Saturday night will remain Hockey Night in Canada on CBC.
The NHL confirmed Tuesday that CBC has secured English-language rights to games in a sub-licensing agreement with Rogers Communications.
The 12-year, $5.2-billion deal through 2025-26 between the NHL and Rogers is the largest media rights agreement in league history and subject to approval by its board of governors at a meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif., on Dec. 9-10.
"The NHL is extremely excited about the power and potential of this groundbreaking partnership," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.
CBC has been the home of Hockey Night since 1952. It is committed to 320 hours of prime-time hockey, including games in the choice Saturday night time slot and the Stanley Cup final for the next four years.
"The CBC was prepared to do a fiscally responsible deal to preserve hockey on Saturday nights and to help the NHL to build the hockey brand through a variety of significant events and outreach activities," CBC president and CEO Hubert Lacroix said.
Rogers retains three exclusive windows to broadcast any game involving a Canadian team on Wednesdays, Saturdays, including CBC, and Sundays.
"Canadians are passionate about hockey and, through this landmark partnership with the NHL, we'll be able to bring hockey fans more games and more content on their platform of choice," Rogers Communications president and CEO Nadir Mohamed said.
The NHL was seeking to capitalize on a surge in popularity following a lengthy lockout that resulted in a 48-game season in 2013.
It signed a 10-year rights deal with NBC for U.S. broadcasts in 2011.
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