Genius expands data portfolio with American Hockey League
| By Robert Fletcher
Genius Sports Group has entered a long-term data and streaming partnership with the American Hockey League (AHL), the main development league for the National Hockey League (NHL).
Under the agreement, Genius will serve as the AHL’s official data and streaming partner for betting purposes.
Genius will have exclusive rights to capture real-time team and player statistics from inside all 31 AHL arenas, as well as deliver data and live streams for betting purposes to sportsbook operators in the US and around the world.
The Genius portfolio of sports events now includes over 240,000 each year.
“Our goal is to deliver the excitement and quality of AHL hockey to fans worldwide and to engage with them as effectively in the manner that suits them best,” AHL’s executive vice president of business Chris Nikolis said.