? Who left the network. I'm in Pitt n don't understand.
I think he means when the NHL left ESPN and went to NBC/NBCSN ten years ago.
Interesting, they(NHL) originally had a dual deal with ESPN and NBC to do games. With ESPN being the cable home and NBC being the over-the-air home of the league. But, when the lockout happened(2004-05). ESPN opted out of their deal and sold it to NBC. Which forced NBC to upgrade one of their vanity cable channels and rebrand it Versus now NBCSN.