Breaking: NHL takes huge measures following Vegas shooting massacre

The times have unfortunately change and now, with recent tragic events, the NHL is considering adding high-definition security cameras and facial recognition software in league arenas. 

The  31 teams are fielding pitches from companies offering those services in league arenas, TSN has learned. One NHL team senior executive informed TSN that he expects facial-recognition technology will be adopted by his club and others within the next two years.

“One of the reasons we haven’t seen this adopted is because we’ve been lucky,” the executive said. “We’ve seen attacks at concerts, at the Boston Marathon, at the Olympics, and at international soccer games.

"I don’t think anyone can take the position that it is unlikely or unthinkable at a hockey game," Cunningham said. "It can happen anywhere."

With the help of Secret Services, the NHL is hoping to take measures to make everyone feel safe. 

“Canada is known for hockey. It’s part of your social fabric, and because it’s a symbol of Canada, hockey is a target for terrorists,” said Mike Verden, a former U.S. Secret Service special agent who is now a security consultant in Chicago. “It was the same with the World Trade Center in New York. That was a target because it was the biggest building in our biggest city.”

“A year ago, I wouldn’t have said a car driving through a crowd was a risk. Now it is. Sports arenas with large crowds are a risk."

Would this make you feel safer at NHL games?