Overview
- The agreement announced Tuesday, July 28, 2026 gives Prime Video exclusive national English- and French-language rights to Wednesday-night regular-season NHL games for 12 seasons beginning in 2026–27, with at least 26 games starting September 30 available to Canadian Prime members at no extra cost.
- Under the sublicence Prime Video will also carry two First Round Stanley Cup Playoff series and one Second Round series each year, creating the first national postseason games in Canada to air outside Rogers’ networks for the duration of the deal.
- The sublicence sits inside Rogers’ broader 12-year national rights package that runs through the 2037–38 season, while Sportsnet retains exclusive English rights to more than 500 national games per season and the bulk of playoff coverage aside from the Prime series.
- Rogers and Prime disclosed the game windows and bilingual scope but did not release financial terms or on-air production and talent plans, saying those details will be announced closer to the season.
- The deal makes Prime the first national streaming-only service to carry NHL games in French and highlights a rights-architecture trend where incumbents use long-term packages and sublicences to expand streaming distribution and change how viewers access national hockey broadcasts.