Center Ice requires X1?

[Arkinger]

I attempted to order Center Ice.  Years past, Tivo plus cable card got me the games.

Now I am told I must get an X1 box to be able to subscribe.  There is no legitimate reason for this unnescessary bundling of a superfluous piece of hardware to access hockey games.  I now get these Center Ice channels without any problems.  What do I need to do to get Center Ice without X1?

[ThatDonGuy]

As of June, Xfinity's On Demand services no longer work with TiVo and cable cards.
See this thread for the explanation.