Report: NHL fans will get to watch free games online this season!

Fans of the National Hockey League will get to watch a few extra games next season free of charge.

According to a report from Forbes, the league as well as social media giant Twitter have agreed to a partnership that will see NHL games streaming on twitter's platform for all fans of hockey to see.

From the Forbes' report:

A partnership between Twitter and MLB Advanced Media will see live Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games on the Twitter social media platform. The deal announced today by Twitter will see a live, free video stream of a weekly out-of-market game from MLB and the NHL subject to blackouts. While the sides have not yet announced the schedule of when this will take place, it will likely occur in late summer or fall of 2016.

While this is simply a business move and not a gesture of good will towards the fans, the fans nonetheless are the direct benefactors of this arrangement. It's too early in the process to have any kind of schedule announced just yet, but we will keep you posted on this story.

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