from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,

When the country’s two sports television networks tear into each other on Monday in the ultimate bit of Canadiana – all-day live coverage of deadline day in the NHL for making trades – the goal of each of them, aside from ratings, is beating the other guy by a few seconds to announce a trade first.

But no matter who wins the intense battle for scoops between TSN and Sportsnet, there is one fact neither network can argue: TSN’s Bob McKenzie is the most trusted source of hockey information on any media platform. He may not always be first with the trade announcements or other news, although he is not often beaten, but he is always right.

“Bob is the ultimate clearinghouse for hockey information, that is his role,” said Steve Dryden, TSN’s senior managing editor for content. He has worked with McKenzie since the late 1980s when they were both at The Hockey News. “He is the ultimate triumph of substance over style.”

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