Boys of Saturday Night

by Scott Young

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771591055
• ISBN13: 9780771591051
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Macmillan of Canada
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Complete History of Hockey Night in Canada

If you grew up listening to Foster and Bill Hewitt, Danny Gallivan, Ward Cornell, Ed Fitkin and Jack Dennett, this book is must reading. Scott Young, the author played a large role in Hockey Night in Canada on radio on the Hot Stove portions of the broadcasts during intermission. He takes a loving look at Canada's highest rated program on CBC and probably in Canadian broadcasting history. Everything is in it from the politics with the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs with the CBC and their choice of announcers to Esso gas station attendant, Murray Westgate's, "Always look to Imperial for the best!" tagline at the end of every hockey broadcast. Growing up watching Hockey Night in Canada in Detroit, (Windsor, Ontario was just across the border) we never knew why some changes were made on "HNIC," but now I do. I sure do miss Foster Hewitt doing the 3-star selection which were the two goalies, and Dave Keon!