▁Night ▁in ▁Canada ▁was ▁maintained ▁and ▁expanded ▁under ▁the ▁deal , ▁air ing ▁up ▁to ▁seven ▁games ▁nation ally ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night s ▁throughout ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁across ▁C BC ▁Television , ▁the ▁Sports net ▁networks , ▁Rog ers - owned ▁television ▁network ▁City tv , ▁and ▁F X ▁Canada . ▁While ▁C BC ▁maintain s ▁Rog ers - produ ced ▁N HL ▁coverage ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁play offs ▁through ▁a ▁time - bro ker age ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁company , ▁Rog ers ▁assumes ▁editor ial ▁control ▁and ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁any ▁advert ising ▁re venue ▁from ▁the ▁tele cast s . ▁City tv ▁( and ▁later ▁Sports net ) ▁also ▁air s ▁a ▁Sunday ▁night ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁week , ▁Rog ers ▁H omet own ▁Hockey , ▁which ▁features ▁a ▁pre - game ▁show ▁origin ating ▁from ▁various ▁Canadian ▁communities . ▁Sports net ' s ▁networks ▁also ▁air ▁occas ional ▁games ▁involving ▁all - U . S . ▁match ups . ▁ ▁Under ▁a ▁sub - lic ens ing ▁agreement ▁with ▁Rog ers , ▁Quebec or ▁Media ▁holds ▁national ▁French - language ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁N HL , ▁with ▁all ▁coverage ▁air ing ▁on ▁its ▁special ty ▁channel ▁TV A ▁Sports . ▁TV A ▁Sports ' ▁flags hip ▁broadcast s ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night s ▁focus ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens . ▁ ▁Rog ers ▁sought ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁prom in ence ▁of ▁N HL ▁content ▁on ▁digital ▁platforms ▁by ▁re - launch ing ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁digital