NHL Network, SiriusXM To Air Live AHL Games During Olympic Break

The American Hockey League announced that several of its games will be televised on NHL Network in the U.S. and aired on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio, Channel 91, during the NHL’s upcoming Olympic break. The move keeps live professional hockey on the air as the NHL pauses, with a mix of regular-season matchups and the AHL All-Star Classic slated for television exposure.

NHL Network’s slate runs Feb. 6-21 and opens with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Lehigh Valley on Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET, followed by Coachella Valley Firebirds at Henderson Silver Knights on Feb. 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET. The network will carry the 2026 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Feb. 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET and the All-Star Challenge from Rockford, Ill. on Feb. 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Later selections include Colorado at Chicago on Feb. 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET, Syracuse at Lehigh Valley on Feb. 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET, Toronto at Cleveland on Feb. 20 at 7:00 p.m. ET, and Texas at Chicago on Feb. 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

SiriusXM’s radio coverage on Channel 91 features a complementary lineup. The platform opens with Belleville at Syracuse on Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET, then Texas at Grand Rapids on Feb. 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET, Utica at Bridgeport on Feb. 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET, and two Feb. 18 windows with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Springfield at 7:00 p.m. ET and San Jose at San Diego at 10:00 p.m. ET. The dual radio listings for Feb. 18 give listeners multiple late-week options to follow prospects and veteran call-ups.

The telecasts arrive as the AHL celebrates its 90th-anniversary season. "Currently celebrating its 90th-anniversary season, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 32 National Hockey League teams," the league noted in its release. The AHL emphasized its pipeline role with the statistic that nearly 90 percent of NHL players each year are AHL graduates and that more than 130 Hockey Hall of Fame members spent time in the AHL.

The release also underscored ongoing roster and disciplinary news that affect the on-ice storylines fans will watch during the break. Notable items in the league feed include Abbotsford’s Berard and San Diego’s Calle Clang being added to All-Star rosters, Hartford’s Brendan Brisson and Lehigh Valley defenseman Christian Kyrou appearing on roster lists, Mikulas Hovorka being recalled by Florida from Charlotte, Daniel Laatsch reassigned to Wheeling, Syracuse signing goaltender Jon Gillies to a PTO, and Belleville forward Hayden Hodgson suspended five games for an elbowing incident in a Jan. 31 game at Cleveland.

For fans and scouts, the NHL Network and SiriusXM windows offer concentrated access to prospects, roster moves, and All-Star showpieces while the NHL is idle. Expect the broadcasts to spotlight developing talent and to serve as a scouting-rich stretch where players like Berard and Clang can raise their profiles ahead of the season’s second half.