Hockey Night in Canada may never sound the same to those who are lamenting the CBC’s loss of the theme song that has heralded the puck for forty years. Negotiations with the composer did not pan out for the CBC and rival network CTV has snapped up the rights to the tune for an unpublicized, but rumored million dollars or more. CBC says it stayed frugal for the good of the taxpayers who provide its funding and many of those same taxpayers are fine with the lost deal. The representative for the composer says the CBC could’ve signed up for the same $500 per broadcast deal they’ve always had. I suppose with hockey there’s always a good fight. CBC is running a contest for a replacement anthem with a prize of $100,000.