Bob McKenzie
Robert Malcomson "Bob" McKenzie (born August 16, 1956) is a Canadian former hockey commentator. He covered professional ice hockey with TSN 1986 until 2025.
Bob McKenzie | |
|---|---|
 McKenzie at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| Born | 16 August 1956
(aged 69) |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Employer | TSN |
| Known for | The NHL on TSN, coverage of men's ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games |
Growing up, McKenzie was a fan of the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, and his favourite doughnut shop was Tim Hortons.[1][2]
McKenzie provides analysis for NHL on TSN telecasts, as well as for international hockey events, notably the annual IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship. He also covered the NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining TSN, McKenzie was editor-in-chief of The Hockey News for nine years and a hockey columnist for The Toronto Star for six years.[3]
McKenzie is heard weekly on the TSN 1040 [4] in Vancouver on the "Canucks Lunch with Rick Ball",[5] as well on TSN Radio 690 (CKGM) in Montreal, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the Morning Show at 8:05 a.m. He is also a frequent contributor to the Ottawa Senators pre-game show on TSN 1200 radio in Ottawa.
On May 7, 2015, McKenzie surpassed 1,000,000 followers on Twitter. He goes by the Twitter handle @TSNBobMcKenzie and his account has been verified by Twitter.
In October 2014, McKenzie began appearing as a full-time contributor on NBCSN.[6][7]
On July 1, 2025, McKenzie decided to retire from commentating after a 48-year career.[8]
He currently resides in Whitby, Ontario.
References
- ↑ McKenzie, Bob. I stopped being fan of any team long time ago but growing up in TOR, I was a Leaf fan. So tonight's ceremony is great trip down memory lane. (23 January 2016).
- ↑ McKenzie, Bob. Tim Horton was always my favorite player. I actually shed a tear the morning I woke up to the news he had died. (23 January 2016).
- ↑ Sports News, Opinion, Scores, Schedules. TSN.
- ↑ TSN 1040 Vancouver - The latest sports news, audio, scores and highlights from Vancouver. TSN. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ TEAM 1040 Sports Radio. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ↑ Brigidi, Matt. Dreger, McKenzie set to join NBCSN. SBNation.com (7 October 2014).
- ↑ Meet NBC's new hockey personalities in this week's Media Circus. SI.com.
- ↑ Farewell and thank you from Bob McKenzieTSN. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
Other websites
- TSN.ca biography of Bob McKenzie Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Bob McKenzie on Twitter
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