The move coincides with the end of CBC and Rogers Communications' 12-year sublicensing agreement for NHL games.

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.

Les deux parties n’ont pas renouvelé leur partenariat pour la saison 2026-27.

"Watching hockey on Saturday night is a time-honoured tradition for Canadians and SportsNet is privileged to continue delivering that tradition," says SportsNet.

The move coincides with the end of CBC and Rogers Communications' 12-year sublicensing agreement for NHL games.

Opinion: CBC once said it was essential to keep Hockey Night in Canada on the public broadcaster, even if Rogers owned it. No longer.

"Hockey Night in Canada" will not return to CBC next season. A sublicensing agreement between Rogers Communications and CBC expired at the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The National Hockey League season came to a close this month and with it came the end of an era as longtime partners Rogers and CBC were unable to come to a new agreement for NHL…