TORONTO – As if its monster NHL deal wasn’t enough, Sportsnet has signed a 12-year partnership extension with the Canadian Hockey League through the 2025-26 CHL season, continuing its hold as the exclusive broadcaster of the CHL and the Memorial Cup in Canada.
The new agreement, which begins with the 2014/15 season, includes multimedia rights for television, online and mobile, plus more than 50 CHL games each year, including CHL playoff games and the Memorial Cup. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“In combination with our ground-breaking NHL agreement, this truly cements Sportsnet as Canada’s home of hockey,” said Scott Moore, president of Sportsnet and NHL for Rogers Media, in the announcement. “Our partnership with the CHL is a strong and important one. Together, we will build on the already strong foundation of our Friday Night Hockey brand, and weave the CHL even deeper into the fabric of Canadian hockey culture.”
Sportsnet also announced a 12-year sub-licensing agreement with TVA Sports for exclusive French-language multiplatform rights for CHL games, beginning with the 2014/15 season.
"Our partnership with the CHL and QMJHL allows TVA Sports to strengthen its commitment to tomorrow's stars and hockey in Quebec”, added Pierre Dion, TVA group president and CEO. “Over the next 12 years, by presenting major junior hockey and more than 300 NHL games, TVA Sports confirms its position as the number one destination for hockey in Quebec.”
The Canadian Hockey League is the world’s largest development hockey league with 52 Canadian and eight American teams participating in the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League. Sportsnet has been broadcasting CHL games since the network’s inception in 1998.
