{
  "id": 14085587,
  "title": "Bring your laptop to the bar when Wild play; businesses are barred by Wild+ from showing the games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bring-your-laptop-to-the-bar-when-wild-play-businesses-are-barred-by",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bring-laptop-bar-wild-play-011800105.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In St. Paul, Minnesota, businesses are barred from accessing the streaming service Wild+ that will exclusively broadcast Minnesota Wild hockey games. At Tom Reid’s Pub on West Seventh Street, patrons have had to bring their own laptops or cell phones to watch games, as businesses cannot subscribe to Wild+ through Amazon Prime. The NHL announced in September that Wild games would be available only on Wild+, a streaming service that requires a subscription to platforms like Amazon Prime Video or Fubo TV. However, businesses cannot subscribe to Wild+ through Amazon Prime, leaving sports fans to bring their own streaming devices. The Wild confirmed that negotiations with DirecTV and Comcast Xfinity are ongoing for four teams, including the Wild, the St. Louis Blues, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Columbus Blue Jackets. This new hurdle comes on top of recent construction detours and competition from emerging concert venues in St. Paul, impacting the downtown sports bar industry.",
  "summary": "At Tom Reid’s Pub on West Seventh Street in St. Paul on Monday night, Adrian Garza buried his head in his cellphone on the bar counter, clapping with enthusiasm. ”Did they score?” yelled a man across the bar. Garza nodded enthusiastically and then bent over the bar again, focused on the small screen. Heading to your favorite sports bar to watch a Minnesota Wild game? Be sure to bring your ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Businesses barred from Wild+ streaming service",
    "Patrons at Tom Reid’s Pub use laptops to watch games",
    "NHL, DirecTV, Comcast Xfinity negotiate for teams"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Exclusive streaming rights for Minnesota Wild games create a technical barrier that forces local sports bars to rely on patrons' personal devices to broadcast live hockey matches.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}