

Web Staff, CP24.com





Bell Media has congratulated the NHL on its new rights agreement with Rogers and used the opportunity to confirm its commitment to the company’s TSN brand.

“We congratulate the NHL on this announcement. We submitted a bid we believed was valuable for the NHL and appropriate for our business but were ultimately outbid,” Bell Media said in a released statement.

Bell Media has retained regional rights in the new agreement. They include:

10 Leafs games next season on TSN

26 regional Leafs games on TSN, starting in 2015

60+ regional Jets games through 2021 on TSN.

“In hockey, our partnerships with the Leafs, Jets, Canadiens, Sens, and Hockey Canada (including the World Juniors) remain core to our TSN and RDS TV, radio and digital properties,” the statement says. “With an on-air broadcast team unmatched in terms of talent and experience and our extensive array of pro sports content, we’re committed to TSN remaining Canada’s sports leader.”