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gene , 2006 principe at an edmonton oilers community appreciation event edmonton , alberta , canada 180px 26 february 1967 gene principe.jpg gene principe
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gene principe

gene principe -lrb- born february 26 , 1967 -rrb- is a canadian sports reporter for sportsnet .
principe began his broadcasting career in 1987 when he was a videographer at cfrn in edmonton , later moving to cknd-tv in winnipeg -lrb- now a part of the global television network -rrb- , where he worked as a sports reporter and co-anchor on the station 's nightly half-hour sportscast .
principe is now best known for his work on sportsnet 's edmonton oilers broadcasts .
he also worked on the men 's hockey broadcast team for canada 's olympic broadcast media consortium at the 2010 winter olympics .
principe is well known for the use of puns during broadcasts .
