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.

NHL 1st major sports league to broadcast games in American Sign Language
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.

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.