Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An NHL great is saying goodbye to his playing days. Winnipeg’s Jonathan Toews, who played for his hometown team last season,…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The NHL said Thursday it completed a review of Mike Babcock’s tenure in Columbus, clearing him to coach the Edmonton Oilers…
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 broadcasts. So fans will no longer find NHL games on CBC platforms and will, at this point, only be…
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CBC will no longer broadcast NHL hockey games after it and national rights-holder Rogers Sportsnet were unable to come to agreement on a new sublicensing deal that would have allowed the public broadcaster to air games on its Saturday program Hockey Night in Canada. The CBC, which began televising NHL games in 1952, had operated…
But that excuse has long since passed. Allowing Rogers to continue to borrow the public airwaves was an increasingly ridiculous proposition, especially after the telecom and media giant started throwing more billions into professional sports, including its takeover of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Leafs and Raptors. Rogers’ push into sports has…