Chris Cuthbert Chris Cuthbert ( born 1957 ) is a Canadian play - by - play sportscaster for the TSN cable network . Formerly , he worked for CBC Sports in a multitude of roles and for the American television network NBC on " NHL on NBC " . He was lead play - by - play voice for ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada for CTV , where he worked alongside Pierre McGuire . Biography . CBC . Cuthbert joined CBC Sports in 1984 , where he anchored regional western games for " Hockey Night in Canada " , usually from Edmonton . He also got spot play - by - play work when the network ' s primary western broadcaster , Don Wittman , was busy covering other events for the network . He got his big break during the 1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs . On April 18 , he was positioned as a reporter in Washington , providing brief and periodic reports of the Washington Capitals - New Jersey Devils game to the national CBC viewing audience watching the Canadian network ' s game broadcast from Montreal ( the Canadiens against the Boston Bruins ) . A power outage struck the Montreal area , which postponed the game in that city , and CBC was forced to turn to Cuthbert in Washington to provide the full broadcast - play - by - play , analyst , host and everything else . The broadcast was totally done off the cuff as besides no regular analysts , there were no graphics or replay capabilities . His stellar solo effort caught the network ' s attention , was nominated for a Gemini Award , and launched what has been a very successful broadcasting career . Cuthbert rose to a sportscaster for CBC , where he called Olympic sports , figure skating , Canadian football , and NHL hockey . He eventually became the lead play - by - play voice of " CFL on CBC " , broadcasting the Grey Cup Championship each November from 1996 to 2004 . He was the secondary play - by - play voice behind Don Wittman . His most notable work was " Hockey Night in Canada " ( " HNIC " ) games primarily involving the Montreal Canadiens or NHL teams from Western Canada . In the era of the CBC ' s " Hockey Night in Canada " double - headers , Cuthbert usually called the late games . He was also assigned to a conference final every year from 1993 until 2004 . He was also assigned to ice level reporting to Cup Finals from 1985 - 1993 . Departure from CBC . Cuthbert ' s contract was terminated by the CBC on February 24 , 2005 , by CBC Sports executive director Nancy Lee while the network endured the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . There was much outrage over his firing , similar to that of Ron MacLean who had almost threatened to leave the network over stalled contract negotiations , as many believed he ' d be the successor to Bob Cole . Some criticized Lee , who had created the position " Manager of Program Acquisitions " for CBC Sports to hire her friend Sue Prestedge a year earlier , despite the looming threat of the NHL lockout . It was also believed that Cuthbert ' s strong opposition , when CBC chose to drop its popular " Hockey Day in Canada " broadcast , did not endear himself to Lee . This decision was widely criticized , as rival network TSN staged a " Hockey Day " of its own . TSN and NBC . After joining TSN in the spring of 2005 , Cuthbert became TSN ' s lead CFL football voice , replacing TSN - original John Wells . Coincidentally , Cuthbert got his job at CBC in 1984 when Wells left the network to join the fledgling TSN . Since TSN gained the exclusive television rights to the CFL starting in 2008 , Cuthbert has returned to his role as Grey Cup announcer . He also serves as the network ' s secondary hockey play - by - play voice . In the 2005 - 06 and 2006 - 07 seasons , he also worked for NBC , usually worked alongside analyst Peter McNab and inside the glass reporter Darren Pang for regional NHL broadcasts . Cuthbert made National Hockey League history on December 1 , 2006 as the first play - by - play announcer in NHL ' s history to deliberately broadcast a game from ice level , rather than a high up broadcast gondola . Along with Glenn Healy and Ray Ferraro , he called the Buffalo Sabres / New York Rangers game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo , New York . According to the Globe & Mail , " it was a good show and it ' s unlikely to be the last . " 2010 Winter Olympics . Cuthbert was also one of the play - by - play announcers for men ’ s ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , including announcing the gold medal game between Canada and the United States alongside with Pierre McGuire . Just before Canada ' s Sidney Crosby scored the gold medal winning goal seven minutes and forty seconds into overtime , Cuthbert said " Pavelski shot , that ' s saved by Luongo . Niedermayer regroups , Crosby over the line , Sidney Crosby can ' t bust in , up with it again he ' s on the ice with Iginla . Iginla — " then yelled " Crosby scores ! Sidney Crosby ! The golden goal ! And Canada has once - in - a - lifetime Olympic gold ! " Accolades . In 1998 , Cuthbert won a Gemini Award for Best Sports Broadcaster , and in 2004 , was recognized by Sports Media Canada as Sportscaster of the Year . In 2006 , Cuthbert was given another Gemini , this time with his TSN CFL analyst , Glen Suitor , for Best Sports Play - by - Play or Analyst .