Steve Kouleas (born in

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, Canada) is a

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television anchor, hockey broadcaster and currently

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NHL Network Radio channel 91 (The Power Play). Kouleas has also worked for TSN. He hosted both the weeknight hockey program '' That's Hockey 2Nite'' on

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, as well as the weekday hockey program '' That's Hockey 2Day'' on

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. Kouleas has been working in

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and

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throughout

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for more than 20 years. In 2009, he was nominated for a

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as ''Best Sportscaster/Anchor'' in Canada.

Background

Kouleas was born in

, Canada; a graduate of

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's Radio and Television Arts program. Kouleas is of Macedonian descent.

Broadcasting career

Kouleas has worked in the

and

industry in

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and the

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for more than 20 years. He formerly worked for The Score from 1997 to 2010, covering the

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(NHL). He last worked for

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(TSN), and hosted both the weeknight hockey program '' That's Hockey 2Nite'' on

, as well as the weekday hockey program '' That's Hockey 2Day'' on

. Kouleas has also worked for CBC,

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, and

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. Additionally, he covered Team Canada during the

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Television

Kouleas began his career at

(TSN) as an

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of ''

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'' in 1990, and worked at the network for seven years. He decided to step away from producing, and instead joined The Score as its lead

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. Following his departure from TSN, Kouleas worked at The Score as its lead

for thirteen years. While at The Score, Kouleas covered numerous sports and sporting events, including the

(NHL)'s Stanley Cup Final,

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, and Entry Draft. He also covered several topics for the

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(NBA). After thirteen years with The Score, Kouleas parted ways with the network. TSN announced on December 8, 2010 that Steve Kouleas would re-join the network, as a part of their

(NHL) broadcast team. Kouleas hosts the weeknight hockey program '' That's Hockey 2Nite'', which premiered on February 1, 2011 on

. As of the start of the 2014-2015 NHL season, Kouleas was no longer listed as a member of TSN's talent.

Radio

Kouleas hosts a weekday hockey show on SiriusXM the NHL Network called The Power Play airs on channel 91 from 3-6pm EST. Steve has also hosted on

which debuted on April 13, 2011 called '' That's Hockey 2Day''. He previously hosted the interactive radio show, ''Live from Wayne Gretzky's'', which is taped a
Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant
in Toronto, Ontario. Kouleas has also done radio and television play-by-play for the

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of the

(NHL), as well as the

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(AHL). He has made radio appearances on both

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and

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. He has also called play-by-play for other minor and junior hockey leagues.

Honours

On August 25, 2009, Kouleas was nominated for a

as ''Best Sportscaster/Anchor'' in Canada, alongside future TSN co-workers James Duthie (as anchor on the ''

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's'' ''TradeCentre '09'' panel), and

Darren Dutchyshen Darren Dutchyshen (born December 19, 1966) is a Canadian sportscaster, who cohosts the evening edition of '' SportsCentre'' on TSN. Broadcasting career Dutchyshen started his broadcasting career as a sportscaster at what was then STV (now Glo ...

(as co-host of '' SportsCentre''). Duthie would go on to win the award.

Other appearances

Kouleas plays himself in the

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film '' Score: A Hockey Musical''.

References

External links

Steve Kouleas
on TSN * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouleas, Steve Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian radio sportscasters Canadian television sportscasters People from Toronto Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Canadian people of Macedonian descent