TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has added former TV and NHL executive John Shannon to its Hockeycentral panel.
“We have a credible ‘hockey man’, whose passion for the sport and access to the decision makers shall prove invaluable,” said VP of content Dave Akande, in the announcement. “We are confident that we have found another insider to join our Hockeycentral panel and ensure that we continue to be the destination for NHL information and opinion.”
Shannon will bring his expertise in the game after more than 30 years of overseeing the television production of regional and national NHL hockey games, including the production of 23 Stanley Cup Finals.
"Making the change to the other side of the camera is truly a challenge,” Shannon said in the announcement. “My goal is to help explain the hockey world from another perspective…to tell stories that would otherwise go unnoticed….and to give hockey fans across the country a different viewpoint on the sport."
