CBC’s NHL Goodbye Still Feels Like A Final Lap

The end of the NHL’s 74-year run on CBC was never going to be a surprise, but that does not make it sting any less. For a lot of hockey fans, CBC was not just a broadcaster - it was part of the winter fabric, the place where the game felt officially Canadian. The business logic behind the change may be obvious, but the emotional bill is harder to pay. What disappears here is not just a rights deal, but a piece of hockey memory that a whole generation grew up with.