NHL, Presidio renew technology innovation deal
NHL, Presidio renew technology innovation deal
Publish Date: 2026-06-25 08:01:00
Source Domain: www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
Presidio, an AI-driven digital solutions provider, has renewed its designation as an official technology innovation partner of the NHL. The league’s annual draft begins Friday, for which Presidio developed the app underpinning the recently decentralized process.
In the first three years of its relationship with the NHL, Presidio also spearheaded the creation of the Virtual Technology Operations Center, a cloud-based broadcast production tool, and the NHL Watch Comms App, the Apple Watch software used by 95% of on-ice officials to track the remaining time in the period and on penalties.
NHL CTO Peter DelGiacco described their collaboration as “building something genuinely differentiated” as the league seeks to “modernize our infrastructure, advance our AI capabilities, and deliver smarter experiences for our teams and fans.”
The draft app was first built in 2023 and has been upgraded in successive years. It again will be on display this weekend to provide real-time data to all the clubs, facilitating draft picks and trades across the disparate nature of the reimagined, decentralized process. Presidio also works with the NHL on security and confidentiality.
