Dennis Beyak

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Dennis Beyak
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Occupation(s) Sports Broadcaster, Hockey Play-by-Play Announcer
Employer TSN
Known for Winnipeg Jets, TSN 1290

Dennis Beyak is a former Canadian hockey play-by-play broadcaster from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was TSN's play-by-play announcer for Winnipeg Jets games through to the end of the 2021-22 NHL season. [1]

Broadcasting career

Beyak began his broadcasting career in 1970 at CFAR as a play-by-play announcer for the Flin Flon Bombers of the Western Canada Hockey League. [2] Beyak has also provided commentary for the WHL's Saskatoon Blades, Victoria Cougars, and Seattle Thunderbirds. [1]

Beyak's first NHL broadcasting job was at CFRN-TV, as the television play-by-play announcer of the Edmonton Oilers. [2] from 1995 until 1997, when CFRN lost the local TV contract to the newly formed A-Channel.

In 1998, he became a Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play announcer for AM640 Toronto Radio [3] (with Jim Ralph). In 2005, he also became the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Marlies. [4] Starting with the 2011–12 season, Beyak returned to TSN and became the new voice of the Winnipeg Jets, [5] also on TSN 1290 in Winnipeg. [6]

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References

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