- Foster Hewitt Memorial Award
The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is an
award named afterFoster Hewitt and presented by theHockey Hall of Fame to members of theradio andtelevision industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of hockey during theirbroadcasting career.This award should not be confused with the
ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award , which was presented byACTRA , the Canadian association of actors and broadcasters, for excellence in generalsports broadcasting . That award was discontinued in1986 .Winners
1984 -
Fred Cusick , Boston1984 -
Danny Gallivan , Montreal 1984 -Foster Hewitt , Toronto1984 -
René Lecavalier , Montreal1985 -
Budd Lynch , Detroit1985 - Doug Smith, Montreal
1986 -
Wes McKnight , Toronto1986 -
Lloyd Pettit , Chicago1987 - Bob Wilson, Boston
1988 -
Dick Irvin, Jr. , Montreal1989 - Dan Kelly, St. Louis
1990 -
Jiggs McDonald , Atlanta,New York Islanders , Los Angeles1991 -
Bruce Martyn , Detroit1992 -
Jim Robson , Vancouver1993 -
Al Shaver , Minnesota1994 -
Ted Darling , Buffalo1995 -
Brian McFarlane , "Hockey Night in Canada"1996 - Bob Cole, "Hockey Night in Canada"
1997 -
Gene Hart , Philadelphia1998 -
Howie Meeker , "Hockey Night in Canada "1999 -
Richard Garneau , Quebec2000 - Bob Miller, Los Angeles
2001 -
Mike Lange , Pittsburgh2002 - Gilles Tremblay, Montreal
2003 -
Rod Phillips , Edmonton2004 -
Chuck Kaiton , Hartford/Carolina2005 -
Sal Messina , New York2006 - Peter Maher, Calgary
2007 -
Bill Hewitt , Toronto2008 - Mike "Doc" Emrick, New Jersey; VS,
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