Hockey Night in Canada

Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada produced by the CBC. It is consistently the highest-rated Canadian-produced television program on Canadian television. The highest-rated segment of HNIC is Coach's Corner, a pregame and intermission show featuring Don Cherry and Ron MacLean.

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Television - National Hockey League - Canada - CBC - Don Cherry - Ron MacLean

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Hockey Night in Canada made its debut on CBC radio in 1933, with television broadcasts beginning in 1952. After missing the cancelled 2004-05 season, it will be returning in October 8th 2005.

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Radio - 1933 - 1952 - 2005

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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. His move from radio to television was successful and Hewitt continued to work in television for many years. 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. He was followed (in no particular order) by Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Bob Cole, and Hewitt's son, Bill Hewitt. Previous show hosts included Wes McKnight, Ward Cornell, Jack Dennett, Ted Darling and Dave Hodge. The show's most recent host was Ron MacLean.

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Foster Hewitt - Danny Gallivan - Dick Irvin - Bob Cole - Bill Hewitt - Wes McKnight - Ward Cornell - Jack Dennett - Ted Darling - Dave Hodge - Ron MacLean

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Hockey Night in Canada airs regular season NHL games on the English network of the CBC every Saturday evening. Consecutive games are broadcast live, beginning with the early game at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT); the second contest begins after 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) Radio-Canada (simulcasting with RDS in later years) aired La Soirée du hockey, featuring Montreal Canadiens games on Saturday evenings in French. 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.

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English - Saturday - Radio-Canada - RDS - Montreal Canadiens - French - SRC - Quebec Nordiques - Ottawa Senators

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Currently, only the English broadcast is expected to return in October 2005 when the show is revived after a year off the air, although the CBC's current lockout situation may prevent announcers to from presenting the usual style of broadcast. CBC's Radio-Canada is currently negotiating with rival Bell Globemedia's RDS to resume simulcasting of Saturday games.

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CBC - Bell Globemedia - RDS

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