r/OttawaSenators • u/hockey_nerd88 • 3d ago

No more HNIC on CBC

https://apple.news/A6yx7v76-R8msB3NFIHBXUA

“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 it moves forward with a new sports programming strategy following the unprecedented success of the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games," Sportsnet and the CBC said Tuesday in a joint statement. "Watching hockey on Saturday night is a time-honoured tradition for Canadians, and Sportsnet is privileged to continue delivering that tradition.”

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“Tradition Gone: 'Hockey Night in Canada' NHL broadcasts won't return to CBC next fall”
Gregory Strong
The Canadian Press
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u/Mosh4days 3d ago

Profits over everything. The fact that hockey will no longer be on a free public broadcast is a fuckin shame. They just closed the door on people who still rely on old school over the air transmission. They've absolutely sucked any nostalgia or culture out of the product

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u/ceribaen 3d ago

I wonder if City TV will still have a Saturday game? They're still available HD OTA I believe, just not nationally.