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Your Sportsnet Broadcasting Crew For The World Cup Of Hockey

09/01/2016 at 2:58pm EDT

TORONTO (September 1, 2016) Canadian and international hockey fans, we’re ready to roll! Sportsnet today announced its star-studded broadcast team who will bring fans all of the stories, plays, analysis and highlights from the highly-anticipated World Cup of Hockey 2016.

Sportsnet’s robust commentator roster will deliver 12 pre-tournament games (starting Sept. 8), as well as world-class coverage of all 17 tournament matchups – round robin through to championship final – live from Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. (See below for Sportsnet’s full World Cup of Hockey broadcast schedules, including pre-tournament games).

“Canadians are passionate about hockey, and with an international tournament of this calibre featuring the greatest players in the world, their passion will be at an all-time high,” said Rob Corte, Vice President, Sportsnet & NHL Production. “Our team will capture all the emotion, skill and excitement from this special event and create a best-in-class broadcast experience.”

Sportsnet’s television and radio broadcast teams for the World Cup of Hockey 2016 include:

Main Tournament – TV

  • Ron MacLean hosts Sportsnet’s coverage of the World Cup of Hockey live from the Air Canada Centre, alongside analysts Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey and Nick Kypreos
  • Jim Hughson calls the play-by-play alongside game analyst Craig Simpson
  • Scott Oake reports from rinkside
  • David Amber, thenewest host of Hockey Night in Canada, provides exclusive features
  • Don Cherry, Coach’s Cornerthe Canadian icon will give his can’t-miss analysis during the first intermission of every Team Canada game, as well as the semifinals and finals

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