Damien Cox
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Damien Cox is a sports columnist for the Toronto Star
. He has covered the NHL and the Toronto Maple Leafs
as a reporter and columnist for over 22 years, as well as the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, and many other international hockey events. He won a National Newspaper Award for a series on hockey development in 1998.
Cox has also worked extensively in radio and television in the past two decades and has been a frequent contributor to The Hockey News
and ESPN.com
. For three years, from 2001 to 2004, he was co-host of Prime Time Sports, heard daily on The Fan 590
in Toronto, and on the Rogers radio network across Canada. He left the show in 2004 when it became simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet, a conflict with his work at TSN. Cox has been named three times to The Hockey News' "100 People of Power and Influence in Hockey". He has covered the CFL and the Grey Cup since 1999, and Wimbledon tennis since 2004.
Cox was a regular on TSN's The Reporters and That's Hockey until he left TSN in January, 2011 to rejoin Rogers and Sportsnet Radio Fan 590 as a co-host on Prime Time Sports
, and to become an analyst on Rogers Sportsnet
. An avid tennis player, he is working as an analyst for Sportsnet's coverage of the 2011 Rogers Cup
.
In 2004, Cox co-wrote the book 67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End of an Empire
with Gord Stellick
(ISBN 0-470-83400-5, John Wiley and Sons). Cox wrote his second book in 2005, as he helped New Jersey Devils
goaltender Martin Brodeur
co-author his autobiography, entitled Brodeur: Beyond The Crease(ISBN 0-470-83851-5, John Wiley and Sons). He wrote a third book, released in the fall of 2010, along with author Gare Joyce on the life and times of Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin, titled The Ovechkin Project (ISBN 978-0-470-67914-2, John Wiley and Sons).
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
. He has covered the NHL and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
as a reporter and columnist for over 22 years, as well as the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, and many other international hockey events. He won a National Newspaper Award for a series on hockey development in 1998.
Cox has also worked extensively in radio and television in the past two decades and has been a frequent contributor to The Hockey News
The Hockey News
The Hockey News, commonly abbreviated to THN, is a North American ice hockey magazine published by Transcontinental. The Hockey News was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Bill Côté, and has since been the most recognized hockey publication in North America...
and ESPN.com
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
. For three years, from 2001 to 2004, he was co-host of Prime Time Sports, heard daily on The Fan 590
CJCL (AM)
CJCL is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Communications, the station broadcasts at 590 kHz on the AM radio dial with a 50,000 watts transmitter and directional antenna concentrating its signal over the Toronto/Hamilton region...
in Toronto, and on the Rogers radio network across Canada. He left the show in 2004 when it became simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet, a conflict with his work at TSN. Cox has been named three times to The Hockey News' "100 People of Power and Influence in Hockey". He has covered the CFL and the Grey Cup since 1999, and Wimbledon tennis since 2004.
Cox was a regular on TSN's The Reporters and That's Hockey until he left TSN in January, 2011 to rejoin Rogers and Sportsnet Radio Fan 590 as a co-host on Prime Time Sports
Prime Time Sports
Prime Time Sports is a sports radio talk show produced from the studios of The FAN 590 in Toronto, Canada. The show is hosted by Bob McCown.The program is broadcast weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on The FAN 590...
, and to become an analyst on Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet was launched on October 9, 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. The name was chosen to match the regional "Fox Sports Net" operations across the United States...
. An avid tennis player, he is working as an analyst for Sportsnet's coverage of the 2011 Rogers Cup
2011 Rogers Cup
The 2011 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 122nd edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
.
In 2004, Cox co-wrote the book 67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End of an Empire
67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End of an Empire
67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End of an Empire is a book about the Toronto Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup victory in 1967, written by Toronto Star journalist Damien Cox and former Leaf general manager Gord Stellick...
with Gord Stellick
Gord Stellick
Gord Stellick is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former NHL executive. Stellick formerly hosted The Fan 590 Morning Show with Don Landry, and also appears on Hockey Central on Rogers Sportsnet...
(ISBN 0-470-83400-5, John Wiley and Sons). Cox wrote his second book in 2005, as he helped New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
goaltender Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
co-author his autobiography, entitled Brodeur: Beyond The Crease(ISBN 0-470-83851-5, John Wiley and Sons). He wrote a third book, released in the fall of 2010, along with author Gare Joyce on the life and times of Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin, titled The Ovechkin Project (ISBN 978-0-470-67914-2, John Wiley and Sons).