The Anaheim Ducks are heading into 2026-27 with a new streaming setup, and Prime Video is now part of the mix.
Under the arrangement announced Wednesday by the NHL, the Ducks will again make 65 of their 84 games available free over the air through FOX 11 and KCOP-13, matching a similar number from last season. Prime Video will carry those same games, along with 12 more that will require an Amazon Prime membership to watch. The final seven games on the schedule will land with one of the NHL’s national rights holders.
The Ducks are one of six teams included in the multiyear deal that makes Prime Video the exclusive streaming home for their in-market games. The others are the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild.
For Anaheim, the move follows a two-year stretch with the now-dissolved Victory+ sports streaming service. Ducks president Aaron Teats said in a statement, “It was critical to provide our fans in our entire television market with a similar model to have Ducks games available via stream or over-the-air television,” Ducks president Aaron Teats said in a statement. “It remains a significant organizational priority for all Ducks fans within our region to have the opportunity to watch Ducks games.”
There is one major change for fans this time around: anyone who does not already subscribe to Prime Video will need to get a membership to access the Prime-only games. There will not be any extra fee beyond that.
The Ducks also will not have rinkside reporter Aly Lozoff on their broadcasts anymore. Lozoff, who joined Anaheim for the 2019-20 season, said on her X and Instagram accounts that the team informed her it was parting ways with her.
Victory+ had allowed Ducks fans in-market to watch for free, while also carrying Stars games and streaming the NWSL, Western Hockey League junior games and Texas high school football games. The service officially shut down Monday after missing payments owed to the Ducks and Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers. Multiple reports in July said the Ducks had already decided to leave Victory+ with two years still left on the contract.
Fans inside the Ducks’ regional territory, which covers eight Southern California counties and Hawaii, will be able to stream games at home or on mobile devices. Fans outside the market can still watch through NHL Center Ice or ESPN+.
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