To capture the essence of sports in Canada over the last 150 years is to try to capture the essence of the country as a whole. Maybe now is the time to gush a little bit as we approach the 150th birthday of our country. Maybe it is time to shine a light on so many great years of Canadian sports, great moments of Canadian sports, great people of Canadian sports. With his legendary opening — “Hello, Canada and hockey fans in the United States and Newfoundland” — Hewitt became the voice of the game for decades. He was a passionate hockey player from a young age and determined to make it to the National Hockey League, a place no Black man had ever skated.

Source: thestar June 21, 2017 21:45 UTC