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Hockey Night in Canada leaves CBC after 74 years of broadcasts

2 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

Last updated Jun 16, 2026

Hockey Night in Canada leaves CBC after 74 years of broadcasts
Summary

CBC will discontinue airing National Hockey League games after the 2025-26 season, ending a relationship that began in 1952. The change follows a statement from Sportsnet, which holds exclusive Canadian broadcasting rights, announcing a shift in its partnership with CBC. While CBC plans to introduce a new Saturday primetime show focusing on Canadian athletes, the end of NHL broadcasts represents a significant loss for the public broadcaster. Sportsnet continues its NHL agreement, which is now a 12-year deal worth $11 billion, and may maintain hockey broadcasts through its over-the-air network Citytv. CBC's reduced programming options in sports are becoming evident, with the network currently not holding major sports events beyond Olympics coverage.

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Status Watch
  • •CBC ends NHL broadcasts after this season.
  • •Hockey Night in Canada has aired since 1952.
  • •Sportsnet holds exclusive NHL rights through 2038.
  • •CBC plans to launch new sports programming.
  • •Rogers Communications owns Citytv, potentially continuing NHL broadcasts.
Latest Updates
  • 1:19 AMESPN NHL — 'Hockey Night in Canada' won't return to CBC
  • 11:38 PMYahoo Sports — ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ NHL broadcasts won’t return to CBC next fall
  • 5:30 PMYahoo Sports — ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ leaves CBC after more than seven decades
What they're saying
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TORONTO (AP) — “Hockey Night in Canada,” a program featuring NHL games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season. A sublicensing agreement between Rogers Communications and the CBC that allowed the show to air on the network expired at the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The two sides did not extend the partnership for the 2026-27 season, the first year of Rogers’ 12 year, $11 billion broadcast rights deal with the NHL.

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For the first time since 1952, CBC will no longer air National Hockey League games. The news was announced in a joint statement by Sportsnet, the exclusive Canadian rightsholder, and CBC. “After a successful 12-year partnership, Sportsnet and CBC today announced the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts after the current season as…

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"Hockey Night in Canada," a program featuring NHL games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season, as a sublicensing agreement expired at the end of the playoffs.

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