Bruce Buchanan (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian retired sportscaster. He was the play-by-play announcer for the
Edmonton Oilers television broadcasts on
ITV,
CKEM, and
Sportsnet West from 1984 until 2001 with analyst
John Garrett. During the 1986–87 season, he split play-by-play duties on
CHCH-TV's
Toronto Maple Leafs broadcasts with
Calgary Flames announcer
Peter Maher.
He has also done play-by-play for the
Red Deer Rebels,
Winnipeg Jets , and
Calgary Flames and got occasional play-by-play assignments on ''
Hockey Night in Canada'' in the late 1980s. Buchanan later worked for
Sportsnet
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then ...
, and as a sports anchor for A-Channel in Edmonton. As of 2005, he was working as a real estate agent.
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References
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Living people
1950s births
Canadian sports announcers
Calgary Flames announcers
Edmonton Oilers announcers
People from Brandon, Manitoba
Toronto Maple Leafs announcers
Winnipeg Jets announcers
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) commentators