the 2011–12 season. Pierre still makes occasional appearances as an analyst during TSN's hockey coverage and on TSN Radio. Other broadcasters used by TSN include play-by-play announcers Dan Shulman (1994–1998), Pierre Houde (1996–97), Vic Rauter (2002–2003), Dave Randorf (2002–2014) and Chris Cuthbert (2005–2020); and colour commentators Ryan Walter (1993–1998), Randy Gregg (1994–1995), Glenn Healy (2003–08), and Ray Ferraro (2008–2022). Staff changes after losing national rights to Rogers After the NHL announced that it had accepted Rogers' bid over TSN's to take over national cable rights, news sources such as the Toronto Star and the National Post speculated on where TSN's hockey personalities (such as James Duthie, Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Chris Cuthbert, and Gord Miller) would end up. Initially, Rogers was only able to lure Dave Randorf and Mike Johnson among TSN's major personalities. However, Mike Johnson re-joined TSN in September 2017 after being terminated by Rogers Media on August 10, 2016, and would later make appearances on American television for NHL Network and NBC Sports. Despite getting offers from Rogers, Duthie instead signed a long-term contract with TSN. In addition, not only did McKenzie, Dreger, Cuthbert, and Miller also decide to stay with TSN, but all four started to appear on a regular basis south of the border on NBC's hockey coverage (McKenzie, Dreger, and Cuthbert officially joined NBC, while Miller, who did occasional play-by-play work for NBC since 2011, saw an increased role). Cuthbert moved to Sportsnet in 2020. After ESPN (a part-owner of TSN) reacquired the American NHL national rights in 2021, the network added Ray Ferraro as one of its lead analysts (alongside former NBC talent Brian Boucher). Ferraro continued to work on TSN's Maple Leafs broadcasts while appearing concurrently on ESPN until 2022. Theme song In June 2008, CTVglobemedia acquired the rights to "The Hockey Theme" after the CBC failed to renew its rights to the theme song. A re-orchestrated version of the tune, which had been the theme song of Hockey Night in Canada for forty years, has been used for hockey broadcasts on TSN and RDS since the fall of 2008. TSN announced on the September 24, 2008 edition of SportsCentre the debut date for the song. It began on October 14, when the Colorado Avalanche visited the Calgary Flames. References External links NHL on TSN.ca TSN 2003 Canadian television series debuts Sports telecast series The Sports Network original programming 1985 Canadian television