Posts About "Hockey Night In Canada"
Off the Crossbar: Cherry Secretly Working with Hurricanes Marketing
May 10th, 2019 After an exhaustive and lengthy investigation, sources have confirmed that Don Cherry, co-host of the popular “Coach's Corner” segment on Hockey Night in Canada, has been secretly working for the Carolina Hurricanes in a promotions/marketing role. Given Cherry's love affair for tough guys, parties close to the source wish to remain...
Poehling & Cole Make Canadiens' Final Game Memorable
April 8th, 2019 Headed into NHL game-day #82, media outlets around Montreal published the latest Eastern Conference standings with the letter "é" next to the Montreal Canadiens' rankings. The team was locked to finish the regular season in ninth place, officially eliminated from the postseason. "The mood in the dressing room this morning was of...
Cherry and MacLean Unveil Star on Canada's Walk of Fame
July 25th, 2016 Canadian TV personalities Don Cherry and Ron MacLean unveiled their star on Canada's Walk of Fame on Monday in downtown Toronto. The star is located on King Street West in the city's entertainment district and includes both their names and signatures, and Coach's Corner. @CWOFame inductees @RonMacLeanHTH and @CoachsCornerCBC unveiled...
Cuts Coming to Sportsnet's Hockey Night in Canada
June 27th, 2016 It seems that Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada are making significant changes to their hockey coverage. After news came out that Ron MacLean would be joining the intermission show again - taking over for George Stroumboulopoulos - it’s expected that the outlet will be saying goodbye to Glenn Healy, according to David Shoalts. In...
NHL Ignores Oilers, Maple Leafs Match-up
June 22nd, 2016 The NHL released its 2016-17 schedule on Tuesday and while there was never going to be any surprises when it came to match-ups, as it is the same drill each and every year, there was something that stood out as a bit of a headscratcher. While it may not seem like that big of a deal to fans in the United States, the fact the Edmonton...
Don Cherry, HNIC Reach Deal
June 7th, 2016 There will come a day when the iconic Coach’s Corner figure - Don Cherry - will decide to leave the program. However, that day isn’t going to come in the foreseeable future. According to Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press, the 82-year-old Cherry has signed a multi-year deal to say on with Hockey Night in Canada - now on Sportsnet -...
Hockey Night in Canada Raising Eyebrows
November 9th, 2015 We’ve all been talking about the Connor McDavid injury for well over a week now. We’ve discussed the impact this play has on the game - losing one of its new stars. We’ve chatted about the possible fantasy impact on McDavid owners and the play of his linemates. But until recently, there really hasn’t been a lot of discussion...
Rogers Issues Insulting Response to HNIC Criticism
June 4th, 2015 The first year of Hockey Night in Canada after it was taken over by Rogers was nothing short of a disaster, and don't let the spin from Rogers' media boss Scott Moore fool you. In a recent article on the CBC, Moore defended his program, doubled-down on virtually all the problems and was, frankly, insulting in his portrayal of the...
The Swift Decline of Hockey Night in Canada
May 9th, 2015 It's been less than a year -- eight months, if you're only counting the actual NHL season -- since Rogers Communications Inc. took over Hockey Night in Canada from CBC, but that's all the time in the world Rogers needed to take one of the country's greatest pasttimes and shatter the reputation it had held for over 50 brilliant...
A Sign of the Times in Leaf Land
March 24th, 2015 If their struggles since the new year isn’t any indication of how the Toronto Maple Leafs are fairing, then you clearly haven’t been keeping up with the news surrounding the club. Now, there’s been discussions and speculations surrounding the effort level of the team’s top players - all of which they’ve responded to in...
Looking Back at NHL Theme Songs, Past & Present
February 19th, 2015 There are sights and sounds in this world that generate all sorts of reactions and emotions. For sports fans, the theme song before a big game or national broadcast certainly has the ability to excite. Hockey theme songs, past and present, are no different. Let’s take a glance back at some of those major network compositions which...
Hockey Night In Canada 2.0
October 7th, 2014 Rogers Sportsnet who recently bought the broadcasting rights on live NHL games for the next twelve years at a whopping $5.2 billion. That means that there will be more coverage for the NHL seven Canadian teams without any restrictions or blackouts. To take advantage of all that Rogers will cover, you get to purchase the Rogers NHL...
Rogers Must Retain Don Cherry
November 27th, 2013 Grapes could be no more. Tuesday ushered in a new hockey television deal for Canadian hockey as Rogers Sportsnet and the NHL agreed to a historic 12 year, $5.2 billion deal to gain the majority of hockey media rights across Canada. Rogers also gains control of every single game in the Stanley Cup playoffs, including the Stanley Cup...
