Blue Jackets fans finally have an answer to one of the summer’s biggest questions: where to watch the team this season.
For the 82 games not picked up nationally, Columbus will move to Amazon Prime under a new arrangement with the NHL and six clubs that are building their own networks after the collapse of regional sports networks. The Blue Jackets are branding their setup the “Blue Jackets Hockey Network,” and it will cost $19.99 a month or $99.99 for the full season.
That package is separate from a regular Amazon Prime membership, and fans do not need a basic Prime subscription to buy the Blue Jackets offering and stream games through the Prime app.
There will also be some free access. A club spokesperson said an unspecified number of games will be available over the air, just as they have been in recent seasons. The team plans to announce those games, along with the channels carrying them, closer to the start of the season.
“Our priority is to make sure our fans have access to our games on television in all of the ways they have been accustomed to in the past and this new venture ensures that will happen,” Blue Jackets chief operating officer Cameron Scholvin said. “Whether you have watched games through a cable or satellite provider or on a streaming service, you will continue to be able to do so.”
The Blue Jackets will have two nationally televised games this season: Nov. 10 against the Florida Panthers on ESPN+ and April 8 at Philadelphia on TNT. Every other game will be available through the new Amazon Prime agreement.
The broadcast team is also set. TV play-by-play announcer Steve Mears and analyst Jody Shelley were previously confirmed to be back for 2026-27.
Shelley also works national broadcasts as an analyst for Amazon. The Athletic confirmed Tuesday that TV studio analyst Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, studio host Brian Giesenschlag and rinkside reporter Dave Maetzold have all agreed to contracts for next season and beyond.
Fans will be able to watch at home or on mobile devices through Amazon Prime. Out-of-market games will still be available through NHL Center Ice or an ESPN+ subscription.
The club said its coverage will continue to include a 30-minute pregame show and a postgame show.
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