Kevin Weekes Kevin Weekes ( born April 4 , 1975 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who most recently played for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is now a color commentator on " Hockey Night in Canada " , and a studio analys for " NHL on the Fly " . Career . Player . Weekes ' career began with the Owen Sound Platers of the Ontario Hockey League . He also had a brief stint with the Ottawa 67 ' s . Chosen 41st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft , he joined the team for the 1997 – 98 season , going 0 – 5 – 1 in 11 appearances for the Panthers . The following summer he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in a trade for Pavel Bure and compiled a 6 – 15 – 5 record in 31 appearances over a season and a half before being traded to the New York Islanders halfway through the 1999 – 2000 season . At the conclusion of that season he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning , where he played until late in the 2001 – 02 season when he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes . He played in a tandem with Arturs Irbe , helping lead the Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals while recording two shutout s in the playoffs , establishing a Hurricanes team record . He signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent prior to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , winning his first start with the Rangers on October 5 , 2005 , in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers . His time with the Rangers looked to be promising until an injury kept him out and he lost his number one spot to Henrik Lundqvist . Lundqvist came in to play in place of Weekes and played exceptionally well . Weekes remained in good spirits upon his healthy return to the team even though he had been bumped to the number two spot and back up to the rookie ( Lundqvist ) . He became an unrestricted free agent following a less than stellar 2006 – 07 season . On July 5 , 2007 , he signed with the New Jersey Devils to serve as a backup to All - Star Martin Brodeur . In the 08 - 09 season , Brodeur suffered an injury which sidelined him for almost the entire season . This left Weekes and Scott Clemmensen battling for the number one spot . With the two battling , Weekes would again see himself in the playoffs with the team losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of the quarter finals . Weekes announced his retirement from playing on September 27 , 2009 . Broadcasting . Weekes made history in 2009 , when he became the first black analyst in the sport of hockey . Weekes provides color commentary for NHL games on the NHL Network and " Hockey Night in Canada " . He has not ruled out a return to the NHL as a player . In " The Hockey News " 2011 edition of the 100 Most Powerful people in ice hockey , Weekes was considered one of the Top 40 under the age of 40 . Personal . Weekes ' parents emigrated from Barbados to Canada . The reason that he sometimes wore jersey number 80 was he wanted to wear 00 . However , the NHL does not allow a player to wear single or double zero jerseys . " Shady 80 " chose the number that most closely resembled 00 . Upon signing with the New Jersey Devils , as a result of the team ' s policy of wearing jerseys 1 – 40 with exception of marquee players , Weekes was given jersey number 1 . Weekes wore 00 in junior hockey when he played for the Ottawa 67 ' s . A website , www . kevinweekes . com , is run by Weekes himself and provides fans with a list of charities which he honors by contributing to them .