List of Calgary Flames broadcasters

This is a list of broadcasters for the Calgary Flames ice hockey team.

Radio

CFAC is the radio flagship for broadcasts of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (play-by-play by Derek Wills, colour by Peter Loubardias) and the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (play-by-play by Brad Curle, colour by Ken Thrower). It also features live coverage of Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and select games of the National Football League.

Years Play-by-play Colour commentators
1980–81 Bart Dailley Doug Barkley
1981–02 Peter Maher[1] Doug Barkley
2002–14 Peter Maher Mike Rogers
2014–present Derek Wills Peter Loubardias

Notes
  • Peter Maher was the radio voice of the NHL's Calgary Flames from their move to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1980 until his retirement following the 2013-14 NHL season. He broadcast every Flames game for 33 years straight. He announced Flames games on the city's all-sports radio station, Sportsnet 960 The Fan. He was best known for bellowing "Yeah Baby!" after a significant or important moment, and "You can put it in the win column!" after every Flames win.
  • Mike Rogers was the colour commentator for the Calgary Flames on Calgary radio stations for 12 years before announcing his retirement on July 25, 2013.[2]

Television

In 1981, the CFAC-TV moved to its new home, the Calgary Television Centre, a move reflecting its growth since its disaffiliation from the CBC. After obtaining the television rights to the (then-newly relocated) Calgary Flames National Hockey League franchise the year before, the station purchased a seven-camera mobile unit soon after. The station has been the Flames' television partner since 1980.

The Sportsnet One license is also used for a series of part-time multiplex channels which carry regional National Hockey League coverage, for selected Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Flames[3] games. The channels themselves are only carried within the respective teams' territories.[4][5]

Years Play-by-play Colour commentators
1980–86 Ed Whalen
1986–90 Ed Whalen John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games)
1990–99 Ed Whalen Jim Peplinski (select games)
John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games)
1999–02 Grant Pollack John Garrett
2002–03 Bruce Buchanan Ryan Walter
2003–07 Roger Millions Ryan Walter
2007–08 Roger Millions John Garrett or Charlie Simmer (PPV)
2008–2011 Peter Loubardias John Garrett
Charlie Simmer (PPV)
2011–14 Rob Kerr Charlie Simmer
2014–present Rick Ball Kelly Hrudey (primary)
Cassie Campbell-Pascall (during Hrudey's Hockey Night in Canada assignments)

Notes
  • With Rogers Media, the parent company of Sportsnet, gaining the sole national rights to the NHL beginning in the 2014-15 season, in August 2014, Kelly Hrudey joined Sportsnet full time to participate in their hockey coverage. In addition to his Hockey Night in Canada role (which remains on CBC as part of a four year sub-licensing deal), he along with Rick Ball became the new announcers for the Calgary Flames regional broadcasts.

See also

References
  1. "Flames' broadcaster joins Leafs' TV crew". Canadian Press. October 5, 1986. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. Cruickshank, Scott (July 25, 2013). "Mike Rogers retires after 12 years as Flames' radio colour commentator". Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. Calgary Flames schedule
  4. Chris Zelkovich, "Sportsnet adds another channel to its roster", Toronto Star, July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  5. OTTAWA SENATORS GAMES AVAILABLE ON ROGERS SPORTSNET ONE, Rogers Sportsnet press release, July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
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