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Brand new ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ broadcast team has been revealed

Colton Pankiw
Colton Pankiw
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Nov 12 2026, 6:59 pm
Brand new ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ broadcast team has been revealed
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Hockey Night in Canada will look a lot different going forward, on and off the ice.

The legacy brand will continue on CBC, but will cover PWHL instead of the NHL going forward. And on Thursday, the new Hockey Night in Canada broadcast team was revealed.

Four-time Olympic medallist Cassie Campbell-Pascall will join host Andi Petrillo and The Athletic’s Hailey Salvian on the main studio panel, providing pre- and post-game analysis as well as intermission coverage throughout the season.

Campbell-Pascall is one of the most decorated players in Canadian hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship titles. She also made history as the first woman to provide colour commentary on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.

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Cassie Campbell-Pascall with Oilers colour voice Louie DeBrusk. (cassiecampbell77/Instagram)

The in-game broadcast team will feature Daniella Ponticelli on play-by-play, with three-time Olympic gold medallist Becky Kellar providing analysis. Rob Pizzo will serve as the rinkside reporter.

CBC also revealed its daytime coverage lineup, which will be hosted by Anastasia Bucsis. Former professional hockey player Saroya Tinker will join Salvian as an in-studio analyst, while Matt Cullen will share play-by-play duties with Ponticelli. Signa Butler will serve as rinkside reporter.

The announcement comes after CBC previously confirmed that PWHL games would be featured on Hockey Night in Canada following the departure of NHL broadcasts from the network’s Saturday night schedule.

The first game under the new broadcast team will take place Saturday, Dec. 5, marking the first women’s hockey game to be featured on Hockey Night in Canada. The game will be available on CBC Television and CBC Gem.

CBC will broadcast 26 PWHL regular-season games in English this season, including eight Saturday primetime games under the iconic Hockey Night in Canada banner.

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