Dick Irvin Jr and Brian McFarlane were iconic voices and fixtures on Hockey Night in Canada during the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Dick Irvin Jr. became famous for his rinkside reporting, interviews, and the popular "Fisher Report" in Montreal, alongside decades of stellar commentary. At his retirement, he was the longest-serving member of CBC Television's Hockey Night in Canada, with a broadcasting career spanning from 1966 to 1999.

Irvin also wrote 6 books during his broadcasting career and one after his retirement. These books are Now Back to You, Dick (1988), The Habs (1991), Behind the Bench (1993), In the Crease (1995), Tough Calls (1997) and My 26 Stanley Cups (2001).

Irwin was the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1988, for his contributions to Hockey broadcasting. In 2004, he was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Irwin was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013.

Brian McFarlane served as a prominent studio host on Hockey Night in Canada, commentator, and author who famously introduced viewers to the cartoon character Peter Puck during telecasts. He was a colour commentator on Toronto Maple Leafs local telecasts until 1980, when he made on-air comments that were supportive of Maple Leafs captain Darryl Sittler and critical of Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard. He was subsequently banned from the Maple Leaf Gardens press box. For Hockey Night in Canada, he was moved off Toronto games at this point, broadcasting the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets games. His last year with Hockey Night in Canada was 1991, ending a 28-year association with the loved program.

As an author, McFarlane has penned close to 100 books, and he composed a song entitled Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack, in honour of former NHL player Eddie Shack.

McFarlane was the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1995, for his contributions to Hockey broadcasting. Inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

McFarlane was inducted into the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995.

McFarland was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2020.