CBC loses NHL broadcasts as Sportsnet ends partnership
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 16, 2026, 5:48 PM
Last updated Jun 16, 2026
Sportsnet has announced the end of its 12-year sub-licensing agreement with CBC, resulting in the termination of NHL broadcasts on the Canadian broadcaster. This partnership, which began in 2013, saw CBC cover NHL games since 1952. Sportsnet will focus on its new programming strategy, shifting all NHL games exclusively to its services. As a replacement, CBC will introduce a new prime-time show dedicated to Canadian athletes competing nationally and internationally beginning this summer.
- •Sportsnet ends CBC's 74-year NHL broadcast history.
- •CBC had televised NHL games since 1952.
- •New Sportsnet strategy stems from Olympic broadcasting experience.
- •CBC will launch a show highlighting Canadian athletes this summer.
- 5:48 PMYahoo Sports — CBC loses NHL hockey broadcasts after Sportsnet ends partnership
"Hockey on the CBC has been a tradition in Canada, and in southeast Michigan, for 74 years. Here's why it's ending.
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