Over the past week, the NHL became the first major sports league to offer play by play and analysis in American Sign Language during the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers are up 2-0 with the series shifting to Edmonton for the next two games.
Bob Madden, center, and his son Jonathan, left, watch the Stanley Cup hockey final from a couch, Monday, June 10, 2024 in Genoa Township, Mich. Madden is deaf and he was enjoying the view with access to the commentary delivered in American Sign Language for the first time during a sporting event. The NHL became the first major sports league to offer play by play and analysis in ASL during a live broadcast.
“It’s a proud moment for our sport and it’s a great example of what can be done to support all communities,” said Kim Davis, the NHL’s senior executive VP of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs. “Authentically demonstrating that the Deaf community is an important fan base, a fan-in-waiting fan base, is the essence of what inclusion is all about.
“The challenge is to find the right time to tell a short story or provide analysis as an added value to the viewers,” Altmann said. Hearing commentators are not heard during the NHL ASL broadcasts, which includes only sounds that would be heard in the arena such as the officials calling a penalty, blowing a whistle, skates cutting through ice and sticks hitting pucks.
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