The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / Crosby's Golden Goal

**Posted by dieter** February 12, 2025 9:33 pm

I have a question for this distinguished panel of TV sports legal experts. The Four Nations Faceoff opening game started with a terrific montage of iconic Canadian goals over the past 50 years. But there was only audio -- no video -- of Sidney Crosby's Golden Goal from 2010 in Vancouver. Obviously, they couldn't secure the video rights. Who would own those rights? The IOC? Bell/CTV?

**Posted by splunge** February 12, 2025 10:10 pm

i noticed that too... it was a pretty glaring omission. wonder if Olympic rights were involved.

**Posted by Ale Ont** February 12, 2025 10:13 pm

Bell owns the rights as negotiated with the IOC.

**Posted by dieter** February 12, 2025 10:23 pm

I know there were plenty of other goals which could have made that montage. No goals from the 2002 Olympic final were included, including the Paul Kariya goal which came after Mario let the puck go through his legs, and the final one by Joe Sakic. Those games were on CBC. So maybe this was an IOC issue.

**Posted by RadioActive** February 12, 2025 10:29 pm

I assume Paul Henderson's goal in the 1972 Canada-Russia series was there. He should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame based on that one tally alone, arguably the most famous goal in Canadian history.

**Posted by dieter** February 12, 2025 11:23 pm

Yes, the Henderson goal was in there. The Lemieux winner from 1987. The Sittler winner from 1976.

**Posted by cash** February 12, 2025 11:38 pm

How does the IOC make money on it if you never see it??

**Posted by Ale Ont** February 13, 2025 12:15 am

That is why the IOC demands so much for exclusive rights.

**Posted by The Weed** February 13, 2025 1:54 pm

Ale Ont wrote:
Bell owns the rights as negotiated with the IOC.

Interesting, since the 2010 Winter and 2012 Summer Olympics coverage in Canada was done by the CTV/Rogers Consortium. Keith Pelley helmed the Consortium until he took the President of Rogers Media position later in 2010.

**Posted by steindaveman** February 13, 2025 7:17 pm

You never see that video clip on broadcast TV. IOC owns it lock stock and barrel, and probably asks a kings ransom every time someone requests it. Audio rights (because it's a consortium broadcaster, Chris Cuthbert) is retained by CBC/CTV.

Last edited by steindaveman (February 13, 2025 7:19 pm)

Crosby's Golden Goal - video rights

Ale Ont wrote: