Here we were, watching another CBC Hockey Day in Canada, looking forward to some of the games through out the day, and listening to some of the stories that the different CBC staff across Canada are bringing us.   Incredible, just incredible we were thinking. This CBC Hockey Day in Canada just keeps getting better and better.  The coverage, the stories, the people and of course the games.

Other Ice Hockey Nations have begun or are planning on having similar Ice Hockey days in their country too.

These games that we watch now in HD, the quick instant replays of goals, hits, dekes and more are from the dedication of professionals behind the scenes. What about some of the Great Interviews over the years, they just dont always happen. Most of the time these interviews are planned out in advance. The more you offer, the more technical everything gets. There are professionals needed for this. There are Many, and we mean Many people/professionals behind the scenes to bring us these fabulous games, highlights, interviews and more.

We Salute and Give Thanks to all you CBC people behind the scenes at Hockey Day in Canada. Your efforts, insights and professionalism is enjoyed by Hockeyists around the world.

PLEASE CLICK HERE                                                                                                                             http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeydayincanada/video.html                                                            Great Highlights, Interviews, Pond Hockey, Music and much more from CBC Hockey Day in Canada

The 1st Ice Hockey Game on Television in Canada happened on October 11, 1952. Quebec media personality René Lecavalier is behind the mike for Canada's first televised National Hockey League contest.

In this retrospective clip, the inaugural edition of La Soirée du Hockey (the French-language equivalent of Hockey Night In Canada) features the Habs taking on the visiting Detroit Red Wings at the Montreal Forum.

• This season opener was a particularly contentious match, as the Red Wings swept the Canadiens in four straight games during the previous season's finals to capture the Stanley Cup. The game also pitted the NHL's two biggest names against each other: Montreal's Maurice Richard and Detroit's Gordie Howe.

• Television sets were prohibitively expensive for most Canadians in 1952 (only 10 per cent of households had one), so most of those watching at home were well-heeled enough to have attended Canadiens games in person.

• The Canadiens went on to win the game 2-1, bolstering many fans' positive impressions of the groundbreaking experiment.

• English Canada got its first glimpse of televised NHL hockey three weeks later. Foster Hewitt ascended the Maple Leaf Gardens catwalk in Toronto to provide play-by-play for the final two periods of a match between the Leafs and the Boston Bruins.