NHL games will continue to air on the NBC network next season, as reported by the Associated Press. The network decided to exercise its option to extend the on air television contract, as announced on Wednesday. ?There have been positive signs for the league, both on and off the ice,? Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics, said in a statement. TV ratings for the regular-season Sunday games on NBC were up 11 per cent from last year.