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Fans stream 1.9 million minutes of hockey on NHL’s opening night, says Rogers

TORONTO - As the puck officially dropped Wednesday night, some 55,000 hockey fans live streamed their favourite teams online using Rogers’ new NHL GameCentre LIVE app, the company said Thursday.Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE is a mobile app that offers English and French online streaming rights to a range of live national NHL games as well as 800 classic games from the NHL Vault.  Fans with a regional Sportsnet subscription with a participating BDU can live stream their local team's regional games.  The app also includes GamePlus, which offers viewers a second screen experience replete with new camera angles and replays.Some 75% watched games...