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Introduction
Chris Cuthbert is a Canadian sportscaster. He is the lead play-by-play commentator for NHL on Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada, since 2021. Formerly, he worked for TSN, NBC, and CBC Sports in a multitude of roles. He was the lead play-by-play voice for ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for CTV, where he worked alongside Pierre McGuire, who also worked the tournament for NBC, and Ray Ferraro. He and Ferraro also called the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, including the bronze medal match between Canada and the Czech Republic and the gold medal match between Russia and Germany. He is currently the announcer for Sportsnet’s broadcast of Toronto Maple Leaf’s games.
Early life
| Name | Chris Cuthbert |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Age | 65 years |
| Height | 1.78m |
Chris Cuthbert was born on September 20, 1957 (age 65 years) in Brampton, Canada. He graduated from Brampton Centennial Secondary School. He later graduated from Queen’s University. After almost five years at CJAD Radio in Montreal, the last two as Sports Director, Cuthbert joined CBC Sports in 1984, where he anchored regional western games for Hockey Night in Canada, usually from Edmonton. He also got spot play-by-play work when the network’s primary western broadcaster, Don Wittman, was covering other events for the network, or when the schedule load necessitated it.
Career
Chris Cuthbert got his big break during the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs. On April 18, he was a reporter in Washington, providing brief and periodic reports of the Washington Capitals–New Jersey Devils game to the national CBC viewing audience watching the Canadian network’s game broadcast from Montreal (the Canadiens against the Boston Bruins).
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A power outage struck the Montreal area, which ended the telecast from that city, and CBC was forced to turn to Cuthbert in Washington to provide the full broadcast – play-by-play, analyst, and host. The broadcast was totally done off the cuff. In other words, there was no regular analysts, there were no graphics, or replay capabilities. His effort caught the network’s attention, earned him a nomination for a Gemini Award, and launched a successful broadcasting career.
Chris Cuthbert rose to a sportscaster for CBC, where he called Olympic sports, figure skating, Canadian football, and NHL hockey. He became the secondary play-by-play voice of CFL on CBC behind Don Wittman in 1992 and eventually became the lead play-by-play voice, broadcasting the Grey Cup Championship each November from 1996 to 2004.
Cuthbert’s most notable work was Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) games primarily involving the Montreal Canadiens or NHL teams from Western Canada. In the era of the CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada double-headers, Cuthbert usually called the late games. He was assigned to a conference final every year in the play-by-play role from 1993 until 2004.
His contract was terminated by the CBC on February 24, 2005, by CBC Sports executive director Nancy Lee while the network endured the 2004–05 NHL lockout. There was much outrage over his firing, similar to that of Ron MacLean who had almost threatened to leave the network over stalled contract negotiations, as many believed he’d be the successor to Bob Cole.
Some criticized Lee, who had created the position of Manager of Program Acquisitions for CBC Sports to hire her friend Sue Prestedge a year earlier, despite the looming threat of the NHL lockout. It was also believed that Cuthbert’s strong opposition, when CBC chose to drop its popular Hockey Day in Canada broadcast, did not endear him to Lee. This decision was widely criticized, as rival network TSN staged a Hockey Day of its own.
Chris Cuthbert became TSN’s lead CFL football voice, replacing TSN-original John Wells after joining TSN in the spring of 2005. Coincidentally, Cuthbert got his job at CBC in 1984 when Wells left the network to join the fledgling TSN. Since TSN gained exclusive television rights to the CFL starting in 2008, Cuthbert has returned to his role as the primary voice of the CFL on TSN and called every Grey Cup during his TSN tenure.
Cuthbert served as their secondary hockey play-by-play voice since joining TSN in 2005. In the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, he also worked for NBC alongside colour commentator Peter McNab for both seasons. “Inside-the-Glass” reporter Cammi Granato joined the pair in 2005–06, and Darren Pang replaced Granato in 2006–07. As a result of Rogers Media’s acquisition of the national exclusive rights to the NHL in 2014, he became part of TSN’s broadcasts of Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs regional games, as well as returning for NHL assignments on NBC and NBCSN, often calling the first two rounds of the playoffs.
He made National Hockey League history on December 1, 2006, as the first play-by-play announcer in NHL history to intentionally broadcast a game from ice level, rather than a broadcast booth. Along with Glenn Healy, he called the Buffalo Sabres/New York Rangers game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. According to The Globe and Mail, “it was a good show and it’s unlikely to be the last.”
Chris Cuthbert was the lead play-by-play announcer for men’s ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for CTV with Pierre McGuire, who also worked the tournament for NBC, and his partner Ray Ferraro. He and McGuire announced the gold medal game between Canada and the United States. Cuthbert and Ferraro returned to be the lead broadcast team for men’s ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The pair most notably called the bronze medal match between Canada and the Czech Republic and the gold medal match between Russia and Germany.
In June 2020, Cuthbert moved from TSN to Sportsnet. He said that he made the change because he will be almost 70 years old by the time Rogers/Sportsnet’s national contract with the NHL expires in 2026, and there was no guarantee that he will have any more opportunity to call Hockey Night in Canada games again. Cuthbert called the 2020 Western Conference playoffs with Louie DeBrusk, and he called the 2021 Montreal Canadiens playoff run, including the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals alongside Craig Simpson.
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After Jim Hughson retired from broadcasting, Cuthbert took his place as the lead announcer for the NHL on Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada alongside Simpson, starting with the 2021–22 NHL season. In 1998, Cuthbert won a Gemini Award for Best Sports Broadcaster, and in 2004, was recognized by Sports Media Canada as Sportscaster of the Year. In 2006, Cuthbert received another Gemini, this time with his TSN CFL colour commentator, Glen Suitor, for Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst.
Wife
Chris Cuthbert is currently married to Dianne Cuthbert, they had their wedding in Canada. His wife is a private person and they have children together. When it comes to his wife’s background much is not known about her parents, siblings, age, net worth and profession. However, in 2014, Cuthbert was inducted into the media wing of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. A resident of Brampton, he was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. As of March 2023, Chris Cuthbert and his wife Dianne Cuthbert are still married.
Chris Cuthbert net worth
How much is Chris Cuthbert worth? Chris Cuthbert net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a sportscaster. Chris Cuthbert’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $400,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential sportscasters in Canada. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.