▁Hockey ▁League ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rog ers ▁Communic ations ▁Inc , ▁un ve iled ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year , ▁C $ 5 . 2 ▁billion ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁season . ▁This ▁will ▁give ▁Rog ers ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁st ake ▁for ▁national ▁broadcast ▁and ▁digital ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁and ▁will ▁ultimately ▁give ▁them ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁stream ▁all ▁N HL ▁fe eds ▁on ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁current ▁platforms ▁replacing ▁both ▁Bell ▁Media ▁and ▁C BC ▁Sports ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁broadcast ▁and ▁cable ▁television ▁right sh old ers ▁respectively . ▁The ▁effects ▁of ▁this ▁deal ▁will ▁shift ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁broadcast ▁industry ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁drive ▁demand ▁for ▁Rog ers ▁C able ▁TV ▁subscri ptions . ▁This ▁transaction ▁marks ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁first - class ▁North ▁American - wide ▁sports ▁league ▁has ▁allowed ▁all ▁its ▁national ▁right ▁to ▁one ▁company ▁on ▁a ▁long - term ▁basis . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁deal , ▁Rog ers ▁also ▁took ▁over ▁Canadian ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁Centre ▁Ice ▁and ▁Game C entre ▁Live ▁services . ▁National ▁English - language ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁is ▁carried ▁primarily ▁by ▁Rog ers ' ▁Sports net ▁group ▁of ▁special ty ▁channels ; ▁Sports net ▁holds ▁an ▁exclusive ▁window ▁for ▁games ▁played ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁night s . ▁Hockey