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Behind The Scenes At Hockey Night In Canada

03/24/2018 at 8:41am EDT

from Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star,

It’s 9:30 in the morning on a Saturday and Don Cherry is at his home in Mississauga when the phone rings.

Cherry answers, as he has for 33 years: “Don’s Bicycle Shop, Big Wheel Don talking.”

It’s Ron MacLean the other end, at his home in Oakville. He doesn’t have the foggiest idea why Cherry answers the way he does. But with Cherry — not surprisingly — there’s a story.

“You know who told me that? I’ll tell you who told me that. Not to drop names, but I was coaching the Boston Bruins and the phone rang and Bobby Orr was in my office and he picked it up and said, ‘Don’s Bicycle Shop.’ And ever since then, I’ve been fooling around with that. Bobby Orr gave me that.”...

From executive producer Mitch Kerzner to a staff of over 91 in two locations dealing with 32 in-rink cameras and about 100 screens — each subdivided into more screens — able to show live feeds and replays instantly. There’s producer Brian Spear, who oversees the storytelling of the pre-game and intermission segments at the 10th floor of the CBC building. A few blocks away, by the dumpsters in the basement of the Air Canada Centre, producer Sherali Najak barks orders for shots and replays within a truck, overseeing the live action.

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