16 Facts About Chris Cuthbert

Chris Cuthbert was born on September 20,1957 and is a Canadian sportscaster.

Chris Cuthbert was the lead play-by-play voice for ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for CTV, where he worked alongside Pierre McGuire, who worked the tournament for NBC, and Ray Ferraro.

Chris Cuthbert got spot play-by-play work when the network's primary western broadcaster, Don Wittman, was covering other events for the network, or when the schedule load necessitated it.

Chris Cuthbert got his big break during the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Chris Cuthbert's effort caught the network's attention, earned him a nomination for a Gemini Award, and launched a successful broadcasting career.

Chris Cuthbert rose to a sportscaster for CBC, where he called Olympic sports, figure skating, Canadian football, and NHL hockey.

Chris Cuthbert became the secondary play-by-play voice of CFL on CBC behind Don Wittman in 1992 and eventually became the lead play-by-play voice, broadcasting the Grey Cup Championship each November from 1996 to 2004.

Chris Cuthbert was assigned to a conference final every year in the play-by-play role from 1993 until 2004.

Coincidentally, Chris Cuthbert got his job at CBC in 1984 when Wells left the network to join the fledgling TSN.

When TSN gained the exclusive television rights to the CFL starting in 2008, Chris Cuthbert returned to his role as the primary voice of the CFL on TSN and called every Grey Cup during his TSN tenure.

Chris Cuthbert made National Hockey League history on December 1,2006 as the first play-by-play announcer in NHL history to intentionally broadcast a game from ice level, rather than a broadcast booth.

Chris Cuthbert was the lead play-by-play announcer for men's ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for CTV with Pierre McGuire, who worked the tournament for NBC, and his partner Ray Ferraro.

Chris Cuthbert called the 2020 Western Conference playoffs with Louie DeBrusk, and he called the 2021 Montreal Canadiens playoff run, including the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals alongside Craig Simpson.

In 1998, Chris Cuthbert won a Gemini Award for Best Sports Broadcaster, and in 2004, was recognized by Sports Media Canada as Sportscaster of the Year.

In 2006, Chris Cuthbert received another Gemini, this time with his TSN CFL colour commentator, Glen Suitor, for Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst.

In 2014, Chris Cuthbert was inducted into the media wing of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.