Red Fisher (journalist)
Encyclopedia
Red Fisher is a Canadian sports journalist whose columns focus on the National Hockey League
and its Montreal Canadiens
team.
He began his hockey columns in The Montreal Star newspaper in 1954 where he remained until that paper's demise in 1979. Immediately after this, he joined the Montreal Gazette
where his columns still appear. He is the longest-serving beat writer presently covering an NHL team.
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...
and its 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 ...
team.
He began his hockey columns in The Montreal Star newspaper in 1954 where he remained until that paper's demise in 1979. Immediately after this, he joined the Montreal Gazette
The Gazette (Montreal)
The Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with three other daily English newspapers all having shut down at different times during the second half of the 20th century.-History:In 1778,...
where his columns still appear. He is the longest-serving beat writer presently covering an NHL team.
Awards and recognition
- 1985: Hockey Hall of FameHockey Hall of FameThe Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
, Elmer Ferguson Memorial AwardElmer Ferguson Memorial AwardThe Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award is an award given "in recognition of distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey". Recipients are selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and gain automatic entrance into the Hockey... - 1999: International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of FameThe International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
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External links
- Montreal Gazette: Red Fisher, accessed 11 November 2006