NHL 1st major sports league to broadcast games in American Sign Language
The Stanley Cup final, starting Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, will mark the first time a major sports league airs games in American Sign Language, with each game of the series between Edmonton and Florida featuring Deaf broadcasters doing play by play and colour analysis.
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![American Sign Language interpreter Brice Christianson says there is a plan to continue featuring Deaf broadcasters doing play by play and colour analysis beyond this year’s Stanley Cup final, which begins Saturday. A male American Sign Language interpreter poses for a photo after interpreting NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's annual state of the league news conference from English into ASL on June 15, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo., before Game 1 of the league championship.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7225366.1717604371!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/christianson-brice-220615-1180.jpg)
The Stanley Cup final, starting Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, will mark the first time a major sports league airs games in American Sign Language, with each game of the series between Edmonton and Florida featuring Deaf broadcasters doing play by play and colour analysis.