Sportsnet to charge extra fee to watch Monday NHL games through TV provider

The weekly Monday broadcast will be carried exclusively on the Sportsnet+ streaming service. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press

Canadian hockey fans who want to watch Sportsnet’s Monday night national NHL broadcasts this season will have to pay an extra $13 a month if they subscribe to the channel through their TV provider rather than the Sportsnet+ streaming service, the company announced Wednesday.

But that new fee could be waived by their TV provider, Sportsnet added.

The news came as the company announced plans for the first season of its new $11-billion, 12-year contract with the NHL, which kicks off later this month.