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The NHL and Rogers Announce Monumental 12-Year National Media Rights Deal
Renews highly coveted and valuable hockey rights long term Will deliver more national games...
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[{"type":"text","content":"The NHL and Rogers Announce Monumental 12-Year National Media Rights Deal\n\n\n\n\n Renews highly coveted and valuable hockey rights long term\n \n\n\n Will deliver more national games and fewer blackouts to hockey fans\n \n\n\n Rogers is proud to remain the home of NHL hockey\n \n\n\n TORONTO, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced a 12-year agreement for the national media rights to NHL games on all platforms in Canada through the 2037-38 season. The $11 billion CDN agreement starts in 2026-27 following the conclusion of the current landmark 12-year deal, extending the strategic partnership to over two decades.\n \n\n “The NHL has been a terrific partner for over a decade, and we’re proud to continue our partnership and bring more great fan experiences and best-in-class broadcasts to Canadians,” said Tony Staffieri, President and CEO, Rogers. “Hockey is Canada’s game and we’re proud to be the home of hockey. Sports are core to our company, and these rights are the most valuable sports rights in Canada.”\n \n\n “For more than a decade, Rogers has done an incredible job of conveying what NHL hockey, our players and our teams mean to hockey fans and their communities from coast to coast to coast,” said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. “We’re thrilled to continue our landmark partnership for an additional 12 years. The NHL and Rogers have a shared commitment to best serving Canadian fans and the unmatched passion that they have for our game, and we are particularly excited that through this agreement, we’ll bring more live games to more fans across Canada.”\n \n\n Under the new agreement, fans will have access to more live national games than ever before and fewer regional blackouts. Other highlights include:\n \n\n\n National rights across all platforms, including TV, digital, and streaming, for all national regular season games, in all languages.\n \n\n National rights to all playoff games, the Stanley Cup Final and all special events, and tentpole events, in all languages.\n \n\n Out-of-market rights for all regional games.\n \n\n The exclusive category sponsor for the NHL and all NHL tentpole events held in Canada.\n \n\n\n The agreement allows for the possibi...