While the CBC still holds the "Hockey Night in Canada" trademark, it's the first time the program won't be available to Canadian viewers via the public broadcaster.
TORONTO - “Hockey Night in Canada,” a program featuring National Hockey League 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 sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications and the CBC that allowed HNIC to air on the network expired at the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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