The “Hockey Night in Canada” theme song, a mainstay of Canadian households for 40 years and often thought of as the unofficial second national anthem, may have launched its final hockey game, according to the company that controls use of the song.The tune, which has opened the Canadian Broadcasting Corp’s

Saturday night National Hockey League broadcasts since the late 1960s, will not be renewed as the broadcaster has chosen to move in a new direction, said John Ciccone, president of Copyright Music & Visuals.

“Effective immediately following the last playoff game of this season the CBC will cease using the Hockey Night in Canada.

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