Habs TV Costs Could Jump as Hockey Night Era Ends

Montreal fans may be staring at a more expensive way to watch the Canadiens, and that is never a great sentence for a market that already treats hockey like a civic right. As Hockey Night in Canada fades from its familiar role, the broadcast landscape starts to get a lot less friendly for viewers who want the cleanest path to their team. This is the kind of change that sneaks up on fans and then shows up on the bill.