Stanley Cup Final Game 7 was Sportsnet’s most-watched broadcast ever

Rogers Sports and Media said Tuesday Sportsnet’s coverage of Monday night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 7 delivered the sports network’s most-watched broadcast ever with an average minute audience of 7.55 million across Sportsnet, Citytv and CBC. Game 7 — which saw the Florida Panthers capture their first NHL championship in franchise history by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 — reached 15 million Canadians, or 39 per cent of the population, according to a press release. The broadcast was the second most-watched NHL game ever in Canada, based on data since 2009, the release says. It was also the most-watched program ever on...