NHL on Sportsnet
| NHL on Sportsnet | |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Created by | Rogers Media/Sportsnet |
| Starring | Various |
| Opening theme | "The Hockey Song" (1998–2002) "Sportsnet NHL theme" (2014–present) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Location(s) | Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto |
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| Original network | CBC/Sportsnet/FX/City/Omni |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 9, 1998 – present |
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| Preceded by |
NHL on TSN (national cable broadcaster) Hockey Night in Canada (national over-the-air broadcaster) |
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| NHL on Sportsnet | |
NHL on Sportsnet is the blanket title for presentations of the National Hockey League broadcast held by a Canadian media corporation, Rogers Communications airing on its television channel Sportsnet and other networks owned by or affiliated with its Rogers Media division as well as the Sportsnet Radio chain. Sportsnet (then known as CTV Sportsnet) previously held the national cable rights for NHL regular season and playoff games from 1998 to 2002; in November 2013, Rogers reached a 12-year deal to become the exclusive national television and digital rightsholder for the NHL in Canada, succeeding both CBC Sports and TSN.
The first telecasts under the new contract premiered on October 8, 2014—the first night of the 2014–15 NHL season; the deal primarily emphasizes increased access to NHL content in Canada, with plans to leverage Rogers' various broadcast and cable television outlets, along with CBC Television as part of a time-brokerage agreement, to air a larger number of NHL games nationally than under previous deals with CBC and TSN. Rogers' national contract compliments its existing regional coverage of the NHL, holding partial or exclusive regional rights to five of the league's Canadian franchises. Rogers publicized plans to broadcast at least 500 games nationally during its first season as rightsholder.
Sportsnet airs two flagship national games per week, Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey, and Rogers Hometown Hockey on Sunday nights—which features segments hosted on-location by Ron MacLean from various Canadian cities as part of a nationwide tour. The Sportsnet channels also occasionally air games that exclusively involve teams from the United States. Hockey Night in Canada airs on Saturday nights, airing up to seven national games across Sportsnet, as well as City, CBC Television, and Omni Television. Sportsnet and CBC also share in coverage of the post-season.
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