Drew Remenda 3786960 214371394 2008-05-23T07:00:03Z NeoChaosX 169800 {{unreferenced|date=January 2008}} {{Infobox Person |name = Drew Remenda |image = Drew Remenda.jpg|150px |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|13}} |birth_place = [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan|Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]] |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = [[Color commentator]] for [[San Jose Sharks]] games and analyst on [[Hockey Night in Canada]] |occupation = [[Ice hockey]] [[color commentator]] and [[radio broadcaster]] |nationality = [[Canada|Canadian]] }} '''Drew Remenda''' (born [[April 13]], [[1962]] in [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] former [[ice hockey|hockey]] coach and current [[Broadcasting|radio broadcaster]] and television hockey analyst. He serves as [[color commentator]] for television broadcasts of [[San Jose Sharks]] games on [[Comcast SportsNet Bay Area]], as well as the host of ''The Drew Remenda Sports Show'' for [[CKOM (AM)|CKOM]] in Saskatoon. ==Coaching career== As a coach, Remenda got his start as a video coordinator for [[Hockey Canada]] in the 1980s, providing support for [[Canadian national men's ice hockey team|Canada's national team]] and the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey Association]]. He served as the coach for the [[University of Calgary]]'s hockey team for the 1989–90 season before being hired as an [[Coach (sport)|assistant coach]] for the [[San Jose Sharks]] [[expansion team]]. Remenda served as an assistant coach for the Sharks from 1991 to 1995, then spent a year as the head coach of the Sharks' [[minor league]] affiliate, the [[Kansas City Blades]]. ==Broadcasting career== After his coaching career, Remenda was offered a job as a broadcast analyst for the Sharks. Remenda started on radio, calling games with long-time Sharks [[Announcer|radio announcer]] [[Dan Rusanowsky]]. In [[1999]], Remenda moved up to the Sharks TV crew, joining announcer [[Randy Hahn]] in calling Sharks games. His broadcast work with the Sharks over those years earned Remenda two [[Northern California]] [[Emmy Award]]s in the "On Camera Sports" category. Remenda also hosted ''Shark Byte'', a 30-minute magazine-style show on [[Fox Sports Net|FSN]] [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] dedicated to a behind the scenes look at the Sharks. Remenda was also active in the Bay Area community during his first stint working with the Sharks organization. He was featured in the team's ''Reading Is Cool'' program, starring alongside team mascot [[S.J. Sharkie]] in videos distributed to Bay Area schools. On May 17, 2006, following the Sharks' ouster from the [[2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] by the [[Edmonton Oilers]], Remenda and Hahn tearfully wrapped up the telecast by announcing that Remenda would not return to the Sharks broadcast team in 2006–07. Remenda moved on to host "The Drew Remenda Sports Show" on News Talk 650 [[CKOM (AM)|CKOM]], a news/talk [[AM broadcasting|AM radio]] station in [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]. The program also airs on News Talk 980 [[CJME (AM)|CJME]], a news/talk AM radio station in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]. After leaving the Sharks, Remenda accepted a position with the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], where he was frequently the color commentator alongside play-by-play announcer [[Jim Hughson]] for NHL broadcasts. When broadcasting Sharks games for the CBC, Remenda would frequently appear on the local Sharks FSN Bay Area telecast with Hahn and [[Marty McSorley]], Remenda's on-air replacement, between periods. Remenda teamed up with Hahn on FSN Bay Area again during Games 3 and 4 of the Sharks Western Conference semifinal matchup with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] when McSorley was unavailable for what the Sharks called "personal reasons." The ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' reported on July 3, 2007, that the Sharks had made an offer to Remenda in an effort to lure him back to the team's broadcast booth for the 2007–08 season. A month later, the San Jose Sharks reported on their Web site that Remenda had agreed to return to the organization as the team’s television color analyst, replacing the departed McSorley. ==External links== * [http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=17768 Drew Remenda bio on the San Jose Sharks official site] {{DEFAULTSORT:Remenda, Drew}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Canadian television sportscasters]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:National Hockey League broadcasters]] [[de:Drew Remenda]]