List of Edmonton Oilers broadcasters

Television rights to all Edmonton Oilers games are held by Rogers Media. This includes all regional telecasts, which are carried by Sportsnet West and the overflow channel Sportsnet Oilers, as well as nationally televised games on Sportsnet or Hockey Night in Canada—which may either be broadcast by CBC Television, Citytv, or Sportsnet. The team's broadcast region is shared with the Calgary Flames, and includes all of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Most Oilers games are commentated by Jack Michaels and Louie DeBrusk, joined by reporter Gene Principe.

Television

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The TV crews were as follows (where more than one analyst appears for a season, each worked a number of games).

Years Play-by-play Colour commentators
197981 Tim Dancy Gerry Pinder (select games)
Gary Dornhoefer (select games)
198184 Tim Dancy Gary Dornhoefer (select games)
Mickey Redmond (select games)
Don Cherry (select games)
198486 Bruce Buchanan Garry Unger (select games)
John Davidson (select games)
Gary Dornhoefer (select games)
198690 Bruce Buchanan John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games)
Scotty Bowman (select games)
199092 Bruce Buchanan John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games)
Jim Peplinski (select games)
Steve Shutt (select games)
199295 Al Nagy John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games)
Jim Peplinski (select games)
Greg Millen (select games)
199597 Roger Millions John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games)
Jim Peplinski (select games)
Greg Millen (select games)
1997–98 Bruce Buchanan John Garrett (select games)
Harry Neale (select games in 1997–98)
Jim Peplinski (select games)
Greg Millen (select games)
19982001 Bruce Buchanan John Garrett (select games)
Craig Simpson (select games)
20012003 Kevin Quinn Craig Simpson
200308 Kevin Quinn Ray Ferraro
20082014 Kevin Quinn Louie DeBrusk
201418 Kevin Quinn Drew Remenda
201820 Kevin Quinn Louie DeBrusk (primary)
Drew Remenda (select games)
2021–present Jack Michaels Louie DeBrusk

Pay-per-view television

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The pay-per-view TV crews were as follows (where more than one analyst appears for a season, each worked a number of games).

Years Play-by-play Colour commentators
20052008 (PPV) Morley Scott Ray Ferraro
2008–09 (PPV) Morley Scott Louie DeBrusk (select games)
Rob Brown (select games)

Notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'A worthy champion': Dave Semenko, the Edmonton Oilers enforcer who served as Wayne Gretzky's bodyguard, dies at 59". National Post. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ Willis, Jonathan (August 28, 2014). "Drew Remenda replaces Louie DeBrusk on Edmonton Oilers' regional broadcasts". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Staples, David (August 8, 2018). "Unpopular opinion: Louie DeBrusk will have to up his game to do a better job than Drew Remenda". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Laing, Zach (January 11, 2021). "Jack Michaels to replace Kevin Quinn on Edmonton Oilers broadcasts". OilersNation. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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