Private Equity, and as the article points out:

>“Rogers is no longer afraid that the Canadian government and the Canadian people would reject this as a mass cultural massacre,” he said. “We’ve normalized buying over-the-top streaming services.”

It's all about profit.

If hockey isn't around anymore, where will Canadians fight?

Also, the video only talks about the costs of training for professional hockey vs other sports, not the cost of watching it or playing pick-up games.