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Amazon Prime Video has secured exclusive rights to a suite of NHL games, including Wednesday night regular‑season contests and multiple playoff series, in a 12‑year partnership with Rogers. The deal highlights a shifting media landscape for hockey coverage in both English and French.
The NHL’s Canadian fan experience is eroding as streaming fees climb, local coverage shrinks and game‑day prices soar, prompting calls for a better value proposition.
American hockey fans near the Canadian border grapple with the end of CBC’s iconic Hockey Night in Canada, a tradition that blended sport, history and community across the border.
After more than seven decades of bringing NHL games to Canadian households, the CBC will end its broadcast role, focusing instead on Olympic sports, while Rogers and Sportsnet take over the league’s media rights.
The end of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC and Sportsnet signals a shift toward streaming and higher fees, with French‑language broadcasts also facing uncertainty.
After nearly eight decades of bringing hockey into Canadian homes, the CBC will stop broadcasting NHL games after the current season. Rogers will continue Hockey Night in Canada on Sportsnet under a landmark 12‑year agreement.