Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has signed a five-year exclusive media rights agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL), the world's best ice hockey league, to broadcast up to 1,400 live NHL games every season on NENT Group'sViaplay streaming service in Poland until 2026. The deal expands NENT Group and the NHL's long-term partnership to nine European countries, and further reinforces Viaplay's premium sports offering in Poland, with Premier League and Formula 1 to come in the following years. In addition, NENT Group has secured the exclusive rights to stream Swedish Hockey League (SHL) games on Viaplay in Poland until 2024. Starting with the 2021/2022 season opener on 12 October between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, viewers in Poland can watch all NHL regular season games live on Viaplay, including every NHL Saturday and NHL Sunday (formerly NHL European Game of the Week) game broadcast, with local language commentary for selected games. In addition, Viaplay will show extensive live coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final and other marquee NHL events throughout the season, including the NHL Winter Classic, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Stadium Series, NHL Heritage Classic and NHL Global Series.