Dave Hodge

Dave Hodge
Hodge pictured in 2010
Born	(1945-01-08) January 8, 1945 (age 72) Montreal, Quebec
Occupation	sports announcer
Employer	TSN (1992–present) CBC (1971–87)
Known for	Former host of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada

Dave Hodge (born January 8, 1945) is a Canadian sports announcer who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the CBC and CFRB 1010 radio in Toronto.

Hodge served as Radio play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Sabres broadcasts in their inaugural season 1970–71, with the late Ted Darling calling the TV play-by-play. He ceded those duties to current play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret. Joining the CBC the following season, he hosted Hockey Night in Canada from 1971 until 1987, working 15 Stanley Cup Finals. He was often joined in the studio by colourful analysts, such as Howie Meeker and Don Cherry. He also announced the Toronto Argonauts Canadian Football League radio broadcasts from 1974 to 1980.

On March 14, 1987, Hodge was the in-studio host as the CBC carried a game between the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs, which ended early. The network then switched over to a regional game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens for the end of the third period. It ended in a tie just before 11:00 PM Eastern Time, meaning it would require overtime. CBC executives, however, decided that only viewers in Quebec, who had seen the game from the start, would get to continue watching after 11:00, while the rest of the network would cut away. A visibly disgusted Hodge apprised viewers of the situation, concluding his remarks by flipping his pen in the air: