Sportsnet, Montreal Canadiens ink new 3-year deal for regional broadcasts

TORONTO - Sportsnet has finalized a three-year broadcast rights agreement with the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens, becoming the official English-language regional television rights holder. Bell Media-owned RDS holds the team's French-language TV rights.The new agreement, which begins this season and runs through 2016/17, includes 42 regional games. Sportsnet East will be home to 39 regional Habs games, with three additional regional games airing on City Montreal. When combined with the national package of 40 Canadiens games, the NHL on Sportsnet will air all 82 regular season games across nine channels including CBC, City, Sportsnet (East, Ontario, West, and Pacific), Sportsnet One,...