NHL YouTube channel thumbnail
NHL
Subscribers 2.8M
Videos 44K
Views 2.6B

Channels Like NHL

NHL covers National Hockey League content, including highlights, goals, saves, fights, and historical moments, with a focus on recap-style clips and top plays. The channel features extensive high-volume uploads (44,000 videos) tied to hockey events and seasons, and consistently surfaces content related to highlights, best saves, and notable goals, with search queries indicating a mix of season highlights, playoffs, and classic moments. Content style appears to include compilations and week-by-week highlight reels, likely in short- to mid-form formats, with an average view count around 23.8K per video.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to NHL

SPORTSNET YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

90% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M
Videos 59K
Views 2.4B
Appearances 78
SERP 100%
Similarity 83%
nhl highlights nhl best saves nhl best goals

High search overlap on NHL-related queries (nhl highlights, best saves, best goals) mirrors NHL's audience, with very strong content alignment (83%) indicating similar highlight-focused hockey coverage.

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Subscribers 332K
Videos 547
Views 114.8M
Appearances 21
SERP 25%
Similarity 85%
nhl defense strategies nhl season recap nhl player rankings

Share audience interest in NHL season content and player rankings (queries like nhl defense strategies, nhl player rankings) but differ in style (61% match with 85% content) meaning hockey psychology emphasizes analysis over game highlights.

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#3

60% relevance

Subscribers 89.4K
Videos 2.6K
Views 28.5M
Appearances 21
SERP 31%
Similarity 80%
nhl trade rumors nhl trades analysis nhl playoffs preview

Overlaps with NHL on trade and playoff coverage (nhl trade rumors, nhl playoffs preview) and maintains solid content alignment (80%) though channels skew toward analysis and speculation rather than pure highlights.

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#4
Delta Highlights

59% relevance

Subscribers 187K
Videos 650
Views 305.9M
Appearances 19
SERP 25%
Similarity 81%
nhl best saves nhl 100 point club nhl rookie highlights

Competes on top moments and saves (nhl best saves, rookie highlights) with meaningful search overlap but emphasizes quick clips and lists (content 81%), aligning with NHL’s highlight-driven viewer interest.

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#5
Jens95

56% relevance

Subscribers 292K
Videos 4.7K
Views 538.2M
Appearances 10
SERP 16%
Similarity 83%
nhl best saves quadruple overtime nhl nhl rookie highlights

Matches NHL audience on saves and rookie moments (nhl best saves, nhl rookie highlights) with strong content focus (83%) and a niche emphasis on dramatic game moments.

The Hockey Guy YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 387K
Videos 15K
Views 303.5M
Appearances 11
SERP 12%
Similarity 84%
nhl trades analysis nhl draft predictions nhl playoff formats

Shares audience interest in trades and drafts (nhl trades analysis, nhl draft predictions) with solid content alignment (84%), appealing to fans who want analysis alongside traditional highlights.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include SPORTSNET (90% match) with 1.2M subscribers and overlapping queries such as 'nhl highlights,' 'nhl best saves,' and 'nhl best goals'; Hockey Psychology (61% match) with 332K subscribers overlapping 'nhl defense strategies,' 'nhl season recap,' and 'nhl player rankings'; and Graviteh (60% match) with 89.4K subscribers overlapping 'nhl trade rumors,' 'nhl trades analysis,' and 'nhl playoffs preview.' The top two competitors by match strength are SPORTSNET and Hockey Psychology. They are similar in focus on NHL highlights and analysis, attracting overlapping search queries around highlights and season recaps. NHL has 2.8M subscribers, which is larger than all identified competitors (SPORTSNET: 1.2M; Hockey Psychology: 332K; Graviteh: 89.4K). Shared queries include nhl highlights, nhl best saves, and nhl best goals, indicating direct competition for the same audience seeking hockey highlights and analysis.

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 53% The Best of the NHL 84% 23.8K 7% 2
#8 52% Hot Take Hockey 83% 59.2K 6% 5
#9 52% Slapshot 82% 46.5K 6% 5
#10 52% TSN 80% 781K 9% 6
#11 51% Holy Hockey 84% 1.0K 2% 1
#12 51% Twisted Wrister Hockey 81% 18.9K 7% 3
#13 51% faceoff 80% 34.4K 7% 9
#14 51% zenzyFX 83% 1.0K 2% 1
#15 51% Hunter66 82% 1.7K 4% 2
#16 51% NHL National Hockey League 83% 16.6K 3% 2
#17 51% The Best of Hockey 83% 32.1K 3% 3
#18 51% The Hockey Think Tank 82% 3.6K 3% 2
#19 50% Top Shelf Hockey 82% 40.9K 2% 4
#20 50% ALONG THE ICE 81% 9.7K 4% 1
#21 50% Hot Garbage Sports 78% 31.3K 8% 4
#22 50% OhNyquist 82% 85.1K 3% 2
#23 50% Train 2.0 Hockey 78% 46.3K 7% 5
#24 50% Starkcon Plays 81% 9.4K 3% 3
#25 50% Jimmy Hockey 80% 36K 4% 4
#26 50% Man Cave Studios 78% 1.6K 7% 3
#27 49% BenchWorm | Sports Explained 76% 10.2K 8% 3
#28 48% NHL INFO 75% 4.6K 8% 5
#29 48% conscious_hockey 77% 11.1K 4% 3
#30 48% The Highlight Factory 76% 408K 6% 3
#31 48% Joey Daccord 77% 15.6K 4% 1
#32 48% Mike Bartner 78% 24.2K 2% 1
#33 48% RMNB 78% 2.1K 2% 1
#34 48% Seattle Kraken 75% 95.4K 6% 5
#35 47% How To Hockey - Coach Jeremy 76% 251K 4% 3
#36 47% BarDown 76% 123K 4% 4
#37 47% Increase Performance 73% 27.6K 7% 6
#38 46% The Coaches Site 74% 10.3K 5% 4
#39 46% Hockey Players Club 73% 10.6K 5% 2
#40 46% NHL Draft Pros 74% 19.4K 4% 1
#41 46% NBC Sports 74% 5.3M 3% 5
#42 44% Cheap Seats Sports 72% 14K 4% 3
#43 44% Bleacher Report 71% 4.8M 4% 4
#44 44% Ninh Ly 71% 189K 4% 1
#45 44% Secret Base 72% 1.5M 2% 1
#46 43% Data Castle 69% 7.4K 5% 1
#47 40% Simon Clark 65% 736K 4% 1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to NHL?

SPORTSNET — 90% match, 1.2M subscribers; Hockey Psychology — 61% match, 332K subscribers; Graviteh — 60% match, 89.4K subscribers. They share a focus on hockey content and highlights similar to the NHL channel.

What type of content does NHL make?

NHL makes hockey-focused content featuring highlights, goals, saves, fights, bloopers, and historic moments. Recent videos include best saves, late-game action, and standout goals, with an average of about 23.8K views per video and multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to NHL?

We analyze NHL's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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