'Hockey Night in Canada' is going to feature women's hockey instead

'Hockey Night in Canada' is going to feature women's hockey instead

'Hockey Night in Canada' will live on, despite the CBC not airing NHL games going forward. A new deal with the PWHL is expected.

Hockey Night in Canada signs off – Part One

Quietly, amidst negotiations for a new media contract with Rogers Sportsnet, Canada’s oldest scheduled program died a silent death. Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC), the most durable sports broadcast in North America, will not return to CBC or any other network when the NHL season debuts its Saturday night hockey lineup on Oct. 3. Many will blame the big media conglomerates and the league itself for allowing this hallowed institution to fail, but s…