Hockey Night in Canada
CBC broadcasts of the National Hockey League in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada is a branding that is used for presentations of the National Hockey League (NHL) by CBC Sports. It started in 1931 on the CNR Radio network. It debuted on television on October 11, 1952. It has different segments during intermissions and between games including Don Cherry's Coach's Corner.
| Hockey Night in Canada | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports (ice hockey) |
| Presented by | Ron MacLean (current) George Stroumboulopoulos (starting Oct. 2014) |
| Narrated by | Jim Hughson Craig Simpson Glenn Healy Mark Lee Kevin Weekes Bob Cole Garry Galley Dean Brown Greg Millen Elliotte Friedman Scott Oake Mitch Peacock Bruce Rainnie Kelly Hrudey P.J. Stock Mike Milbury |
| Theme music composer | Colin Oberst |
| Opening theme | "Canadian Gold" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | multi-camera |
| Running time | 360 minutes+ |
| Production companies | CBC Sports (1936-2014) Rogers Communication (as of 2014-2015) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | November 12, 1931 – May 16, 1976 |
| Release | October 11, 1952 – present |
On November 26, 2013, it was announced by the NHL that they had reached a 12-year, $5.2 billion deal with Rogers Communications for exclusive television and digital rights to all their national NHL broadcasts starting at the beginning of the 2014-15 season.[1]
References
change- ↑ "CBC partners with Rogers in landmark NHL rights deal". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2014-03-21.