from Avry Lewis-McDougall of The Hockey News,

The ways we watch and listen to hockey content are constantly evolving, with new ways to consume games and additional data being added to on air broadcasts.

Teams and leagues are taking the next step to put even more content on their in-house streaming services or digital networks.

In some instances, they’re ensuring a team broadcast survives at all.

In the case of the Edmonton Oilers this past week, they launched their platform known as Oilers+, a year-round streaming service with great ideas behind it that has raised a few eyebrows around the hockey world.

The paid service provides fans with unique features, original programs, pre, and post-game coverage, and practice content.

“We believe there's an audience out there,” said Stew MacDonald, the CEO of Oilers Entertainment Group. “Our fans have told us there's an audience out there that says were ready to embrace and subscribe to this.”

There's a lot on the service, and there's quite a bit of behind-the-scenes content that also features players and staff away from the rink. In an era where peeling the layers back on athletes is as big as ever, various shows on the app, from The Drop to Two Days In Toronto, do an excellent job of showcasing different Oiler personalities.

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