This is a list of broadcasters for the Calgary Flames ice hockey team.
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– 23 | Derek Wills | Peter Loubardias |
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 and John Garrett |
2003– 07 | Roger Millions | Ryan Walter |
2007–08 | Roger Millions | John Garrett |
Charlie Simmer ( PPV) | ||
2008– 2011 | Peter Loubardias | John Garrett |
Charlie Simmer ( PPV) | ||
2011– 14 | Rob Kerr | Charlie Simmer |
2014– 21 | Rick Ball |
Kelly Hrudey (primary) Cassie Campbell-Pascall (during Hrudey's Hockey Night in Canada assignments) |
2021–present | Rick Ball |
Kelly Hrudey (primary) Cassie Campbell-Pascall (during Hrudey's Hockey Night in Canada assignments) Greg Millen (during Hrudey's Hockey Night in Canada and Campbell-Pascall's NHL on ESPN assignments) |