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I think the "new hosts" part is replacing the two they recently let go, with the new ones probably paid far less.
 
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Not Toronto specific, but Rogers is reported to have reached an agreement with the NHL for a new 12-year national broadcast rights deal for US$640 million per year.
The deal would start on July 1 2026.
 
Jonny5 said:
Not Toronto specific, but Rogers is reported to have reached an agreement with the NHL for a new 12-year national broadcast rights deal for US$640 million per year.
The deal would start on July 1 2026.
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To my understanding, the last deal nearly broke Rogers in the first few years........it was not a money maker.

They did fairly well last year.

The rights pay for themselves if Canadian teams make and do well in the playoffs.

I question Rogers doing the all-in thing again.

Its just a massive undertaking, and when, invariably, we have few/no Canadian teams beyond the first round of post-season play in some future year(s), Rogers will again struggle under the weight.

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Considering Rogers is paying the NHL more than it makes off U.S. TV rights, they really ought to be able to demand more Canadian teams to increase their chance of recovering their costs.
 
Northern Light said:
Considering Rogers is paying the NHL more than it makes off U.S. TV rights, they really ought to be able to demand more Canadian teams to increase their chance of recovering their costs.
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That's a valid point considering that only 7 teams out of 32 in the NHL are Canadian, so the odds of any of them having a deep run in the post season are comparatively low. The question is, which other cities in Canada could host viable teams?
 
Northern Light said:
To my understanding, the last deal nearly broke Rogers in the first few years........it was not a money maker.

They did fairly well last year.

The rights pay for themselves if Canadian teams make and do well in the playoffs.

I question Rogers doing the all-in thing again.

Its just a massive undertaking, and when, invariably, we have few/no Canadian teams beyond the first round of post-season play in some future year(s), Rogers will again struggle under the weight.

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Considering Rogers is paying the NHL more than it makes off U.S. TV rights, they really ought to be able to demand more Canadian teams to increase their chance of recovering their costs.
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Towered said:
That's a valid point considering that only 7 teams out of 32 in the NHL are Canadian, so the odds of any of them having a deep run in the post season are comparatively low. The question is, which other cities in Canada could host viable teams?
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I suspect the astronomical rise of sports betting apps was the clincher for Rogers.
 
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Towered said:
That's a valid point considering that only 7 teams out of 32 in the NHL are Canadian, so the odds of any of them having a deep run in the post season are comparatively low. The question is, which other cities in Canada could host viable teams?
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The GTA can absolutely support a second team. The Leafs are astronomically profitable. You could put it in Toronto or any of the major burbs in a location well served by transit. Hamilton, Mississauga, K-W or Vaughan.

Quebec City has its challenges, its a smaller market, but they can fill the NHL sized rink there nightly, Winnipeg is doing well, QC can manage the same.

Those are the two give-mes.

After that, aside from needing an NHL rink, market sizes do get quite challenging........... one team for all of Saskatchewan works for Football with something like 9 home games per year. Filling a rink for 40+ nights is another order of challenge.

One day Halifax will likely make a good market........its growing quickly, but it still needs another 300,000 people in its metro area.

The GTA could support a 3rd team, but that's not on anytime soon.
 
Utah paying $1 billion USD for their "expansion" team certainly raised the threshold for the size of a market. The NHL isn't going to expand again for less money than that for a new franchise as the owners don't want to write down the value of their teams.
It will be really difficult to get anything else in Canada.

The funny thing about this season and how many Canadian teams will actually make it to the playoffs is how they will likely wind up playing each other, meaning two or three will have to be bounced out in the first round no matter what. Someone has to lose those matchups.
 
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