Hockey Wilderness Reviews 'NHL GameCenter LIVE'

What is it?

Well, according to NHL.com:

What are some of its features?

Once again, according to NHL.com:

How much does it cost?

Its will cost you $99.95 in one bulk payment, or 5 payments of $19.99.

What do I like about it?

I live in Ireland, so, thanks to the time-zone difference, watching live NHL usually means games starting at 1 AM and finishing at around 4 AM. Doing that 3-4 times a week for 82 games simply isn't possible, so GameCenter LIVE allows me to watch games the following day whenever life gets in the way or I just have to sleep. Watching every game is vitally important for my writing, so GCL is an indispensable tool for me.

I love that it allows me to rewind live games and re-watch plays whenever I want. Also, it is great for doing "play-by-play" analysis for articles by allowing me to go through plays with a fine-tooth comb frame by frame. The feeds are generally great quality, so it is ideal for taking scree-shots/screen-caps to do more in-depth visual analysis.

Subscribing to GCL also gets you a free subscription to "NHL Vault", usually $4.95 a month, which lets you watch over 800 classic games dating back from the 1960's to the 2000's.

What don't I like about it?

Locally broadcast games, along with games that air on NBCSN or NHL Network are blacked-out. The rules about what is blacked-out and where are quite complicated, so read more about them here:

Another downside to GCL is the slight delay on the feed. This can be particularly annoying if you enjoy Tweeting during games and you find your Twitter-feed blows up to annouce a goal about a minute before you actually see it on GCL.

So, overall, I think GameCenter LIVE is a great product and good value, but, before you put your money down, make sure that it suits your particular situation.

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