Hockey Night in Canada

Hockey Night in Canada is a long-running program of broadcast ice hockey play-by-play coverage in Canada. With roots in pioneering hockey coverage on private radio stations as early as... Wikipedia

  • Presented by:  Foster Hewitt (Radio 1931–1965), Bill Hewitt (TV Broadcaster 1958–1981, Toronto play by play), Scott Young, Wes McKnight, and Tom Foley (1957–1959), Ward Cornell (1959–1972, Toronto games), Frank Selke Jr. (1960–1967, Montreal games), Dan Kelly (1967–1968, 1978–1979, Montreal games), Ted Darling (1968–1970, Montreal games), Bill Good Jr. and Ted Reynolds (1970–1976, Vancouver games), Brian McFarlane (1970–1991, Montreal and Winnipeg games), Dave Hodge (1971–1987), Mike Anscombe (1973–1974, Montreal games), Dave Reynolds (1975–1978, Montreal games), Steve Armitage (1977–2008, Vancouver games), Dick Irvin Jr. (1977–1999, Montreal games), Ron MacLean (1986–2014, 2022–present, early and late games, 2016–2022, early games), Don Cherry (1980–2019, early and late games), George Stroumboulopoulos (2014–2016), David Amber (2016–2022, late games, 2023–present, late games during Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada)
  • Starring:  Chris Cuthbert (early games, Stanley Cup Playoffs), Craig Simpson (early games, Stanley Cup Playoffs), Kyle Bukauskas (early games), John Bartlett, Garry Galley, Shawn McKenzie (early games), Harnarayan Singh, Jack Michaels (Oilers games), Louie DeBrusk, Scott Oake (late games), Kelly Hrudey, Kevin Bieksa, Elliotte Friedman, Jennifer Botterill (early games)
  • Theme music composer:  John Herberman (since 2014)
  • Opening theme:  "The Hockey Theme", (1968–2008), "Canadian Gold" (2008–present)
  • Country of origin:  Canada
  • Original language(s):  English
  • Location(s):  Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto (until 2021), Rogers Building, Toronto (since 2021)
  • Camera setup:  multi-camera
  • Running time:  >6 hours
  • Production company(s):  MacLaren Advertising/Canadian Sports Network (1931–1986), Don Ohlmeyer Communications/Molstar Communications (1986–1988), CBC Sports and Molstar Communications (1988–1998), CBC Sports (1998–2014), Sportsnet (2014–present)
  • Original network:  CNR Radio (1931–1933), Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1933–1936), CBC Radio (1936–1976)
  • Related shows:  NHL on Sportsnet, NHL on ABC, (U.S. over-the-air broadcaster), La Soirée du hockey
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo