Red Fisher (journalist)

Red Fisher (journalist)

Red Fisher (born 22 August 1926 in Montreal) is a Canadian sports journalist whose columns focus on the National Hockey League and its Montreal Canadiens team.

He began his hockey columns in "The Montreal Star" newspaper in 1954 where he remained until that paper's demise in 1979. Immediately after this, he joined "Montreal Gazette" where his columns still appear. He is the longest-serving beat writer presently covering an NHL team.

Trivia

Mr. Fisher began his career covering the Canadiens on March 17, 1955, the night of the infamous Richard Riot.

Awards and recognition

* 1985: Hockey Hall of Fame, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award
* 1999: International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductee

Footnotes

References

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External links

* [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/red_fisher.html Montreal Gazette: Red Fisher] , accessed 11 November 2006


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