Gord Miller (sportscaster)
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Gord Miller is a Canadian sportscaster for the cable networks
, TSN
and Versus
. Working alongside Pierre McGuire
, Miller has been the lead National Hockey League
play-by-play announcer for TSN since 2002, when the network re-acquired national broadcast rights for the NHL. The pair also work the IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship annually on TSN. He also covered the NHL Entry Draft In 1996 as a reporter and since 2003, as host.
Prior to working on The NHL on TSN, Miller was host of Molson
That's Hockey
. He has also covered the Memorial Cup, the World Hockey Championship and the Women's World Hockey Championship
for TSN. For the 2001–02 season he was the English television play-by-play voice of the Montreal Canadiens
, whose games were shown on a regional TSN feed.
For six years he provided play-by-play coverage of the CFL, and has also covered events as diverse as the World Series
, the British Open
, and the World Figure Skating
Championship.
Cable network
A cable channel is a television channel available via cable television. Such channels are usually also available via satellite television, including direct broadcast satellite providers such as DirecTV, Dish Network and BSkyB...
, TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
and Versus
Versus
Versus, often abbreviated v. or v, vs. or vs may refer to:- Media :* Versus , a United States sports channel, to be renamed NBC Sports Network in 2012* Versus , a Japanese action/horror film...
. Working alongside Pierre McGuire
Pierre McGuire
Pierre McGuire , is an ice hockey analyst for National Hockey League broadcasts on NBC and Versus in the United States. Until 2011, he was a prominent hockey analyst on The Sports Network in Canada. Previously, he was a player, coach, and scout.-Hockey career:McGuire won two Stanley Cups as a scout...
, Miller has been the lead National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
play-by-play announcer for TSN since 2002, when the network re-acquired national broadcast rights for the NHL. The pair also work the IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship annually on TSN. He also covered the NHL Entry Draft In 1996 as a reporter and since 2003, as host.
Prior to working on The NHL on TSN, Miller was host of Molson
Molson
Molson-Coors Canada Inc. is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. It is the second oldest company in Canada after the Hudson's Bay Company. Molson's first brewery was located on the St...
That's Hockey
That's Hockey
That's Hockey is a Canadian television series on TSN which presents the latest news in hockey as well as panelists and interviews with hockey personalities. The current host is Gino Reda.-History:...
. He has also covered the Memorial Cup, the World Hockey Championship and the Women's World Hockey Championship
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
for TSN. For the 2001–02 season he was the English television play-by-play voice of the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, whose games were shown on a regional TSN feed.
For six years he provided play-by-play coverage of the CFL, and has also covered events as diverse as the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
, the British Open
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
, and the World Figure Skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
Championship.