TORONTO – Sports producer Gord Cutler has been appointed SVP of NHL production, Sportsnet and NHL president Scott Moore announced Thursday.
Cutler will take up his new post on February 18, and will be responsible for all on-air production elements of Sportsnet’s NHL coverage on all platforms, including national and regional games, all playoff games and the Stanley Cup Final, special events and non-game events, and studio broadcasts, to deliver best-in-class hockey experiences to fans across Canada.
“My working relationship with Gord extends close to 30 years. He is one of Canada’s top sports producers, possesses incredible hockey knowledge, and understands the hockey fan,” said Moore in a company press release.
An award-winning producer with more than 25 years of industry experience, Cutler has worked on six Olympic Games and 19 seasons producing NHL games. He most recently served as the executive producer for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, producing the prime time broadcasts for both the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Prior to his role he served as executive producer of NHL Network in Canada, and as a game producer for Toronto Raptors broadcasts with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. He also served in various senior producer and producer roles for Fox’s NHL broadcasts, NBC (Winter and Summer Olympic Games), Sportsnet (NHL and NBA), and TSN (NHL, international hockey, CFL, and a variety of other sports).
Cutler received two Canadian Screen Awards for his work on the London 2012 Olympic Games, a Gemini Award for his work on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and is a three-time Emmy Award winner.
