Amazon Prime Video Secures Canadian NHL Wednesday Rights

Amazon's Prime Video has secured exclusive rights to broadcast Wednesday night National Hockey League games and select playoff series in Canada under a new 12-year sublicensing agreement with Rogers Communications, the companies announced this week. The landmark deal, which begins with the upcoming 2026-2027 season, marks the streaming service's first foray into carrying the NHL's premier postseason event in the hockey-obsessed nation.

Under the terms of the agreement, Prime Video will become the exclusive Canadian broadcaster for national NHL games every Wednesday night, a shift from its previous two-season run of Monday night games. The package includes at least 26 regular-season games annually, starting September 30, 2026, and will be produced in both of Canada's official languages, English and French. Crucially, the deal grants Prime Video exclusive rights to three playoff series each year: two in the first round and one in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The games will be available to Canadian Amazon Prime subscribers at no additional cost.

The partnership builds on Rogers' broader 12-year, multi-billion dollar national media rights renewal with the NHL, which...