{"id":168257,"date":"2026-08-14T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/168257\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:41:10","slug":"hockey-night-in-canada-punjabi-edition-ends-after-18-year-television-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/168257\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition\u2019 ends after 18-year television run"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“For 18 years, this show brought our community closer to the game we love,” statement from the program read. David Cooper \/ Toronto Star via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Aug. 14, 2026 1:48 pm EDT Updated <\/p>\n

\u201cHockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition\u201d has been cancelled after an 18-year run, the program announced on its X account. A spinoff show of \u201cHockey Night in Canada,\u201d the television program broadcast NHL games in Punjabi on Saturday nights. The broadcasts were available on OMNI Television, a multilingual, free, over-the-air channel based in Canada.<\/p>\n

The show featured several South Asian broadcasters and presenters, including Harnarayan Singh, who went viral<\/a> for his call of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino\u2019s winning goal in Game 1 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks. The broadcast also featured host Randip Janda, who also worked with Sportsnet on Vancouver Canucks game broadcasts as the first full-time radio commentator of South Asian descent in NHL history.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 18 years, this show brought our community closer to the game we love,\u201d the program\u2019s statement<\/a> read. \u201cIt shared the stories of South Asian players and families and created a space that was truly unique in Canadian sports. We are incredibly proud of what we built together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The news comes after it was announced in June that \u201cHockey Night in Canada\u201d would be coming off the air after 74 years. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Rogers Communications did not renew their 12-year sublicensing agreement, which allowed \u201cHockey Night in Canada\u201d to be broadcast on Rogers channels, including Sportsnet. Rogers is about to begin a new 12-year national broadcasting deal to air NHL games this fall, with Amazon Prime Video airing<\/a> Wednesday night games and select Stanley Cup playoff games next spring.<\/p>\n

The CBC still owns the rights to \u201cHockey Night in Canada\u201d and plans to use the brand in \u201cdifferent ways going forward,\u201d CBC head of public affairs Chuck Thompson told The Athletic in June.<\/p>\n

This story will be updated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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