The NHL is going ultra-high-resolution with new cameras for Coach’s Challenges and video reviews.
The National Hockey league, as part of a multi-year partnership with Cosm, has installed new multi-angle video capture systems in all 32 areans. Cosm touts this new setup, dubbed C360 Capture Systems, as more than just video.
It’s a fully integrated workflow that connects glass-level 10.5K capture with NHL EDGE puck- and player-tracking data and feeds it into Cosm’s CX Video Hub, a centralized cloud platform serving everyone from referees and player-safety staff to coaches, broadcasters, and social-media teams.
Each NHL arena has four new 10.5k ultra-high-resolution cameras – one behind each net and one on each blue line.
The cameras will be used for Coach’s Challenges, referee reviews of major penalties, and by the Department of Player Safety to review incidents for supplemental disciplinary action. The feeds will be integrated with the NHL’s Puck and Player Tracking system, NHL EDGE, to help align video clips with other reported data, improving accessibility and simplying alignment between game events and video.
“Integrating Cosm’s C360 camera technology into our arenas helps us continue to deliver our game in the best way possible and brings fans even closer to the speed and thrill of NHL action,” said Stephen McArdle, NHL Chief Operating Officer, via press release. “The immersive perspectives captured by Cosm’s system provides premium content across our entire ecosystem – for our fans, coaches, officials, broadcast partners, and more.”
