Radio
Many of you will no doubt remember
the voice of sports commentator Foster Hewitt who gave hockey a place in our collective
imagination. His famous phrase, "He shoots, he scores", had such an
immediate impact that people became entranced by their radio transmitters. With
his makeshift mini-gondola, Hewitt quickly revolutionized the broadcast world
on March 22, 1923. That night, he covered a match between two senior Ontario teams,
Parkdale (Toronto), against Kitchener, on CFCA.  Sports
commentators then became the eyes of the greatest hockey fans who were glued to
the radio to follow the moves of the player travelling with the puck. The Montreal
Canadiens' games were broadcast throughout the 1934-1935 season. The voices of
Roland Beaudry and Michel Normandin marked the beginnings of hockey on the radio.
They were followed by Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane, Tom Foley, Louis Chassé,
Gérard Potvin, Jacques Moreau, Lionel Duval, Richard Garneau and, probably
the most famous of all, René Lecavalier, who became the first Radio-Canada
television commentator in 1952. Several provided commentary on television in about
1955, some meeting with hockey fans every Saturday for Hockey Night in Canada.
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Foster Hewitt.
© Photo: Hockey Hall of Fame
Foster Hewitt's famous phrase "He shoots he scores".
© CBC/Radio-Canada.
Hewitt
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René Lecavalier, the Francophone "voice" of Hockey Night in Canada.
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Photos and Archives - CHC. Photos: Hockey Hall of Fame.
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