Overview
- Rogers and Prime Video announced on July 28 a 12-year sublicensing agreement that makes Prime the exclusive Canadian home for Wednesday night national NHL games in English and French starting in the 2026-27 season.
- Prime will stream at least 26 Wednesday regular-season games per year, beginning September 30, 2026, and those broadcasts will be available to Canadian Prime members at no additional charge.
- The streamer also acquired exclusive rights to two First Round and one Second Round Stanley Cup Playoff series each season, with Rogers saying playoff choices will follow a draft-style allocation giving Prime the fourth and fifth picks in round one and the third pick in round two.
- Rogers’s Sportsnet will keep the majority of national games, including most playoff coverage and Monday and Saturday slots, while both companies have withheld the financial terms and details on production and on-air talent.
- The move follows Rogers ending its CBC sublicence and marks a broader shift of top live sports to streamers, a change that may force fans to pay for more subscriptions and reduces availability of free national broadcasts.