Dave Hodge
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Dave Hodge (born 1945, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sports announcer, who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the CBC, and CFRB 1010 radio in Toronto. He currently hosts a Sunday morning show called The Reporters, as well as provide commentary for the network's NHL coverage.
While on the CBC, he hosted Hockey Night in Canada from 1971 until 1987. At that point, in an incident similar to the infamous Heidi Game, he was fired for throwing a pencil in the air on live TV when the CBC decided to not show the end of an overtime hockey game so that they could air The National. Afterward, he was hired by Can-West Global to host their coverage of the 1987 and 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs, which included some games in the Finals.
Hodge was also a play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Sabres television broadcasts in their inaugural season 1970-71, the Toronto Argonauts CFL radio broadcasts from 1974-1980, and the Minnesota North Stars television broadcasts in 1991. He was the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the CFL-produced Canadian Football Network from 1987 to 1990. He has also hosted regional television broadcasts for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Global and TSN and for the Vancouver Canucks on BCTV.
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