After seven decades of being on the air, Hockey Night in Canada – the world’s longest continually broadcast sports show – is ending its run.
The show, which had been broadcast on television since 1952, has been a long-running Canadian institution – with Saturday night games being televised for free on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
However, on Tuesday morning, an announcement from the CBC revealed that they will no longer be carrying NHL broadcasts as a new Canadian NHL rights deal takes place.
The announcement was also made by Sportsnet, the cable television network owned by Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications, announcing the end of their partnership and ‘HNIC’ as we know it.
Sportsnet had been cross-licensing ‘HNIC’ since the 2014-15 season, but the brand itself is property of the CBC.
‘After a successful 12-year partnership, Sportsnet and CBC today announced the public broadcaster [CBC] will no longer carry NHL broadcasts after the current season as it moves forward with a new sports programming strategy following the unprecedented success of the Milano/Cortina Olympic Games,’ the statement read.
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The CBC announced an end to their long-running show, Hockey Night in Canada
