Fans hoping to follow every Vancouver Canucks game this season are facing a steeper bill, and it’s not just the usual Sportsnet+ crowd feeling it.
Sportsnet announced Wednesday that Monday Night Hockey will stream exclusively on Sportsnet+ this season, with David Amber hosting alongside analysts Luke Gazdic and Justin Williams. That means the games in that package won’t be available to TV subscribers through their regular Sportsnet access unless they pay extra.
The new setup reaches beyond fans who already pay for Sportsnet+ outright. Sportsnet said cable subscribers can sign into Sportsnet+ with their TV provider credentials and upgrade to add the Monday Night Hockey content, plus more than 100 additional US team matchups, for $12.99 per month.
The add-on will be available starting Sept. 15.
For Canucks fans without a Sportsnet+ subscription, that creates a paywall around nine games on the schedule. With tax, the full season cost comes out to more than $100.
Those nine games are:
Nov. 9: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 16: Vancouver Canucks at Utah Mammoth, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 7: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 14: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 21: Utah Mammoth at Vancouver Canucks, 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 28: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 18: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, 12:00 p.m.
Feb. 1: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, 5:30 p.m.
March 29: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, 6:30 p.m.
The added cost comes on top of earlier Sportsnet+ price hikes. Rogers raised the price of both Standard and Premium subscriptions in July ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season, with each plan going up by $20 per year starting in September. After previous increases in 2025, Standard plans are now $90 more per year than they were two years ago, while Premium plans are up $100.
And even that won’t cover every Canucks game. Prime Video signed a 12-year deal in July to carry “at least 26 national regular-season NHL games” on Wednesday nights, which means at least some of Vancouver’s eight Wednesday games should end up there instead of on Sportsnet. That would mean yet another subscription, at $99 per year.
There is some broader change on the way, with the network set to broadcast more games nationally and fewer regional blackouts. Sportsnet also said Kevin Bieksa and Elliotte Friedman will return to their Saturday night broadcasts.
Still, for Canucks fans, the bottom line is simple: watching the full season is getting more expensive.
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