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Monday to Friday, 4-6 pm EDT, SIRIUS ch. 122. Hockey Night in Canada Cassie is in her third season as a TV analyst and sideline reporter for CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, as well as weekly appearances on Hockey Night in Canada Radio, Monday to Friday, 4-6 pm EDT, SIRIUS ch. 122. |
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Looking for a motivational speaker for your upcoming corporate event? Book Cassie Campbell to assist your corporation with an inspirational speech focusing on leadership, teamwork, motivation and determination |
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Oct. 14, 2006 - Cassie Campbell Makes History as HNIC Analyst |
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| Brampton honours one of its daughters - Local community Centre to be opened in fall of 2008 named after Cassie Campbell Ex-Olympian has whirlwind week Oct. 19, 2006. 01:00 AM CHRIS ZELKOVICH SPORTS REPORTER Four days after breaking ground in broadcasting, Cassie Campbell was breaking ground at a community centre that will bear her name. Technically it was a ceremonial faceoff, capping off a wild week for the former Team Canada hockey captain and two-time Olympic champion. "It's been very hectic," Campbell said under a temporary tent set up on the site of what will be the 165,000-square-foot, $58 million Cassie Campbell Community Centre in northwest Brampton. While the week may have been hectic, it was a breeze compared with Saturday when Campbell became the first woman to work as a TV analyst in a major men's professional sport. Campbell showed up for work Saturday morning expecting to start her second game as a rinkside reporter for Hockey Night In Canada. Ten hours later, with regular analyst Harry Neale snowed in at his Buffalo-area home, Campbell was making history. She hasn't even had time to check the reviews of her performance, which have been mainly positive, or to listen to the calls that have dominated the sports phone-in shows this week. "I haven't had a chance," said Campbell, who will return to her reporting duties this Saturday at the Air Canada Centre. Reaction to Campbell's debut has been mixed. Many callers supported her performance while others said she lacked credibility because she had never played in the NHL. But Edmonton Oilers analyst Ray Ferraro, in an appearance on Rogers Sportsnet yesterday, praised her performance and said that many analysts are put on the air with little or no training. While Campbell is a star across the country, she's an A-list celebrity in her home town of Brampton. City councillor John Hutton, who has known Campbell since she was a child, said all of Brampton shared in her big night. "We were so proud when Cassie broke the glass ceiling Saturday night," Hutton said. "She didn't just do a good job, she did a great job. She even told us how the Leafs were going to score a goal and they did." Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell said she had long sought a way to honour Campbell. "I approached Cassie a while back and said we need to honour you because you're such a great Bramptonian," she said. "If you know Cassie you know she seeks nothing for herself and is always trying to advance the game and the people she plays with and works with, and she said, `Just a little street name would be good.' "I said we're not going to name a street after you. I've got bigger and better things, something more worthy of an international hero." |
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