official video and streaming destination for the PJHL. SportsEngine Play will host all 63 franchises, and broadcast all regular season games, playoffs, and special events.

The league’s new partnership with NBC Sports Next will showcase on SportsEngine Play all 42 PJHL regular-season games, plus playoffs, and extend exposure for the league throughout North America. Additionally, SportsEngine Play’s best-in-class video technology will enhance the overall viewing experience for the league’s players, families and fans through live streaming, video-on-demand, highlight packages, and more.

“We’re excited to showcase the excitement of PJHL competition on SportsEngine Play not only to hockey fans throughout Canada but across the U.S., as well,” said NBC Sports Next President Will McIntosh. “We share the passion hockey fans have for their sport and can’t wait to see all the action.”

NBC Sports Next will install fixed cameras at all PJHL rinks, each equipped with intelligent technology that can capture multiple angles of hockey competition and seamlessly integrate the video with SportsEngine Play, delivering immersive coverage of every game. Fans can view all games via a SportsEngine Play subscription either online or through the app.

“The PJHL is excited to be working with SportsEngine Play as our streaming partner,” says Terry. “The league and all of its players are looking forward to the prospect of showcasing the league to a new audience and connecting with fans across the country,” said PJHL Commissioner Terrence Whiteside. “We’re also looking forward to using the platform to provide our incoming Director of Player Safety with additional resources and creating more marketing opportunities for all our individual teams.”

A huge focal point of NBC Sports Next’s leading SportsEngine youth sports technology portfolio, SportsEngine Play launched in October 2023 as the first-of-its-kind subscription streaming service for amateur sports, connecting millions of young athletes and their families with the sports they love. The platform provides organizations, leagues and athletes the ability to capture and stream video of sports events on just about any device – from sophisticated AI cameras mounted at sporting venues to personal smartphones, and features editing tools for reel and highlight creation. SportsEngine Play also is constantly adding new competitive content through the acquisition of streaming rights to elite amateur sports that will entertain and inspire young athletes.

In addition to live and on-demand event streaming, SportsEngine Play’s All Access subscription tier offers a growing library of video that provides young athletes and their families with everything they need to know about their sports of choice, from rules and equipment to training and skills to mental health, fitness and more. The plan features exclusive instructional videos from world-class athletes like Michael Phelps, Larry Fitzgerald, Shaun White, Kerri Walsh Jennings, and others, who offer video collections featuring tips and techniques highlighting their training regimens, as well insight on leadership and mental health.

The PJHL season kicks off Wednesday September 11^th as the Wheatley Omstead Sharks host the Mooretown Flags. All 63 teams will be in action from September 11^th to the 15^th to kick of the 2024/2025 season.

For more information on SportsEngine Play, visit https://info.sportsengineplay.com/pricing/. Please contact your team of choice for streaming options when implemented. More information coming soon.

Mitchell Giamou

Social Media & Marketing Manager

Marketing@thepj.ca

289-681-2448

Dan Higgins

NBC Sports Next

Dan.Higgins@nbcsportsnext.com

407-496-8107

About the Provincial Junior Hockey League

The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is made up of 63 franchises across Ontario and is the largest junior hockey league in the world. We are proud to provide opportunities for more than 1,500 players to play competitive hockey while continuing to pursue their post-secondary education and career ambitions.

About NBC Sports Next

NBC Sports Next is a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to all NBCUniversal digital applications in sports and technology within Golf and Youth & Recreational Sports. Known for its sports technology product innovation, NBC Sports Next equips more than 30 million players, coaches, athletes, sports administrators and fans in 40 countries with more than 25 sports solution products, including SportsEngine, an industry leader in youth sports club, league and team management technology and youth sports editorial content; SportsEngine Play, a first-of-its-kind subscription streaming service for capturing and viewing live and on-demand video of youth and amateur sporting events, and offering one of the industry’s most comprehensive collection of player development and training content; GolfNow, the leading online tee time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology and services; and GolfPass, the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, coaching, tips and other benefits. NBC Sports Next is fueled by its mission to innovate, create larger-than-life events and connect with sports fans through technology to provide the ultimate in immersive experiences.