https://slavyanski.net/sb2020/story.php?title=what-channel-is-espn-plus-on-directv-channel-guide-2022 At the end of the 1987–88 season, ESPN lost the NHL television rights to SportsChannel America, who paid $51 million ($17 million per year) over three years, a lot more than double what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the preceding three years. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:57:11 UTC en