‘Hockey Night in Canada’ leaves CBC after more than seven decades

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CBC will no longer broadcast Hockey Night in Canada starting this fall, officially ending a monumental 74-year run on public television. The historic shift comes after the public broadcaster failed to reach a new sublicensing agreement with national media rights-holder Rogers Communications. The departure marks the absolute end of free, over-the-air Saturday night NHL broadcasts on the public network, forcing fans to transition to subscription-based platforms.

After decades, NHL broadcasts on CBC are coming to an end, marking a major shift for hockey fans and Canadian television. Annie Bergeron-Oliver has more.

Brodie Brazil discusses the implications of CBC losing the rights to Hockey Night in Canada and the resulting shift in how the long-standing sports tradition will be broadcast. This conversation explores the impact of moving away from public television and what this transition means for accessibility and the future of the iconic brand.

CBC will no longer air NHL games after it failed to renew its sublicensing deal with Rogers Sportsnet. Hockey analyst and podcaster Jeff Marek says it's not just a loss for sports fans, but for Canadian culture more broadly.

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Hockey Night In Canada is no more. Here's what happened.

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In "The $11 Billion Deal That Killed Hockey in Canada," we break down the moment one of Canada's most iconic traditions changed forever. After more than 70 years on CBC, Hockey Night in Canada was pushed into a new era when Rogers secured the NHL's massive broadcast rights deal.

For generations of Canadians, Saturday night hockey wasn't just a TV show. It was a ritual. Families gathered around the television, legendary voices became part of the country's identity, and Hockey Night in Canada helped shape the culture of the sport itself.

But when billions of dollars entered the picture, everything changed.

This is the story of the deal that transformed hockey broadcasting, what was lost along the way, and why many fans believe the game has never felt quite the same since.

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