CBC's NHL Run Hits The Final Buzzer As Deal Expires

CBC is walking away from NHL broadcasts, and that is the sort of sentence that lands like a body check on a winter Saturday. The network says the long run is over as its rights deal expires, which closes a chapter that has been stitched into Canadian hockey culture for generations. For fans, this is not just a programming change - it is the end of a familiar soundtrack for the sport’s biggest nights. The business of hockey always moves on, but this one still feels like a goodbye.