<p>The National Hockey League and Rogers Communications have reached a new 12-year Canadian television rights deal worth about USD $7.7 billion ($11 billion Canadian), reports <a href="https://www.sportico.com/leagues/hockey/2025/nhl-rogers-new-media-deal-billion-1234845631/">Sportico’s Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams</a>.</p>



<p>Earlier this year, Rogers’ exclusive window to negotiate a new deal opened as part of its existing 12-year agreement that was reached in 2013. The 2024-25 season marks the second-to-last year of the NHL’s current Canadian television rights deal that is worth about USD $4.9 billion. The new agreement would begin for the 2026-27 NHL season.</p>



<p>Per Sportico, the NHL’s media and executive committees have recommended approval of the new agreement to the NHL’s Board of Governors, with a vote on the deal expected in the coming days. A formal announcement could come as early as this week.</p>



<p>Beyond its media assets, Rogers is also a shareholder in the <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> as well as the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, MLS’s Toronto FC, CFL’s Toronto Argonauts, plus the principal owner of the MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="166"></div>



<p>In the United States, the NHL has two separate television rights agreements to reach American-based audiences with ESPN and Turner Network Television worth about USD $600 million per year, according to Sportico. The American television rights agreements run through the 2027-28 season.</p>



<p>As the 2024-25 campaign nears the postseason, five Canadian-based clubs are currently positioned to compete in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including the Atlantic Division-leading Maple Leafs as well as the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/ottawa-senators/line-combinations">Ottawa Senators</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations">Montreal Canadiens</a>, both in Eastern Conference wildcard positions. In the Western Conference, the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations">Winnipeg Jets</a> headline the Central Division while the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a> sit third place in the Pacific Division. Both the <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a> and <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/">Calgary Flames</a> continue to battle for wildcard seeding in in the Western Conference. Last season, the Oilers advanced to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final before falling to the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Florida Panthers</a>.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="143"></div>



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