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Dolores Olga Claman (July 6, 1927 – July 17, 2021) [1] was a Canadian composer and pianist.She is best known for having composed the 1968 theme song for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Hockey Night In Canada show, known simply as "The Hockey Theme", which many consider Canada's unofficial second national anthem.
The theme has been updated several times: Mid-1980s—A big-band version of the theme was used. [10]1988—An updated "rock" version of the theme, the version most closely associated with the era when the program was titled Molson Hockey Night in Canada on CBC and La Soirée du hockey Molson à Radio-Canada.
Radio-Canada has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts, usually Montreal Canadiens', under the La Soirée du hockey (literally translated to The Night of Hockey) brand; which was the French language equivalent of the English Canadian CBC's NHL broadcasts Hockey Night in Canada.
The CBC replaced Hockey Night in Canada with Movie Night in Canada, a block of Saturday-night movies hosted by Ron MacLean from junior-hockey venues, during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. A labour agreement was reached for the 2005–06 NHL season .
During a Professional Women's Hockey League game in Detroit the crowd had a very special moment singing a Taylor Swift song.
With the expiration of CBC Television's licence of "The Hockey Theme" for Hockey Night in Canada in 2008, Connors let it be known that he would be open to an appropriate licensing offer for his song as a replacement theme song. [6] "The Hockey Song" was re-recorded in 2008 by Connors as the "new 2008 version" and was featured on his studio ...
Each video features a compilation of NHL plays, goals, saves, bloopers, and hits, typically focusing on the preceding NHL season, and generally set to backing rock and techno music. Highlights from Cherry's Coach's Corner segment of Hockey Night in Canada are also regularly featured, while many also include a recap of the year's Stanley Cup ...
Justin and Hailey Bieber enjoyed a date night watching Canada’s pastime. “Had fun last night at the next gen game with the @mapleleafs,” Justin, 29, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December ...