PRIMED FOR WHAT’S TO COME

The two-year deal between streaming giant Amazon and Canadian broadcaster Rogers could be a look into the future of how fans consume hockey

BY KEN CAMPBELL

BEGINNING THIS SEASON, hockey fans in Canada will be able to stream reruns of Two and a Half Men to go with their too many men and get their fill of Andy Samberg to go along with Dylan Samberg. And really, where else could you find both Mr. Bean, the bumbling Brit, and Jake Bean, who signed a two-year deal with the Calgary Flames over the summer? But as is the case with anything in this day and age, it’s going to cost you. As importantly, though, the sublicensing deal that was struck between Rogers and Amazon Prime to give the streaming service exclusive rights to at least 26 Monday night games over each of the next two seasons will go a long way toward determining how the TV landscape will…

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