'Hockey Night in Canada' won't return to CBC (opens original article in a new tab)

The long-running 'Hockey Night in Canada' NHL broadcast tradition will not return to CBC next season after the expiration of a sublicensing agreement with Rogers Communications.

• 'Hockey Night in Canada' will not return to CBC next season after sublicensing agreement expired.
• Rogers' 12-year, $11 billion NHL broadcast rights deal excludes CBC from NHL games starting 2026-27.
• CBC will no longer carry NHL broadcasts as it shifts focus to amateur sports and other programming strategies.