Is Hockey Night in Canada Still On? 2026-27 Changes and How to Watch

What changed in 2026: before and now

The rest of the 2026-27 NHL TV lineup

• Monday Night Hockey is Sportsnet+ exclusive content in English from Monday, Oct 5, 2026: it isn't on Sportsnet's regular TV channels. Rogers and Shaw TV customers with Sportsnet get it at no extra cost: on dedicated channels for Rogers Xfinity TV, and in an app for other Rogers and Shaw plans.
• Wednesday Night Hockey is an exclusive national package on Prime Video, in English and French, included with Prime.
• French-language national games, apart from Prime Video's Wednesday games, are on TVA Sports under a 12-year sublicence (up to 350 regular-season games; more).
• English regional games are on TSN or Sportsnet, depending on the team (team table). Canadiens and Senators regional games in French are on RDS.

Was Hockey Night in Canada cancelled?

The NHL version ended.

National NHL rights belong to Rogers. Its 12-year, C$11B deal runs from 2026-27 through 2037-38 and covers all national NHL rights in Canada, in every language. The deal lets Rogers sublicense games: the national Wednesday Night Hockey package went to Prime Video, and a French-language national package to TVA Sports. Citytv no longer carries NHL games either.

The name lives on. CBC kept the “Hockey Night in Canada” trademark, and from Dec 5, 2026, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada carries the PWHL (what's on CBC). Sportsnet's Saturday NHL show is now Saturday Night Hockey.

Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition has ended

Rogers' Omni announced on Aug 14, 2026 that Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition won't return for 2026-27, ending it after 18 years on the air.

Hockey Night in Canada on CBC: PWHL games from Dec 5, 2026

From Dec 5, 2026, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada carries the PWHL: 8 Saturday primetime games, free on CBC and CBC Gem, starting with the Montréal Victoire vs PWHL Hamilton. They're part of 26 PWHL regular-season games that CBC shows free on CBC TV and CBC Gem. Select Victoire games air in French on ICI TÉLÉ and ICI TOU.TV.

Hockey Night in Canada returns as part of CBC Sports Primetime, CBC's new weekly Saturday-night sports show, hosted by Andi Petrillo. CBC Sports Primetime starts Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 on CBC TV and CBC Gem, and its featured events in October include the Grand Slam of Curling and the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix.

Curling on CBC

CBC has the Grand Slam of Curling's Saturday playoffs, on CBC, CBC Gem and Sportsnet+. Sportsnet carries all five Grand Slam events (Tuesday to Friday draws and Sunday finals), with select Sunday finals also on CBC. Rock League curling starts in January 2027 on CBC and CBC Gem, with select games also on Radio-Canada and Sportsnet.

Saturday Night Hockey replaces the HNIC name on Sportsnet

Saturday Night Hockey is Sportsnet's weekly Saturday doubleheader from Saturday, Oct 3, 2026, with Ron MacLean, Elliotte Friedman, Kevin Bieksa and Colby Armstrong as the faces of the show. It replaces the Hockey Night in Canada name on Sportsnet's Saturday broadcasts.

In English, Saturday-night games are exclusive to Sportsnet and Sportsnet+. They aren't on CBC, CBC Gem or Citytv. Sportsnet+ Standard includes all national Saturday Night Hockey games. In French, TVA Sports carries some Saturday games (it has up to 350 national regular-season games a season).

Saturday counts for 2026-27: the Vancouver Canucks have 24 Saturday Night Hockey games on Sportsnet, and the Calgary Flames have 21 Saturday national games.

Saturdays are one part of a bigger national schedule. Sportsnet has 550+ national NHL games in 2026-27, 35% more than last season, with 150 regional blackouts lifted. The regular season runs from Sept 29, 2026 to Apr 10, 2027, with 84 games per team.

For this week's matchups and channels, see what's on tonight or the NHL schedule. Saturday Night Hockey's first doubleheader: Saturday, Oct 3, 2026.

How to watch Saturday hockey now

You can watch Saturday Night Hockey in English with Sportsnet in a TV package or a Sportsnet+ subscription.

On TV, through your provider

• Rogers and Shaw TV customers with Sportsnet in their plan get Sportsnet+ exclusive content, including Monday Night Hockey, at no extra cost: on dedicated channels for Rogers Xfinity TV, and in the Rogers Xfinity Stream or Sportsnet+ app for Standalone TV, Shaw Legacy TV and Shaw Direct (Rogers Digital TV customers use the Sportsnet+ app). Shaw Direct's no-cost access runs until June 30, 2027.
• Bell, Telus, Cogeco and SaskTel customers with Sportsnet see Saturday Night Hockey on TV. For Monday Night Hockey they need Sportsnet+ or the Sportsnet+ TV Provider Add-on at $12.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax).
• If Sportsnet is in your TV package, you can also sign in to Sportsnet+ through select providers, including Rogers, Shaw, Telus, Bell, Source, SaskTel and Cogeco, to stream the Sportsnet channels in your package. For Bell, Telus, Cogeco and SaskTel customers, that sign-in doesn't include Monday Night Hockey.

Without cable: Sportsnet+

Sportsnet+ Standard is $34.99/month or $269.99/year (as of October 2026, plus tax). It was previously $29.99/month; the new price applies from the first bill on or after Sept 22, 2026. Standard includes all national Saturday Night Hockey games, Monday Night Hockey, most of the playoffs and every Stanley Cup Final game.

Premium, at $44.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax), adds out-of-market games, every US-vs-US game and a choice of home or away feed. Standard shows Oilers, Flames, Canucks and Sportsnet's Maple Leafs regional games only inside that team's region; Premium includes out-of-market games, with “limited blackouts.” More in our NHL blackouts guide.

Your team's games in 2026-27

Saturday Night Hockey is Sportsnet's national Saturday broadcast. Each Canadian team's regional games are separate, and so are its Monday Night Hockey games (Sportsnet+ exclusive in English) and its Prime Video Wednesday games:

Follow the Canadiens, Senators or Jets? Their English regional games are on TSN. The Maple Leafs split theirs: 27 on TSN4, the rest on Sportsnet. In English, Saturday Night Hockey is only on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+. Our Sportsnet vs TSN guide explains which you need, and how to watch the NHL in Canada covers every night of the week.

Monday Night Hockey is Sportsnet+ exclusive content

Bell, Telus, Cogeco and SaskTel customers with Sportsnet need Sportsnet+ or the Sportsnet+ TV Provider Add-on, $12.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax). The add-on also includes 100+ US NHL games, 125+ NBA and 100+ MLB matchups. In French, TVA Sports carries some Monday games.

Sportsnet+ Standard includes Monday Night Hockey: 50+ Canadian-team matchups. Of the teams with a published count, the Toronto Maple Leafs have the most: 13 Leafs Monday games are Sportsnet+ exclusive in English (other teams' counts are in the team table). The first Monday Night Hockey games: Monday, Oct 5, 2026.

Wednesday Night Hockey is on Prime Video

Prime Video has the exclusive national Wednesday Night Hockey package in Canada, in English and French. It's included with a Prime membership, which costs $9.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax). The 12-year sublicence runs from 2026-27 to 2037-38 and opened Sept 30, 2026 with the Islanders at the Maple Leafs.

There are 27 Prime Video Wednesday games in 2026-27. By team: Canadiens 7, Maple Leafs 6, Oilers 5, Flames 4, Jets 4, Senators 4 and Canucks 2. Some games feature two Canadian teams, so the team counts add up to more than 27.

Watching the NHL in French

TVA Sports holds a 12-year French-language national sublicence, announced Sept 3, 2026. It covers up to 350 regular-season games, including 32 Canadiens games, and all Canadiens playoff games in French. The games are on TVA Sports and TVA Sports Direct.

Prime Video's Wednesday games, including 7 Canadiens games, are separate and also available in French. Canadiens regional games in French are on RDS (45 games, in the Canadiens' region only), so RDS, TVA Sports and Prime Video together cover all 84 Canadiens games in French. Senators regional games in French are on RDS, and TVA Sports lists 22 Senators games. Outside each team's region, viewers west of Belleville, Ont. can buy the Sportsnet+ French out-of-market pass for Canadiens and Senators French regional games: $59.99 per season, regular season only (as of October 2026, plus tax).

TVA Sports Direct costs $24.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax), with one stream at a time.

The playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final

CBC won't have playoff games either. In English, Sportsnet carries the playoffs except three series sublicensed to Prime Video (two in the first round, one in the second). The English Stanley Cup Final is exclusive to Sportsnet. Sportsnet+ Standard includes most of the playoffs and every Cup Final game.

In French, TVA Sports has all Canadiens playoff games, 6 of the 8 first-round series, 3 of the 4 second-round series, the conference finals and the Stanley Cup Final.