▁on ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁Detroit , ▁entering ▁his ▁ 1 9 th ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁W ings , ▁he ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁sport sc aster ▁with ▁C BC ▁Sports , ▁having ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁network ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Red ▁W ings . ▁ ▁Daniel s ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Daniel s ▁grew ▁up ▁influen cing ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁hockey , ▁not ▁just ▁calling ▁it . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁hockey ▁official ▁on ▁the ▁ice ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁college ▁career . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Toronto ▁Hockey ▁League ▁and ▁put ▁himself ▁through ▁college ▁doing ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁games ▁a ▁night . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁York ▁University ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Daniel s ▁began ▁his ▁radio ▁career ▁in ▁O sh awa ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁C J CL ▁out ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁covering ▁both ▁the ▁political ▁beat ▁and ▁general ▁news . ▁ ▁He ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁sports ▁and ▁k icked ▁off ▁his ▁play - by - play ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁would ▁remain ▁with ▁that ▁radio ▁station , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁all - s ports ▁radio ▁station , ▁THE ▁F AN , ▁for ▁another ▁nine ▁seasons . ▁ ▁C BC