The National Hockey League and Rogers Communications announced that they’ve agreed to a 12-year, $7.7 billion USD ($11 billion CAD) TV deal, according to Scott Soshnick of sportico.com.

The current deal between both parties was also a 12-year contract, signed back in 2013. With the new deal to expire at the end of next season, the new deal will kick off for the 2026-2027 season. That deal was worth $5.2 billion CAD – the new price tag over double what was signed just 12 years ago. According to Sportico, the league’s media and executive committees have recommended that owners approve the deal in the upcoming vote. Should that deal be agreed to, the announcement from the league and Rogers Communications could come as early as this week.

Rogers has circled in as the main leader for a lot of Canadian sports. The company owns the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre (the Blue Jays’ arena), and 37.5% of MLSE (Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment), which owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and Toronto Football Club.

The NHL is currently riding out its seven-year deal with ESPN and Turner (TNT) in the USA and reportedly pays them $600 million per season.

If the deal is signed off by the owners, Vancouver Canucks fans can look forward to hearing the voices of John Shorthouse, Ray Ferraro and Dave Tomlinson as Sportsnet would retain the rights to Canucks games.

There have been streaming sites that are starting to poke their head into the sports world.

Amazon Prime signed a two-year deal with the NHL, debuting their Monday Night Hockey on Prime this season. Netflix dipped into the NFL, where it signed a three-year contract to stream Christmas Day games, which debuted in 2024.

While streaming platforms are working their way into the sports world, Canadian hockey will continue to be streamed with Rogers on Sportsnet until at least 2038-2039 if the deal is agreed upon by the owners.