Sirius Satellite Radio will be launching the radio version "Hockey Night in Canada," set to air on weekdays from 4pm to 6pm ET starting on October 1st on Sirius Sports Play-by-Play 1 (ch 122).
Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) started off as a radio show over 74 years ago. During the era that HNIC was on radio, it was broadcast over several powerful CBC stations whose nighttime signals reached much of the northern U.S. 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.S. cities that had NHL teams at the time.
With the CBC's announcement the launching of HNIC Radio on Sirius, sports broadcaster Jeff Marek will join HNIC Radio as the host, and will work alongside rotating co-hosts Kelly Hrudey, Elliotte Friedman and Scott Morrison. Marek will be leaving Toronto radio station AM 640 to Hockey Night in Canada.
Aside from Marek, HNIC analysts Craig Simpson and Greg Millen will also be regular contributors on the program, while Ron MacLean, Don Cherry, Jim Hughson and Bob Cole will appear throughout the season.
[CBC Sports]
Thanks to Ken and everyone else who sent this in!
Sweet
I can't wait. I wish or hope that in the future they expand the time slot. Maybe a weekly post game show to talk about the weekly game on versus.