Once the Chicago Blackhawks began changing their broadcasts a few years ago, plenty of fans worried a simulcast was their ultimate fate.
Blackhawks president of business operations Jaime Faulkner examined the option to simulcast — broadcasting the TV audio feed on the radio — as the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings do.
With the broadcast landscape evolving, Faulkner wanted to explore all options. The Blackhawks have spent a lot of time dissecting the present and future of radio broadcasting, TV broadcasting, podcasting and so on. Simulcasts were part...