Foster Hewitt Memorial Award

The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is an award named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of ice hockey during their broadcasting career. The award winners are selected by the NHL Broadcasters' Association.^[1]

This award should not be confused with the ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award, which was presented by ACTRA, the Canadian association of actors and broadcasters, for excellence in general sports broadcasting. That award was discontinued in 1986.

Winners

1984 – Fred Cusick, Boston; Foster Hewitt, Toronto; Danny Gallivan, Montreal; Rene Lecavalier, Montreal
1985 – Budd Lynch, Detroit; Doug Smith, Montreal
1986 – Wes McKnight, Toronto; Lloyd Pettit, Chicago
1987 – Bob Wilson, Boston
1988 – Dick Irvin, Jr., Montreal
1989 – Dan Kelly, St. Louis, Hockey Night in Canada
1990 – Jiggs McDonald, Atlanta, New York Islanders, Los Angeles
1991 – Bruce Martyn, Detroit
1992 – Jim Robson, Vancouver, Hockey Night in Canada
1993 – Al Shaver, Minnesota
1994 – Ted Darling, Buffalo
1995 – Brian McFarlane, Hockey Night in Canada
1996 – Bob Cole, Hockey Night in Canada
1997 – Gene Hart, Philadelphia
1998 – Howie Meeker, Hockey Night in Canada, The Sports Network
1999 – Richard Garneau, Montreal
2000 – Bob Miller, Los Angeles
2001 – Mike Lange, Pittsburgh
2002 – Gilles Tremblay, Montreal
2003 – Rod Phillips, Edmonton
2004 – Chuck Kaiton, Hartford/Carolina
2005 – Sal Messina, New York Rangers
2006 – Peter Maher, Calgary
2007 – Bill Hewitt, Toronto
2008 – Mike "Doc" Emrick, Philadelphia, New Jersey, FOX, NBC
2009 – John Davidson, New York Rangers, Hockey Night in Canada, FOX, ABC, ESPN, NBC
2010 – Ron Weber, Washington ^[2]
2011 – Mickey Redmond, Detroit ^[3]
2012 – Rick Jeanneret, Buffalo^[4]
2013 – Harry Neale, Buffalo, Toronto, Hockey Night in Canada^[5]
2014 – Pat Foley, Chicago ^[6]
2015 – Nick Nickson, Los Angeles^[7]
2016 – Sam Rosen, New York Rangers ^[8]

Foster Hewitt Memorial Award Media

Sports broadcaster Foster Hewitt in his office.
Radio. Petit Train René Lecavalier BAnQ P48S1P23402
Jim Robson Heritage Classic
Bob Cole, sportscaster in 2012
Los Angeles Kings play-by-play announcer Bob Miller
Pittsburgh Penguins radio broadcaster Mike Lange takes questions from fans during a Q&A session before the Pens morning skate December 3, 2011 at RBC Center in Raleigh, NC.
Gilles Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens*Printed on Chex Cereal Boxes from 1963 to 1965 per [1] and [2]. No copyright notices are observed on the obverse or reverse of the photos.
Rod Phillips.