Sportsnet Pacific is a

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owned by

Rogers Sports & Media Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsnet, ...

, a subsidiary of

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serving

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

and

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

. It is one of four

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 ...

regional feeds. It is the main television channel of the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...

also aired on its companion channel, Sportsnet Canucks and the

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, although the latter is carried nationally.

Personalities

John Shorthouse John Shorthouse (born January 31, 1970) is a Canadian sports broadcaster based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the lead play-by-play commentator for the Vancouver Canucks on Sportsnet Pacific television. He also calls select nationally-tel ...

- Vancouver Canucks play-by-play voice * John Garrett - Vancouver Canucks colour analyst * Dan Murphy - Vancouver Canucks studio host & rinkside reporter *

Garry Valk Garry Valk (born November 27, 1967) is a Canadian broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player. After finishing his playing career, Valk became a television analyst. Playing career He was selected 108th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Dr ...

- Vancouver Canucks studio analysts

Sportsnet Pacific HD

Sportsnet Pacific launched its high definition (HD) service on December 3, 2008. Prior to this, Sportsnet had operated one national feed that was primarily a simulcast of

Sportsnet Ontario Sportsnet Ontario (formerly known as CTV Sportsnet Ontario and Rogers Sportsnet Ontario) is a Canadian regional sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media serving most of all Ontario. It is one of four Sportsnet regional feeds. It ...

, carrying nationally televised events, or separate content from other regional feeds. This feed was launched on September 1, 2003.

References

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Sportsnet Pacific

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