Norman Albert
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Norman Albert was a Canadian
journalist and radio reporter. He was the first to broadcast a ice hockey
game for radio.
Intermediate playoff game on February 8, 1923 when North Toronto defeated Midland 16–4. This game, like the early broadcasts of Foster Hewitt
, was aired on Toronto
radio station CFCA, which was owned by the Toronto Star
where both Hewitt and Albert were employed. Albert is known to have broadcast three games, all in 1923. The Toronto Star of February 9, 1923 (page 9) confirms that Albert made the first broadcast on February 8. The other dates are likely February 14 and February 27. The game on February 14 featured the Toronto St. Pats and the Ottawa Senators
, and is the first NHL
game to be broadcast.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist and radio reporter. He was the first to broadcast a ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
game for radio.
First radio broadcast of ice hockey
Norman Albert called the third period of an OHAOntario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
Intermediate playoff game on February 8, 1923 when North Toronto defeated Midland 16–4. This game, like the early broadcasts of Foster Hewitt
Foster Hewitt
Foster William Hewitt, OC was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt.-Early life and career:...
, was aired on Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
radio station CFCA, which was owned by the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
where both Hewitt and Albert were employed. Albert is known to have broadcast three games, all in 1923. The Toronto Star of February 9, 1923 (page 9) confirms that Albert made the first broadcast on February 8. The other dates are likely February 14 and February 27. The game on February 14 featured the Toronto St. Pats and the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
, and is the first NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
game to be broadcast.