CBC loses NHL rights - and nobody needs to panic about it

The end of an era in Canadian hockey broadcasting is here, but this isn't the catastrophe some are making it out to be. The NHL's departure from CBC represents a seismic shift in how Canadian fans will consume the league, yet the sport itself will survive and thrive under new arrangements. There's legitimate debate about what this means for accessibility and tradition, but the fundamentals of the game remain unchanged regardless of which network holds the broadcast rights.