Hockey Night in Canada

Hockey Night in Canada (often abbreviated Hockey Night or HNIC) is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the NHL.

While the name is used for all NHL broadcasts on CBC Television (regardless of the time of day), Hockey Night in Canada is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts which was a practice originating from Saturday NHL broadcasts that began in 1931 on the CNR Radio network and continued on its successors, and debuting on television beginning in 1952.

Initially only airing a single game weekly, the modern incarnation airs a weekly double-header, with game times normally at 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. (ET).

The broadcast features various segments during the intermissions and between games (such as Don Cherry's Coach's Corner), as well as pre and post-game coverage of the night's games.

The Hockey Night in Canada brand is currently exclusive to CBC Sports through the 2013–14 NHL season.

Beginning in the 2014–15 NHL season, the brand will be involved in broadcasts by CBC and networks owned by Rogers Communications which secured exclusive national multimedia rights to NHL games and will sublicence Saturday night and playoff games to CBC and the French language TVA.

Theme Music
===1952-1968

1968-2008: The Hockey Theme
===2008: CBC loses rights to The Hockey Theme