Scott Russell, CBC Sports

Retired CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Russell talks about his time on Hockey Night in Canada, covering 17 different Olympic Games, his upcoming induction into the OSHOF, his new role as Chancellor at North Bay’s Nippissing University, his mentorship of Devin Heroux, his interactions with Jean Beliveau, Don Cherry, Nelson Mandela, Knowlton Nash, Ernie Afaganis, Brian Williams, Harry Neale, Don Wittman, George Stroumboulopoulos, Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman, Mike Modano, Bob Cole, Mario Lemieux, Kelly Hrudey, Patrick Roy, Peter Mansbridge, Glenn Healy, running the Boston Marathon, and why everyone mistakes him for Scott Oake!

Scott and his fellow Class of 2025 Inductees will go into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Toronto’s Granite Club on October 16th...for full event details, please visit https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/

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