What does the end of the (NHL) Hockey Night In Canada era mean?

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is an exclusive for our premium subscribers, who you can join here. Now, on to the piece... CBC's final NHL broadcasts (at least for now) signal an interesting end of an era An incredible Hockey Night In Canada group at the 1985 Stanley Cup Final, in the famed powder-blue blazers. From left to right: Ralph Mellanby, then executive producer, HNIC, host Chris Cuthbert, play-by-play man Don Wittman, colour analyst John Davidson, director Larry...