Bob McKenzie
Bob McKenzie was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 16th, 1956 and is the Sportscaster. At the age of 67, Bob McKenzie biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Robert Malcomson McKenzie (born Aug. 16, 1957) is a Canadian hockey commentator who has covered hockey since joining TSN in 1986.
McKenzie, TSN Hockey Insider and TSN Draft Expert, provides insight for NHL on TSN telecasts, the IIHF World Junior Championships, NHL Draft, NHL Trade Deadline, Free Agency, and six Olympic Winter Games.
Early life and education
McKenzie was born in Toronto and attended Bendale Public School. McKenzie was recruited for his first full-time newspaper job at The Sault Star in 1979 after graduating from Ryerson Polytechnic University.
Personal life
McKenzie and his partner Cindy have three children, none of whom played hockey. Although one of his sons resigned due to concussions, Mike McKenzie's son continued to play professionally. Cindy is the elder sister of John Goodwin, a former ice hockey player.
Career
In 1981, McKenzie quit The Sault Star and moved back to Toronto to earn a job in the sports department at one of the mainstream papers. Although he earned a position as a copy editor in The Globe and Mail's sports department, he was not offered any full-time positions.
In 1982, McKenzie was offered a position as editor-in-chief of The Hockey News. McKenzie stayed at the magazine for nine years before joining the Toronto Star as a hockey columnist until 1998. While with the Toronto Star, McKenzie was reporting from the Tampa Bay Lightning dressing room after a loss when he was asked to leave by Phil Esposito. Upon refusing, a scuffle ensued and McKenzie filed a complaint with Toronto police claiming assault. McKenzie returned to The Hockey News for three years where he participated in their half-hour segments on The Sports Network (TSN), and was eventually hired as an analyst for Canadian Hockey League games. He was eventually offered a position with TSN's broadcasting team in 2000.
In honour of his reporting skills, McKenzie won the Gemini Award for Best Studio Analyst for his work on the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship: Gold Final.
In October 2014, McKenzie and Darren Dreger began appearing as full-time contributors on NBCSN. This was due to the fact that TSN lost their NHL broadcasting rights package to Sportsnet. Two years later, he received the 2016 Canadian Screen award for Best Sports Analyst.
McKenzie was awarded the 2015 Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. He was inducted into the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. In 2019, McKenzie signed a five-year contract extension with TSN.