Same I had to give up watching unless I go to a game.

I cannot deal with TVs in the background for this exact reason. Either I have something on or I don't, but never in the background. I can't and won't try to watch any sort of sport for this reason. That said, lower divisions may be a good option for you. Local groups are more likely to have less advertising and especially less video ads.

I think a lot of forms of ads are ableist because of this. You are not alone. They're so distracting. It's infuriating.

Holy fuck. I loathe the digital ads. I cannot think of something more insulting to the fan base or stupid for the growth of a niche sport.

Let's see, the game is already difficult to track? Yeah, let's add motion in the background, ads on the glass, and... banner ads across the scoreboard feed at the bottom of the screen.

Bettman can eat shit.

I can't imagine the NFL pissing all over their premium product like this. I don't even like football, but they do a great job making it easy to watch

Not hockey but some other sports are very hard for me to watch for similar reasons. In some e-sports they've started putting ad banners inside the digital maps

This is why I stopped watching soccer. It's kind of cruel.