Bettman will unveil another league before the end of the season!

The NHL is expected to be the next professional sports league to launch its own esports equivalent. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman revealed and confirmed the recent rumors that the league will unveil an esports league, before the start of the 2018 NHL All-Star weekend. 

According to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN, the NHL will take the plunge before the end of the regular season when it unveils its esports league centered around its EA Sports game.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman hinted at this possibility in one of his 31 Thoughts columns back in November, saying that the league’s plan is to “start small” with the new venture then build into something sustainable. 

We still have no information on how the NHL decides to build an esports league around the game, whether having 31 teams right off the bat or settle for a smaller number of clubs. 

But, the NHL seems to be joining the NFL and NBA in the esports boom.

What do you think of this new venture?