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Hockey Night in Canada

The present Hockey Night in Canada logo used since 1998. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League.
FormatSports
Presented byRon MacLean
Don Cherry
Bob Cole
Harry Neale
Jim Hughson
Craig Simpson
Greg Millen
Kelly Hrudey
Scott Oake
Along With
Mark Lee
John Garrett
Cassie Campbell
P.J. Stock
Country of originFlag of Canada Canada
Production
Running time360 minutes+
Broadcast
Original channelCBC
Original airingRadio 1931–1976
TV 1952-Current
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by CBC Sports. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television. Robert "Bob" Cecil Cole (born 1933 in St John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian television announcer Harry Neale (born March 9, 1937 in Sarnia Ontario, Canada) is a Color commentator for the Buffalo Sabres, paired up with Jim Hughson (born 1956 in Fort St John British Columbia) is a Canadian Sportscaster, best known for his Play-by-play of professional Craig Simpson (Born - February 15, 1967 in London Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Gregory Millen (born June 25, 1957 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian hockey Commentator analyst and was an Ice hockey Goaltender Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada) is a former NHL Ice hockey Goaltender and current hockey Scott Oake, born in Sydney Nova Scotia, is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports. Mark Lee is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports who has covered Women's ice hockey, Olympic games and the Pan Am Games John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951 in Trenton Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey Goaltender and television Cassie Campbell (born November 22, 1973 in Richmond Hill Ontario and raised in Brampton Ontario) was the captain of the Canadian Phillip Joseph Stock (born May 26, 1975 in Montreal Quebec) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The 1931–32 NHL season was the fifteenth season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. The 1952–53 NHL season was the 36th season of the National Hockey League. For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for Sports broadcasting. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated programs on Canadian television. It is also the world's oldest sports-related television program still on the air. The intermission highlight on HNIC is Coach's Corner, a segment featuring Don Cherry and Ron MacLean. Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television.

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History

Radio

Hockey Night in Canada has its origins in the General Motors Hockey Broadcast which transmitted Saturday night hockey games of the Toronto Maple Leafs beginning in November 1931 over the Canadian National Railway radio network. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The 1930–31 NHL season was the fourteenth season of the National Hockey League. CNR Radio or CN Radio (officially the Canadian National Railways Radio Department) was the first national Radio network in North America. In 1933, the CNR's successor, the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, commenced broadcasts of Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Maroons games on its Quebec stations. The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC was Canada's first Public broadcaster and the immediate precursor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk [1] In 1934, Imperial Oil of Canada took over the sponsorship from General Motors Products of Canada and the broadcast became known as the Imperial Esso Hockey Broadcast. Imperial Oil Limited ( French: Compagnie Pétrolière Impériale Limitée) () is Canada 's largest Petroleum company General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. [2][3] Transmission began at 9 p. m. Eastern Time (the beginning of the second period of play). The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Starting in 1936, the games were broadcast on CRBC's successor, the CBC. In much of Ontario and points west the show featured the Maple Leafs and were hosted by Gordon Calder with play-by-play announcer Foster Hewitt and colour man was Perc Lesueur. Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer [1] Montreal broadcasts were hosted by Doug Smith and Elmer Ferguson broadcast for Montreal Maroons games in English and René Lecavalier broadcast Montreal Canadiens games in French. Doug Smith may refer to Doug Smith (baseball, former MLB baseball player Doug Smith (Jockey, five times English flat racing jockey Elmer Ferguson ( February 25, 1885 &ndash April 26, 1972) was a Canadian sports journalist The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL René Lecavalier ( July 5, 1918 - September 6, 1999) was a Canadian French language radio show host and sportscaster on SRC The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After the Maroons folded in 1938, Smith and Ferguson provided English broadcasts of Canadiens games. The 1937–38 NHL season was the 21st season of the National Hockey League (NHL The great popularity of the radio show (and its announcer Foster Hewitt) across Canada made it an obvious choice for early Canadian network television programming.

CBC Radio aired Saturday night HNIC broadcasts through 1965, switching to Sunday nights from 1965–76, after which the games moved exclusively to television coverage. The 1964–65 NHL season was the 48th season of the National Hockey League. The 1965–66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League. The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. In Toronto, CFRB (originally a CNR Radio affiliate) continued to simulcast Maple Leaf games for many years alongside CBC Radio's Toronto station CBL. [1]

Television

Hockey Night in Canada began airing on Saturday nights on CBC Television in 1952, retaining Imperial Oil as sponsor. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. The 1952–53 NHL season was the 36th season of the National Hockey League. It continued to feature regular season NHL games on the English network every Saturday evening during the NHL season, and retained many of the features such as the Hot Stove Lounge and the three stars selection, which originated as an Imperial Oil gasoline promotion and survived even as sponsorship eventually passed from Imperial to Molson and, later, Labatt. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In Ice hockey, the three stars of a match are the three best players as chosen by a third party with the first star considered the best player akin to the Molson is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. Labatt Brewing Company Ltd is a Canadian beer company founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London Ontario.

Until the 1990s, there was only one game televised each Saturday night in any particular locality and up to 1968, regular season games were still not broadcast in their entirety. The 1968–69 NHL season was the 52nd season of the National Hockey League. In the early 1960s, the broadcast time was moved to 8:30 p. m. Eastern Time, which allowed the game to be joined in progress during the first period. Starting in the fall of 1968, regular-season games were shown in their entirety. The 1968–69 NHL season was the 52nd season of the National Hockey League. In 1970–71, the Vancouver Canucks joined the NHL, meaning that there were now three possible venues for an HNIC telecast. The 1970–71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Four more Canadian-based teams joined the fold in 1979–80 and 1980–81, further increasing coverage. The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. It should be noted, however, that the Quebec Nordiques were initially never shown at home on HNIC, as their owners, Carling O'Keefe Breweries, forbade Molson from televising games in their building. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were Carling O'Keefe originated as Canadian Breweries Limited which was the first brewing conglomerate in Canada and is now owned by Molson Coors Brewing Company This was partly in response to efforts by the Montreal Canadiens, who were owned by Molson, to keep Quebec out of the league. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After the 1989 merger between Molson and Carling O'Keefe, and the subsequent sale of the Nordiques, HNIC was now free to show games from Quebec City. Still, they rarely did, as the Nordiques English-speaking fan base was very small. They appeared more frequently on La Soiree du Hockey. La Soirée du hockey ( Hockey Night) was a popular Ice hockey show in Quebec.

After Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the network began showing occasional double-headers when Canadian teams visited Los Angeles, in order to give the game's greatest star network exposure in Canada. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. The 1988–89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. Doubleheader is used by Network television to refer to two games in any sport aired back-to-back on the same network even though they do not involve the same two teams (three These games were often joined in progress, as the regular start time for HNIC was still 8:00 Eastern Time and the Kings home games began at 7:30 Pacific Time (10:30 Eastern). Beginning in the 1995 season, weekly double-headers became the norm, with games starting at 7:30 Eastern and 7:30 Pacific. The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Hockey League. In 1998, the start times were moved thirty minutes earlier. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League.

Instant replay made its debut on a 1955 HNIC broadcast. For other uses of the term "Instant replay" see Instant replay (disambiguation. The 1955–56 NHL season was the 39th season of the National Hockey League. CBC director George Retzlaff made a kinescope recording of a goal, and replayed it to the television audience seconds later. Kinescope (ˈkɪnɨskoʊp originally referred to the Cathode ray tube used in Television receivers as named by inventor Vladimir Zworykin in 1929

Beginning with the 1966-67 NHL season, all games broadcast on HNIC were in colour. The 1966–67 NHL season was the 50th season of the National Hockey League. The Television Technology can be divided along two lines those developments that depended upon both mechanical and electronic Principles and

Present day

CBC has extended its broadcast contract with the NHL through the 2013–2014 season.

The possible movement of Hockey Night in Canada to another broadcaster caused some controversy and discussion during the 2006–2007 hockey season. Canadian private network CTV had outbid the CBC for Canadian television rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics as well as the major television package for curling. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia The broadcast requirements would have focused on CTV-owned TSN (The Sports Network), a cable channel which already carries Canadian NHL hockey during the week as well as other NHL games throughout the season. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading

Despite the rumours, it always seemed that CTV was unlikely to be interested in the nightly playoff coverage currently provided by the CBC, since weeknight games in April and May would conflict with new episodes of CTV's slate of American programming. As well, Hockey Night in Canada could not be used as the name, as it is owned by CBC, unless CTVglobemedia pays royalties to CBC for use of the name.

The new deal allows TSN to expand its coverage, while maintaining the more-than-50-year tradition of Hockey Night in Canada. CBC will be limited in the number of games it can show per team so that the six Canadian-based teams, particularly the Toronto Maple Leafs, can distribute more games to regional carriers, thereby increasing the value of their local packages. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St

In early September 2007, CBC announced a new Hockey Night in Canada Radio show to air on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 122 (Sports Play-by-Play 1) beginning October 1. While the broadcaster trumpeted the launch as the return "back to the radio airwaves" for HNIC[4], Sirius no longer has the right to broadcast NHL games, much less an HNIC simulcast. The new HNIC Radio will be a separate entity on which only a few HNIC commentators will regularly appear. The radio broadcast will be hosted by Canadian sports broadcaster Jeff Marek. Jeff Marek (born July 9, 1969) is a television personality and radio host for properties originating from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As of October 2007, Scotiabank has branded itself with Hockey Night in Canada. Scotiabank (Banque Scotia () the trademark name for The Bank of Nova Scotia, is one of Canada 's Big Five banks.

Regular season

Pregame show

Hockey Night in Canada coverage typically begins 30 minutes prior to the opening faceoff of the first game with the pregame show called Scotiabank Hockey Tonight. A pre-game show or pregame show is a TV presentation that occurs immediately before the Live broadcast of a major Sporting event. Ron MacLean hosts the program. Elliotte Friedman features a segment called The Headliner that examines a range of issues in the NHL. Elliotte Friedman (born September 27, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Sports journalist. It was previously known as Labatt Saturday Night (later just called Saturday Night, after Labatt dropped its title sponsorship), and was best known for the theme song "The Place'll Be Rockin' 'Cause It's Saturday Night" performed by The Carpet Frogs member Michael Zweig[5]. The Carpet Frogs are a Toronto based rock band They are best known for their work with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings. This song was replaced by Kid Rock and Nickelback's version of "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (which was previously used to introduce the night's first game). Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971 in Romeo Michigan) known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American Musician and actor known for his over-the-top Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (sometimes written "Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting") is a Rock & roll song performed by musician

Game 1

The first game of the Saturday night doubleheader typically originates in Eastern Canada, beginning at 7 p. Doubleheader is used by Network television to refer to two games in any sport aired back-to-back on the same network even though they do not involve the same two teams (three Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces m. Eastern Time (4 p. m. Pacific Time). Sometimes the network is split so that multiple teams can be seen in their home markets. Ron MacLean hosts the entire evening broadcast, usually from the arena of the featured game. Play-by-play is usually provided by veteran Bob Cole, who started broadcasting NHL games on radio in 1969. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Robert "Bob" Cecil Cole (born 1933 in St John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian television announcer The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. Game analyst Harry Neale joined Cole in the broadcast booth in 1986. Harry Neale (born March 9, 1937 in Sarnia Ontario, Canada) is a Color commentator for the Buffalo Sabres, paired up with The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. On occasion, one member of the pair (or both) is switched to another game. Elliotte Friedman is the reporter. Elliotte Friedman (born September 27, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Sports journalist.

The Hockey Night in Canada logo, used until 1998 on CBC, and 2004 on Radio-Canada.
The Hockey Night in Canada logo, used until 1998 on CBC, and 2004 on Radio-Canada. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network.

At the end of the first period, MacLean hosts Coach's Corner, featuring the show's star and former NHL Coach of the Year, Don Cherry. The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television. On Coach's Corner, Don Cherry, also known as "Grapes", analyzes the game's first period, as well as gives tips on various points of hockey, with Ron MacLean being Cherry's foil. There are times in which Cherry tends to be controversial; for example in 2003, Cherry stated that the majority of players wearing facial protection in the NHL are Frenchmen and Europeans (though, a study done by a lawyer confirmed Cherry's assertion). The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. In any case, this controversy led to Coach's Corner being put on a seven-second delay for the rest of the season by the CBC. The seven-second delay has been subsequently removed from the broadcast.

CBC also opted not to place on its website a segment where Cherry and MacLean debated the Iraq War shortly after it began in 2003. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia

This segment, the highest-rated spot on Canadian television, is followed by a second feature that changes from season-to-season, currently being called Up to the Minute, showing scores of other games. See also Media in Canada Television in Canada began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in 1952 There are also interviews with players in between periods, during which the players often brandish towels with the HNIC logo on it. During the second intermission, MacLean and reporter Scott Morrison host the Satellite Hotstove, a segment that features hockey journalists from across North America, who debate and speculate on issues facing hockey. Scott Morrison is the name of Scott Morrison (footballer, Scottish footballer playing for Ross County F Eric Duhatschek and Pierre LeBrun make regular appearances on this segment, as did Al Strachan of the Toronto Sun and John Davidson of the MSG Network in New York. Eric Duhatschek is a distinguished Canadian sports journalist. The Toronto Sun is an English language daily tabloid Newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. John Davidson (born February 27, 1953 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is the president of hockey operations of the St The Madison Square Garden Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic and focused on New York The City of New York Strachan, however, was rumoured to have been removed from the segment by the CBC due to pressure from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman prior to the 2005–06 season. The National Hockey League commissioner is the highest-ranking executive officer in the National Hockey League. Gary Bruce Bettman (born June 2 1952 in Queens, New York) is the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL a post he has held since The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. During non-Saturday playoff games, After 40 Minutes, which normally features MacLean interviewing league or team officials, airs instead.

Following the "three stars" selection of the first game, and before the faceoff of Game 2, MacLean and Cherry return to give updates on scores and highlights from around the league. They also conduct interviews with players and provide a preview of the upcoming game.

Game 2

The second game airs at 10 p. m. ET (7 p. m. PT) featuring one of the three teams from Western Canada (the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, or Vancouver Canucks). Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Since hurry-up faceoffs were introduced, it is extremely rare that a regular season game runs longer than three hours, and every double-header game is seen in its entirety. A faceoff is the method used to begin play in Ice hockey. The two teams line up in opposition to each other and the opposing centres attempt to gain control of the Since 2005–06, the lead play-by-play man for the second half of the double-header has been Jim Hughson, who also calls Vancouver Canucks broadcasts on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. Jim Hughson (born 1956 in Fort St John British Columbia) is a Canadian Sportscaster, best known for his Play-by-play of professional Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel Starting in 2007–08, Hughson will be paired mainly with analyst Craig Simpson, while potentially working some games with Greg Millen. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Craig Simpson (Born - February 15, 1967 in London Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Gregory Millen (born June 25, 1957 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian hockey Commentator analyst and was an Ice hockey Goaltender Mark Lee handles play-by-play duties when the CBC broadcasts more than two games in one night. Mark Lee is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports who has covered Women's ice hockey, Olympic games and the Pan Am Games Other announcers, such as Dean Brown, John Garrett, Garry Galley and Cassie Campbell have also made occasional appearances in the broadcast booth. Dean Brown (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 3, 1961) is a Canadian hockey commentator John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951 in Trenton Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey Goaltender and television Garry Michael Galley (born 16 April, 1963 in Montreal Quebec) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey defenceman who played Cassie Campbell (born November 22, 1973 in Richmond Hill Ontario and raised in Brampton Ontario) was the captain of the Canadian (However, Campbell is usually a rinkside reporter for one of the games. )

After the first period of the second game, a regular feature entitled Behind the Mask is featured with former NHL goaltender Kelly Hrudey where he is joined by Scott Oake going over certain plays he noticed in the night's games. Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada) is a former NHL Ice hockey Goaltender and current hockey Scott Oake, born in Sydney Nova Scotia, is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports. Hrudey frequently uses a Telestrator to illustrate his points. A telestrator is a device that allows its operator to draw a freehand sketch over a motion picture image This segment is generally followed by a CBC News brief, which is not part of HNIC itself. Established in the 1930s, CBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs The second intermission generally consists of scores and highlights.

The broadcast will also occasionally originate from a U. S. city playing host to a Canadian team. This is more common with the second, Western game, because the Toronto Maple Leafs are almost always at home on Saturday nights, or visiting one of two rivals, the Montreal Canadiens or Ottawa Senators. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada A few times each year, HNIC will broadcast a Leafs game from a U. S. city, and on those occasions MacLean and Cherry host the double-header from a Canadian city where a game is being played.

Only on rare occasions has HNIC broadcast regular season games involving two U. S. -based teams, and this has usually been due to labour issues or an extremely special occasion (such as Wayne Gretzky's final game in 1999 and the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic in 2008). Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League.

After Hours

Beginning with the 2000–01 season, CBC launched After Hours, a program that follows the Saturday night HNIC broadcast. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. It recaps the night's NHL coverage with hosts Scott Oake and Kelly Hrudey from the city of the late game. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Scott Oake, born in Sydney Nova Scotia, is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports. Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada) is a former NHL Ice hockey Goaltender and current hockey The wrap-up usually includes a guest appearance by an NHL player or coach. Fans are typically allowed to submit questions online or by phone.

Hockey Night in Canada Replay

Following After Hours, CBC shows Hockey Night in Canada Replay, which recaps the highlights of the games. In Western Canada, this show airs later in the evening, after a local newscast.

Playoffs

CBC also provides extensive Stanley Cup playoff coverage every spring with a focus on Canadian teams. The National Hockey League (NHL season is divided into the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs They also have the rights to one conference final (or both, if a Canadian team is playing in both) and the Stanley Cup Finals. Many of the playoff games, regardless of the day of the week, are aired, giving the CBC an unusual program schedule from early April through early June. This means CBC generally ends its regularly scheduled broadcast season earlier than other Canadian and American broadcasters. For years, all playoff games involving Canadian teams have been aired by the CBC, though not always on a national basis. However, under the terms of a new broadcast deal to take effect with the 2008–2009 season, TSN will have the third, fifth and seventh selections among opening round series, while CBC would choose first, second, fourth, sixth and eighth. As a result of the new arrangement, if more than two Canadian teams qualify for the playoffs, it is likely that at least one series involving a Canadian team will be broadcast by TSN.

During the first intermission of Hockey Night in Canada playoff broadcasts, the feature alternates between Don Cherry's Coach's Corner and Kelly Hrudey's Behind the Mask. Hrudey, a former NHL goaltender, joined the CBC for the 1998–99 season. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. As a former player, Hrudey provides unique perspectives on today's NHL and gives the viewer an inside look at the game from another angle. Cherry provides features during Toronto Maple Leaf games or other Canadian teams still in the playoffs.

On some occasions, three announcers are provided for the game instead of the usual two for the regular season, and this happens to occur during the Stanley Cup Finals.

Hockey Day in Canada

Hockey Day in Canada is an annual special broadcast to celebrate the game in Canada that includes features all afternoon, leading up to a tripleheader of NHL action featuring the six Canadian teams (Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vancouver Canucks). The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lead commentators, Don Cherry and Ron MacLean broadcast from a remote area. Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television. The broadcast includes live broadcast segments from smaller communities right across the country and features panel discussions on issues facing "Canada's game" at both the minor and pro levels. "Live TV" redirects here For the British TV station formerly known by this name see L!VE TV. The day is usually in mid-February, but was broadcast in early January in 2002 and 2006 due to the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics, respectively; the 2007 event was also held in January (January 13), though no sporting events key to Canada were scheduled. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

Hockey Day in Canada has also featured special events, such as world-record all-night pick-up hockey games from Red Deer, Alberta (in 2001) and Windsor, Nova Scotia (2002). Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, and is Alberta's Windsor is a small town located in central Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St Viewers got to see the games after the CBC ended regular programming for the night, without commentary.

Hockey Day in Canada also reached out to other ethnic groups as well – the 2007 event on January 13, 2007 featured Italian language commentary of the Vancouver Canucks / Toronto Maple Leafs matchup, which was seen on the Telelatino (TLN) cable channel, with special features and commentary by Alf De Blasis, who hosts soccer games for TLN. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Telelatino, also referred to as TLN, is a Canadian cable and satellite television channel broadcasting general interest programming from Canada and around the world primarily Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered This was the first time Hockey Night in Canada was presented in Italian. [6] The following year, three of the four matches were presented in Hindi, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Hockey Day in Canada has fast become a tradition among Canadian hockey fans, taking on the role of an unofficial holiday. In some communities, such as the case with 2006's location, Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, it is said that Hockey Day is "bigger than Santa. Stephenville ( 2006 est pop 6500 is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the "

Due to the NHL's unbalanced schedule that will see some teams from the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference meet every three years, Hockey Day in Canada for the 2007–08 season featured four games in three time slots: two all-Canadian matchups (both airing at 7PM EST and being split in broadcast territory) with the other two remaining teams facing two American teams, the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, on Canadian soil in the afternoon game and the late game respectively. The Eastern Conference (Conférence de l'Est is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL used to divide teams The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States

2008 schedule

Broadcast locations

In January 2005, due to the NHL labour dispute, the CBC canceled that year's broadcast. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, and is Alberta's Windsor is a small town located in central Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St Iqaluit (iqaluit ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics; often pronounced ɨˈkæljuːɨt in English is the territorial The town of Shaunavon is situated in Southwest Saskatchewan, 100 kilometres from Swift Current, 140 kilometres from The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL Stephenville ( 2006 est pop 6500 is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental This page is about the city of Nelson British Columbia For the provincial electoral districts Nelson (electoral district, Nelson City, Nelson-Creston Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Winkler ( is a small City with a population of about 9600 (2008 located in southern Manitoba, Canada. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Campbellton (2006 population 7384 is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Rival TSN aired a similar broadcast instead, Hockey Lives Here: Canada's Game, based from the World Pond Hockey Championships in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick. The World Pond Hockey Championships is an annual international competition that takes place outdoors on bodies of frozen water playing the Pond hockey variant of Ice hockey Plaster Rock (2006 population 1150 is a Canadian village in Victoria County, New Brunswick. It also featured NHL players competing in an exhibition game to raise money for various charities in Hamilton, Ontario. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population TSN did not revive its version after the lockout ended.

Movie Night in Canada

During the 2004-2005 NHL lockout, CBC replaced Hockey Night in Canada with a triple-feature of movies, mostly of the Hollywood variety. The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL (The pregame was replaced with repeats of The Red Green Show. The Red Green Show is a Television Comedy that aired on CBC Television in Canada and on PBS in the United States ) However, as a reminder to viewers that Saturday night was supposed to be Hockey Night, Ron MacLean hosted the movies from various hockey venues throughout Canada, under the title Movie Night in Canada. Ron would mention some facts about the film and talk hockey during the commercial breaks. The venues were usually those of CHL teams. The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16

A labour deal was reached in time to contest the 2005-06 NHL season. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. CBC's own on-air talent was also locked out during the summer of 2005, nearly missing the start of the hockey season. Some journalists have suggested that this helped cause TSN and the CFL to end their sublicense deal with CBC after the 2007 season, as games from that league aired without commentary during the lockout. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in CFL on CBC was a presentation of Canadian Football League football aired on the CBC Television Network.

Availability outside of Canada

During the era that HNIC was on radio, it was broadcast over several powerful CBC clear channel stations whose nighttime signals reached much of the northern United States. The term is also used in the context of T1 A clear channel, in its general sense is a communications channel, such as a radio The Northern United States is a large geographic region of the United States of America. As a result, the games had a following throughout the northern U. S. , and especially so in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and New York, the four U. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City of New York S. cities that had NHL teams at the time. These listeners were always acknowledged by Foster Hewitt on his opening greeting, "Hello Canada, and hockey fans in the United States and Newfoundland . Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation . . " This has waned thanks to the expansion of local team TV coverage on regional sports networks, although some C-band satellite dishes can still receive CBC's over-the-air feeds. Still, U. S. cable television outlets near the international border (notably including markets such as Detroit, Buffalo, and Seattle) typically carry a nearby CBC affiliate on their systems (though some cable systems carry a non-regional station). Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. As a general rule, CBC stations are carried within about 150 miles of the border, and are not blacked-out of sporting events.

NHL Center Ice offers Hockey Night in Canada at the same time as the CBC broadcast, airing the entire program from the Saturday Night pregame show through the HNIC After Hours postgame show. For the Canadian service see NHL Centre Ice. NHL Center Ice is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite A post-game show or postgame show is a TV presentation that occurs immediately after the Live broadcast of a major Sporting event.

Beginning with the 2006 playoffs, the cable television channel OLN, now called Versus, simulcast CBC's coverage of some games, generally first and second round matchups from Western Canada, instead of using their own crews and announcers. Versus is a Cable television sports channel owned by Comcast and shown in the United States. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one In the early 1990s, SportsChannel America covered the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a similar fashion. SportsChannel America was the official American television provider of the National Hockey League from 1988 - 1992. Versus continues to use CBC and TSN feeds to augment its own playoff coverage, sometimes even picking up a Canadian broadcast of a game involving two American teams.

See also: The NHL on Versus

Hockey Night in Canada is also broadcast live and as-live in the UK and Ireland and some other European markets, on the North American Sports Network (NASN), distributed on multiple cable and satellite platforms. The NHL on Versus (formerly known as The NHL on OLN) is the National Hockey League 's cable programming in the United States The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world NASN, the North American Sports Network, is an European sports network focusing on professional sports of the United States and Canada. The pre- and post-game segments are not included, but the entirety of the two games are shown, as well as the segments between periods.

Announcers

Dave Hodge and Howie Meeker in the classic Hockey Night in Canada jackets.
Dave Hodge and Howie Meeker in the classic Hockey Night in Canada jackets. Dave Hodge (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sports announcer who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the Howard William "Howie" Meeker (born November 4, 1923 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former right winger in the National

The legendary Foster Hewitt, who had developed a style that welcomed Canadians to the radio broadcast each week, had to prove his radio style could also work in the new medium of television in 1952. Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo His move from radio to television was successful and Hewitt continued to work in television for many years, including the famed 1972 "Summit Series" between a team representing Canada (an NHL all-star team) and the Soviet National Team. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in The NHL All-Star Teams were first named at the end of the 1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position This style of play-by-play announcers in hockey broadcasting really hasn't changed between radio and TV, as broadcasters still describe the action as if viewers cannot see what is on the screen they're watching. As with most Professional sports Ice hockey is broadcast both on Radio and Television. He was followed (in no particular order) by Danny Gallivan, Dan Kelly, Dick Irvin, Jr., Jim Robson, Bob Cole, and Hewitt's son, Bill Hewitt. Danny Gallivan ( April 11, 1917 - February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster Patrick Daniel Kelly ( March 17, 1936 in Ottawa Ontario – February 10, 1989 in Chesterfield Missouri) was a Canadian James Dickinson (Dick Irvin Jr (born 1932 in Calgary Alberta) is a retired Canadian sports broadcaster and author Jim Robson (b January 17, 1935 in Prince Albert Saskatchewan) was a radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to Robert "Bob" Cecil Cole (born 1933 in St John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian television announcer Foster William Alfred "Bill" Hewitt (1928 – December 25, 1996) was a Canadian Radio and Television Sportscaster Previous show hosts included Wes McKnight, Ward Cornell, Jack Dennett, Ted Darling, and Dave Hodge. Wes McKnight (born 1909 in Tottenham, Ontario -1968 was a Canadian television and Radio personality who did Play-by-play Ward MacLaurin Cornell ( 4 May 1924 - 5 February 2000) was a Canadian broadcaster noted for hosting Hockey Night in Canada Edgar Lee "Ted" Darling (born Kingston Ontario, died 1996 was the original "Voice of the Buffalo Sabres " Ice hockey team for twenty-two Dave Hodge (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sports announcer who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the The show's current host is Ron MacLean.

Current

Former

Theme music

See also: The Hockey Theme

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John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951 in Trenton Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey Goaltender and television Garry Michael Galley (born 16 April, 1963 in Montreal Quebec) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey defenceman who played Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada) is a former NHL Ice hockey Goaltender and current hockey Jim Hughson (born 1956 in Fort St John British Columbia) is a Canadian Sportscaster, best known for his Play-by-play of professional Mark Lee is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports who has covered Women's ice hockey, Olympic games and the Pan Am Games Jeff Marek (born July 9, 1969) is a television personality and radio host for properties originating from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Gregory Millen (born June 25, 1957 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian hockey Commentator analyst and was an Ice hockey Goaltender Scott Morrison is the name of Scott Morrison (footballer, Scottish footballer playing for Ross County F Harry Neale (born March 9, 1937 in Sarnia Ontario, Canada) is a Color commentator for the Buffalo Sabres, paired up with Scott Oake, born in Sydney Nova Scotia, is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports. Bruce Rainnie is a broadcaster for CBC Sports and the host of CBC News Compass, the supper-hour news program on CBCT in Prince Edward Island Scott Alexander Russell MA (born 1958 is a Canadian sports writer and broadcaster Craig Simpson (Born - February 15, 1967 in London Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Phillip Joseph Stock (born May 26, 1975 in Montreal Quebec) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player William Scott "Scotty" Bowman (born September 18, 1933 in Montreal Quebec, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League Rick Bowness (born on January 25, 1955 in Moncton New Brunswick) is a Canadian former National Hockey League leftwinger and currently Ward MacLaurin Cornell ( 4 May 1924 - 5 February 2000) was a Canadian broadcaster noted for hosting Hockey Night in Canada Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice Chris Cuthbert (born in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Play-by-play Sportscaster for the TSN Cable network. Keith Jules Dancy (Born 1930 died May 6, 2001) is a former Canadian hockey announcer Ken Daniels is the current Play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL on FSN Detroit. Edgar Lee "Ted" Darling (born Kingston Ontario, died 1996 was the original "Voice of the Buffalo Sabres " Ice hockey team for twenty-two John Davidson (born February 27, 1953 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is the president of hockey operations of the St Gerhardt Otto Dornhofer (born February 2, 1943 in Kitchener Ontario) better known as Gary Dornhoefer, is a retired Canadian professional Elmer Ferguson ( February 25, 1885 &ndash April 26, 1972) was a Canadian sports journalist John Bowie Ferguson Sr ( September 5, 1938 - July 14, 2007) was a professional Ice hockey player Patrick Flatley (born October 3, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey forward Martine Gaillard (born May 21, 1971 in Melfort Saskatchewan) is a Canadian sports television personality currently working for Rogers Danny Gallivan ( April 11, 1917 - February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster Robert "Bob" Goldham ( May 12, 1922 in Georgetown, Ontario – September 6 1991) is Bill Good is a Canadian Television personality and CKNW radio talk show host Foster William Alfred "Bill" Hewitt (1928 – December 25, 1996) was a Canadian Radio and Television Sportscaster Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer Dave Hodge (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sports announcer who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player James Dickinson (Dick Irvin Jr (born 1932 in Calgary Alberta) is a retired Canadian sports broadcaster and author Patrick Daniel Kelly ( March 17, 1936 in Ottawa Ontario – February 10, 1989 in Chesterfield Missouri) was a Canadian Douglas MacLean born in Summerside Prince Edward Island on April 12, 1954 is a Canadian Ice hockey coach and general manager Brian McFarlane (born August 10, 1931 in New Liskeard, Ontario) is a Canadian television Sportscaster and author Wes McKnight (born 1909 in Tottenham, Ontario -1968 was a Canadian television and Radio personality who did Play-by-play Howard William "Howie" Meeker (born November 4, 1923 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former right winger in the National Louis Vincent "Lou" Nanne (born June 2, 1941 in Sault Ste James "Jim" Peplinski (born October 24, 1960 in Renfrew Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian National Hockey League (NHL player Gerry Pinder (born September 15, 1948 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 353 games in Walter "Babe" Pratt ( January 7, 1916 in Stony Mountain, Manitoba - December 16, 1988) was a Canadian Mickey Redmond (born December 27 1947 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a former professional hockey player Drew Remenda (born April 13, 1962 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former hockey coach and current radio broadcaster Glenn Allan "Chico" Resch (born 10 July, 1948 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Jim Robson (b January 17, 1935 in Prince Albert Saskatchewan) was a radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to Steve Shutt (born July 1 1952 is an Ice hockey player from Canada. Doug Smith may refer to Doug Smith (baseball, former MLB baseball player Doug Smith (Jockey, five times English flat racing jockey Roy Alvin "Red" Storey CM ( March 5 1918 – March 15 2006) was a Canadian football player and Ron Tugnutt (born October 22, 1967 in Scarborough Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey Goaltender. John Wells is a Canadian sportscaster His most recent show which ended in April 2008 was Wells And Company on CJOB radio in Winnipeg. Donald Rae Wittman ( October 9, 1936 As a sportscaster Wittman covered many sports including athletics, Baseball, Basketball The Hockey Theme is a Canadian Theme song written in 1968 by Dolores Claman. Howard Reid Cable (born December 15, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a conductor, Arranger, Music [7] The CBC decided to replace the song in 1968 and commissioned the composition of a new piece, The Hockey Theme, composed in 1968 by Dolores Claman and arranged by Cable. The Hockey Theme is a Canadian Theme song written in 1968 by Dolores Claman. Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with Dolores Claman ( July 6, 1927 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian Composer and Pianist. The CBC's most recent licence to use The Hockey Theme expired at the conclusion of the 2007-08 NHL season. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Claman's publisher issued a statement on June 4, 2008 claiming that the CBC had informed them it would not be renewing its rights to the composition. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [8] CBC Sports head Scott Moore denied the reports, saying that the CBC wants to keep the song and that negotiations on a new licence agreement for the song were still ongoing. [9]

In the early evening of June 6 the CBC announced it could not reach an acceptable agreement to renew its license, and would proceed with a contest for a new theme in collaboration with music label Nettwerk, with the winner receiving $100,000 (the CBC would presumably have full ownership of the theme thereafter). Nettwerk is a large Vancouver British Columbia based Record label and music management firm [10] In addition, the famous Canadian country singer, Stompin' Tom Connors, has let be known that he would be open to an appropriate licensing agreement for his famous "The Hockey Song" as HNIC's new theme song. Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors OC (born February 9 1936 is one of Canada 's most prolific and well-known folk singers The Hockey Song is a Canadian anthem written and sung originally by Stompin' Tom Connors. [11]

The CBC said it had offered nearly $1 million for perpetual rights to the piece,[12] but that Copyright Music was asking for $2. 5 to $3 million for those rights. On June 9, 2008, CTV announced that it had purchased the perpetual rights to the song and would use them for hockey broadcasts on its TSN and RDS sports channels. [13]

Awards

Hockey Night in Canada has received 4 Gemini Awards out of 6 nominations most notably for Ron MacLean. The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry Awards in Canada. [14]

Best Sports Program or Series: Joel Darling, Chris Irwin, Sherali Najak

Criticism

Programming choices

Critics of what the show chooses to program allege that the Eastern broadcast in particular favours teams from Ontario, especially the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St [15] Some feel that Toronto games are aired too often across the network, usually to the detriment of the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens, whose fans sometimes do not see a Saturday night game of their teams, even when those teams are playing at home. The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The situation is similar to that faced by fans in the United States (see NHL on NBC for more information). NHL on NBC is a TV show that televises National Hockey League games on NBC and is produced by NBC Sports.

CBC has said that scheduling Leafs games across so much of the network makes sense considering budget cuts. The Windsor area may simply not have a large enough population to receive Detroit Red Wings coverage during the regular season, although CBC does sometimes split its feed during the playoffs to make Red Wings games available on CBET, for instance the first round of the 2006 playoffs against Edmonton. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions CBET, channel 9 is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's owned-and-operated television station in Windsor Ontario.

Another incident was when CBC refused to air the jersey retirement ceremony for Canadiens legend and credited slapshot inventor Boom Boom Geoffrion in English, despite months of notice. Bernard Joseph André Geoffrion ( February 16 1931 – March 11 2006) nicknamed " Boom Boom " was a Quebec professional [16]

In addition, with the CBC having exclusive English-language broadcast rights to NHL games in Canada on Saturdays, critics say that it abuses this power by refusing to air some games involving Canadian teams without allowing local or regional broadcasters (such as Rogers Sportsnet) the ability to show the local team's games. Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel In order to minimize the number of times this occurs throughout the season, teams in Western Canada are usually given schedules that make them play less frequently on Saturdays than Toronto. Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province TSN has similar English-language exclusivity on Wednesday nights [17]. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading CBC does offer regional coverage during the playoffs when multiple Canadian teams are involved. All Canadiens games air in French on RDS without restriction.

The CBC has also taken criticism from Western-based hockey fans for not broadcasting the second game of the doubleheader in HDTV. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition As such, usually only the 7 p. m. game involving the Toronto Maple Leafs were shown in HD during the 2005–06 season, and sometimes CBC would not show either game in high definition. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition As of the 2006 Playoffs, the CBC added another HDTV broadcast truck to allow 2 games on Saturday to be in HDTV.

Also, viewers wishing to watch the second game of the double-header complain that they have sometimes been forced to view the first game's feed until its conclusion, as CBC rarely splits its feed for Western viewers. This is rarely a concern anymore as regular-season games almost never go past 10:08 p. m. ET (7:08 p. m. PT), even including possible overtime and shootouts, because of the introduction of hurry-up faceoffs. In the past, especially late in the season if the second game had no playoff implications, the CBC would slowly wrap up the first game(s) including interviews and analysis, as well as take multiple commercial breaks, before finally joining the second game in progress, even in the Western NHL markets.

Content

Criticism of the show's content often focuses around Don Cherry, who has made several controversial statements during his live on-air segments. Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television. He has been accused of racism towards European-born players, problematic because the broadcasts air live in Europe, and French-Canadians, and is often seen as an advocate of the old-school rough style of hockey frowned upon both by some hockey fans (including NHL administrators) and many of their TV partners. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Despite these controversies, Cherry's popularity among English Canadians endures.

For more details on this topic, see Don Cherry (ice hockey) #Political views and controversy. Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television.

Programs with similar titles

The American television network NBC announced in 2006 that its new Sunday night NFL pregame show, beginning in 2006, would be called Football Night in America, which according to NBC sources, was borrowed from the CBC program. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United Football Night in America is the studio show preceding NBC 's broadcasts of Sunday night and Wild Card Saturday National Football League

NBC had previously, along with ABC, televised Major League Baseball games under the name Baseball Night in America. Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting Major League Baseball on ABC is the De facto title of a program that televises Major League Baseball games on the American Broadcasting Company Baseball Night in America is the name for ABC and NBC 's Major League Baseball television coverage during the 1994 - 1995 SportsNet New York refers to their New York Mets telecasts as Baseball Night in New York. SportsNet New York ( SNY) is a New York City -based sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and all of New York state, "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.

During the 2005–06 and 2006-07 NHL seasons, Cablevision-owned New York regional sport networks MSG Network and FSN New York branded their Thursday night coverage of the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils as Hockey Night New York Live! Starting in the 2007–08 season, they now use the title Hockey Night Live for all hockey games. Cablevision Systems Corporation ( is an American Cable television company The Madison Square Garden Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic and focused on New York MSG Plus ( MSG+) is a Regional sports network in the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to cover the entire state of New York The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. There was also a short-lived Saturday night TV program produced by WKBW-TV and the Buffalo Sabres during this time known as Hockey Night in Buffalo. WKBW-TV, Channel 7 is a Television station in Buffalo New York. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State.

There is also a Boston-based company called Hockey Night in Boston, which covers high school hockey and conducts a summer tournament for players who will be eligible to play high-school hockey the following season. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Hockey Night in Boston began in the early 1970s as a series of radio broadcasts of local high-school hockey games in the Boston area.

Prior to their move to North Carolina, Hartford Whalers games often aired under the banner Hockey Night in Hartford. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut.

In Michigan, FSN Detroit has a program usually run on a Saturday in February called Hockey Day in Michigan. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. This program usually show local state college hockey teams competing in the CCHA. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska

In Minnesota, FSN North has a program run in early February called Hockey Day Minnesota, featuring two or three high school games, the University of Minnesota, and Minnesota Wild all broadcast in the same day. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers

Other uses

Hockey Night in Canada is a slang term sometimes used by journalists to denote that they have two major assignments very close together on their schedule, especially if they are in two separate locations, similar to the HNIC doubleheaders. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language.

La Soirée du hockey

Main article: La Soirée du hockey

In parallel with CBC, Radio-Canada aired La Soirée du hockey, featuring Montreal Canadiens games on Saturday evenings in French. La Soirée du hockey ( Hockey Night) was a popular Ice hockey show in Quebec. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. La Soirée du hockey ( Hockey Night) was a popular Ice hockey show in Quebec. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In the past the SRC had aired Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators games occasionally during the regular season if the Canadiens were not playing that night, as well as the Stanley Cup Finals regardless of participating teams. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Beginning with the 2002–03 season, RDS secured exclusive French language rights to the NHL. The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel showing Sports The deal, negotiated with the Canadiens and not with the league itself, was meant to ensure a consistent home for all Canadiens games. Radio-Canada did not bid for these rights, saying that, as a general-interest network, it could not give up so much airtime to hockey. The announcement drew the ire of, among others, then–Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, who suggested that the network would somehow be violating its conditions of licence by not airing LSDH. The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (Ministre du Patrimoine canadien is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department Sheila Maureen Copps, PC (born November 27, 1952) is a Canadian Journalist and former Politician. In reality there is no specific regulatory requirement that the CBC's networks carry the NHL, nor that the two networks have the same level of NHL coverage. Regulatory requirements are part of the process of Drug discovery and Drug development.

During the years that SRC carried La Soiree du Hockey, play-by-play men included René Lecavalier (as beloved in French-speaking Canada as Foster Hewitt was in English-speaking Canada), Richard Garneau, and Claude Quenneville. René Lecavalier ( July 5, 1918 - September 6, 1999) was a Canadian French language radio show host and sportscaster on SRC Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer Richard Garneau, CM CQ (born 15 July 1930 in Quebec City) is a Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec.

Radio-Canada soon reached an agreement to produce the Saturday night games, to remain branded La Soirée du Hockey, to be simulcast on both SRC and RDS. However, for reasons that are unclear, that agreement was terminated after the 2004 playoffs. [18] Nonetheless, the RDS-produced replacement, Le Hockey du samedi soir, was simulcast on Radio-Canada outside Quebec, where RDS has limited distribution, through the end of the 2005–2006 season. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. Radio-Canada no longer simulcasts RDS broadcasts as of 2006–2007. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL

Previous logos

First television intro, 1952 (Foster Hewitt in the background. The 1952–53 NHL season was the 36th season of the National Hockey League. Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer )

Early 1960s logo

Late 1960s logo, later reused in the late-1990s intro.

1970s early electronic animation intro.

A Hockey Night in Canada logo used around 1985. The 1985–86 NHL season was the 69th season of the National Hockey League.

1980s 3D intro.

1980s logo

Early 1990s logo.

Logo used from 1995 to 1997. The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th Regular season of the National Hockey League.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Saturday Night Hockey / Hockey Night in Canada", Sports on Radio & Television, Canadian Communications Foundation, accessed on January 22, 2008
  2. ^ Canadian National Railway, Canadian Encyclopedia, accessed January 22, 2008
  3. ^ "Hockey Night in Canada", Museum of Broadcast Communications, accessed January 22, 2008
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  5. ^ http://www.thecarpetfrogs.com/theband/michael/. Retrieved on November 8, 2007
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