Drew Remenda Drew Remenda ( born April 13 , 1962 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian former hockey coach and currentradio broadcaster and television hockey analyst . He serves as color commentator for television broadcasts of San Jose Sharks games on CSN California , as well as the co - host of " Sports Night with Jamie Nye and Drew Remenda " for CKOM in Saskatoon . Remenda has also served as a commentator along with his broadcast partner Randy Hahn for the Video games NHL 2K9 and NHL 2K10 . Coaching career . As a coach , Remenda got his start as a video coordinator for Hockey Canada in the 1980s , providing support for Canada ' s national team and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association . He served as the coach for the University of Calgary ' s hockey team for the 1989 – 90 season before being hired as an assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks expansion team . Remenda served as an assistant coach for the Sharks from 1991 to 1995 , then spent a year as the head coach of the Sharks ' minor league affiliate , the Kansas City Blades . Broadcasting career . After his coaching career , Remenda was offered a job as a broadcast analyst for the Sharks . Remenda started on radio , calling games with long - time Sharks radio announcer Dan Rusanowsky . In 1999 , Remenda moved up to the Sharks TV crew , joining announcer Randy Hahn in calling Sharks games . His broadcast work with the Sharks over the years earned Remenda there Northern California Emmy Awards in the " On Camera Sports " category . Remenda also hosted " Shark Byte " , a 30 - minute magazine - style show on CSN Bay Area , dedicated to a behind the scenes look at the Sharks . Remenda was also active in the Bay Area community during his first stint working with the Sharks organization . He was featured in the team ' s " Reading Is Cool " program , reading books to children and also starring alongside team mascot S . J . Sharkie in videos distributed to Bay Area schools . On May 17 , 2006 , following the Sharks ' ouster from the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers , Remenda and Hahn tearfully wrapped up the telecast by announcing that Remenda would not return to the Sharks broadcast team in 2006 – 07 . Remenda moved on to host " The Drew Remenda Sports Show " on News Talk 650 CKOM , a news / talk AM radio station in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan . The program also airs on News Talk 980 CJME , a news / talk AM radio station in Regina . After leaving the Sharks , Remenda accepted a position with the CBC , where he was frequently the color commentator alongside play - by - play announcer Jim Hughson for NHL broadcasts . When broadcasting Sharks games for the CBC , Remenda would frequently appear on the local Sharks FSN Bay Area telecast with Hahn and Marty McSorley , Remenda ' s on - air replacement , between periods . Remenda teamed up with Hahn on FSN Bay Area ( now CSN Bay Area ) again during Games 3 and 6 of the Sharks Western Conference semifinal matchup with the Detroit Red Wings when McSorley was unavailable for what the Sharks called " personal reasons . " The " San Jose Mercury News " reported on July 3 , 2007 , that the Sharks had made an offer to Remenda in an effort to lure him back to the team ' s broadcast booth for the 2007 – 08 season . A month later , the San Jose Sharks reported on their Web site that Remenda had agreed to return to the organization as the team ’ s television colour analyst , replacing the departed McSorley . Remenda also started hosting " The Drew Remenda Sports Show " for CKOM that season . In 2009 " The Drew Remenda Sports Show " was rebranded as " Sports Night with Jamie Nye and Drew Remenda " . This change saw Drew co - anchor the show with Jamie Nye .