NHL on ABC

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National Hockey League television program sports television program

NHL on ABC is an American television sports program that broadcasts National Hockey League games on the ABC network, often as part of ESPN’s NHL coverage package.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
NHL on ABC canonical	2
National Hockey League on television	1
The NHL on ABC	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NHL on ABC
Context triple: [NHL on NBC, precededBy, NHL on ABC]

A. NHL on TNT
NHL on TNT is a U.S. television broadcast package that features live National Hockey League games, studio shows, and related coverage on the TNT cable network.
B. NHL on NBC (historical)
NHL on NBC (historical) was the branding for NBC’s national television coverage of National Hockey League games in the United States, most prominently from the mid-2000s until the early 2020s.
C. NHL Radio
NHL Radio is the official radio broadcast network of the National Hockey League, providing live audio coverage and commentary of NHL games and related events.
D. NHL on Versus
NHL on Versus was a U.S. cable television program that broadcast National Hockey League games and related coverage on the Versus network (later rebranded as NBCSN).
E. NHL.com
NHL.com is the official website of the National Hockey League, providing news, scores, statistics, video highlights, and team information for all NHL franchises.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NHL on ABC
Target entity description: NHL on ABC is an American television sports program that broadcasts National Hockey League games on the ABC network, often as part of ESPN’s NHL coverage package.

A. NHL on TNT
NHL on TNT is a U.S. television broadcast package that features live National Hockey League games, studio shows, and related coverage on the TNT cable network.
B. NHL on NBC (historical)
NHL on NBC (historical) was the branding for NBC’s national television coverage of National Hockey League games in the United States, most prominently from the mid-2000s until the early 2020s.
C. NHL Radio
NHL Radio is the official radio broadcast network of the National Hockey League, providing live audio coverage and commentary of NHL games and related events.
D. NHL on Versus
NHL on Versus was a U.S. cable television program that broadcast National Hockey League games and related coverage on the Versus network (later rebranded as NBCSN).
E. NHL.com
NHL.com is the official website of the National Hockey League, providing news, scores, statistics, video highlights, and team information for all NHL franchises.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Hockey League television program ⓘ sports television program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The NHL on ABC ⓘ linked to: NHL on ABC
associatedWithBrand	ESPN on ABC ⓘ
basedOn	National Hockey League ⓘ
broadcastArea	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
broadcastRightsPeriod	1992–1999 NHL national TV contract ⓘ 1999–2004 NHL national TV contract ⓘ 2021–2028 NHL U.S. media rights deal ⓘ
broadcasts	National Hockey League games ⓘ
broadcastsEvent	NHL playoff games ⓘ NHL regular season games ⓘ Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs
commentaryStyle	play-by-play and color commentary ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributionPlatform	cable and satellite via local ABC affiliates ⓘ over-the-air television ⓘ streaming via ESPN-related services ⓘ
firstAired	1993 ⓘ
genre	ice hockey on television ⓘ sports broadcasting ⓘ
hasCategory	1990s American sports television series ⓘ 2000s American sports television series ⓘ 2020s American sports television series ⓘ ABC Sports ⓘ American sports television series ⓘ National Hockey League on television ⓘ linked to: NHL on ABC
hasFormat	intermission reports ⓘ live sports telecast ⓘ postgame show ⓘ studio pregame show ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
network	ABC ⓘ
originalNetwork	ABC ⓘ
partOf	ESPN NHL coverage ⓘ
pictureFormat	high-definition television ⓘ
productionCompany	ABC Sports ⓘ ESPN ⓘ
relatedTo	Hockey Night in Canada ⓘ NHL on ESPN ⓘ linked to: ESPN NHL coverage NHL on NBC ⓘ linked to: NHL on NBC (historical) The NHL on TNT ⓘ linked to: NHL on TNT
returnedToAir	2021 ⓘ
subjectOf	coverage of National Hockey League in the United States ⓘ
targetAudience	ice hockey fans ⓘ
typicalRuntime	approximately 3 hours ⓘ
usesGraphicsPackageFrom	ESPN NHL coverage ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NHL on NBC → precededBy → NHL on ABC ⓘ

subject linked to: NHL on NBC (historical)

NHL on Versus → precededBy → NHL on ABC ⓘ

NHL on ABC → hasCategory → National Hockey League on television ⓘ

linked to: NHL on ABC

NHL on ABC → alsoKnownAs → The NHL on ABC ⓘ