Bob McKenzie (broadcaster)

Bob McKenzie
Mckenzie at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born	(2012-09-14) September 14, 2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Sportscaster
Employer	TSN
Known for	The NHL on TSN, coverage of men's ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Children	2; including Mike McKenzie

Bob McKenzie meeting up with Austin Mole, a local hockey player and city worker.

Robert Malcomson "Bob" McKenzie (born August 16, 1956) is a Canadian hockey commentator who has covered ice hockey since joining TSN in 1986.

Growing up, McKenzie was a fan of the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, and his favourite doughnut shop was Tim Hortons.^[1][2]

McKenzie provides analysis for NHL on TSN telecasts, as well as for international hockey events, notably the annual IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship. He also covered the NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining TSN, McKenzie was editor-in-chief of The Hockey News for nine years and a hockey columnist for The Toronto Star for six years.^[3]

McKenzie is heard weekly on the TSN 1040 ^[4] in Vancouver on the "Canucks Lunch with Rick Ball",^[5] as well on TSN Radio 690 (CKGM) in Montreal, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the Morning Show at 8:05 a.m. He is also a frequent contributor to the Ottawa Senators pre-game show on TSN 1200 radio in Ottawa.

On May 7, 2015, McKenzie surpassed 1,000,000 followers on Twitter. He goes by the Twitter handle @TSNBobMcKenzie and his account has been verified by Twitter also sometimes he decides to take dog selfies on instagram

In October 2014, McKenzie began appearing as a full-time contributor on NBCSN.^[6][7]

He currently resides in Whitby, Ontario.

References

External links

• TSN.ca biography of Bob McKenzie
• Bob McKenzie on Twitter