Dennis Beyak
Canadian sportscaster
Dennis Beyak
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Occupation(s) | Sports Broadcaster , Hockey Play-by-Play Announcer |
Employer | TSN |
Known for | Winnipeg Jets , TSN 1290 |
Dennis Beyak is a former Canadian hockey play-by-play broadcaster from Winnipeg , Manitoba . He was TSN 's play-by-play announcer for Winnipeg Jets games through to the end of the 2021-22 NHL season . [1]
Broadcasting career
Beyak began his broadcasting career in 1970 at CFAR as a play-by-play announcer for the Flin Flon Bombers of the Western Canada Hockey League. [2] Beyak has also provided commentary for the WHL's Saskatoon Blades, Victoria Cougars, and Seattle Thunderbirds. [1]
Beyak's first NHL broadcasting job was at CFRN-TV , as the television play-by-play announcer of the Edmonton Oilers . [2] from 1995 until 1997, when CFRN lost the local TV contract to the newly formed A-Channel .
In 1998 , he became a Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play announcer for AM640 Toronto Radio [3] (with Jim Ralph ). In 2005, he also became the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Marlies . [4] Starting with the 2011–12 season, Beyak returned to TSN and became the new voice of the Winnipeg Jets , [5] also on TSN 1290 in Winnipeg. [6]
References
- 1 2 "Dennis Beyak" . TSN.ca .
- 1 2 Naylor, Jonathon (November 19, 2014). "How the voice of the Jets took flight" . thereminder.ca .
- ↑ "Hockey Insiders - Talk Radio AM640" . AM640 Radio . Retrieved 2010-11-06 .
- ↑ "Canoe Slam! Sports" . CANOE . Retrieved 2011-08-25 .
- ↑ Ates, Murat (October 10, 2019). "Behind the scenes: How Dennis Beyak and Kevin Sawyer prepare to deliver TSN Jets broadcasts" . The Athletic.
- ↑ "TSN Winnipeg" . iheartradio.ca .
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