DirectTV does have "Center Ice"...where you can subscribe to see LOTS of hockey games. Still has commercials, but since the feeds are from all over, you get commercials you haven't seen a hundred times! Unfortunately, the DirectTV package doesn't have the final rounds of the playoffs. I'd rather have had the CBC coverage than the NBC coverage, which was all I could get. But at least I did get to see the games! Cam Ward was outstanding, especially considering his age. I still wish the Oilers had won, but the Canes absolutely earned the Cup. The new rules are a definite improvement in keeping the flow of the game going. I'd like to see a larger ice surface as well, but is that possible in the current arenas?