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If you were to listen to Liberal MPs, and to CBC, Canadians just won’t be able to watch hockey come the new NHL season. In reality, hockey is just returning to being broadcast solely on the private sector stations that initially aired the games before CBC stole it all.

LILLEY: Don't cry for CBC as they drop 'Hockey Night in Canada' Back to video

As of this fall, if you want to watch most NHL games in Canada, you will need to subscribe to cable or directly to Sportsnet, owned by Rogers.

When Rogers initially won the NHL contract for the 2014-15 season, they needed the reach of CBC to hit the full Canadian market. Back then, Rogers paid $5.2 billion to broadcast NHL games over 12 years. Just recently they paid $11.2 billion for the NHL broadcast rights for another dozen years.

Rogers doesn’t need CBC anymore

Unlike in 2014, Rogers no longer needs the CBC to get the game in front of as many people as possible. The share of........

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