Adventure and Sports Speakers
The inspiring stories of professional athletes, Olympians, and adventurers are sure to bring energy and focus to your group. From coaching and refereeing to mountain climbing, NHL to the Summer Games, these speakers' stories are riveting, amusing, moving, and most of all, relevant to our day-to-day lives.
Click any of the speakers below for a full biography and program overview.
Jeff Adams
Jeff Adams is no stranger to overcoming challenges. He survived childhood cancer, but the radiation treatment that ultimately saved...
Bianca Andreescu
Bianca Andreescu was born June 16, 2000 and is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the...
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong's vast knowledge and passion is well known - and respected - throughout the basketball world, where he has spent his entire...
Colby Armstrong
After a 12 year NHL career playing for the Thrashers, Penguins, Maple Leafs and Canadiens, Colby turned his on-ice success into a...
Kate Beirness
Kate joined TSN from the network's sister station, 'A' Barrie, where she was the sports anchor and videographer. Prior to joining the...
Lisa Bentley
Lisa raced for 20 years as a professional triathlete. In the course of her career, she has won 11 IRONMAN races, 11 IRONMAN 70.3 races...
Dennis Beyak
Born and raised in the small farming community of Winnipegosis, Dennis Beyak began his broadcasting career on CFAR 590 Radio doing...
Alexandre Bilodeau
On February 14, Alexandre Bilodeau wrote a page in history by becoming the first Olympic gold medalist on Canadian soil. A model of...
Rod Black
In his distinguished 26 years of covering the wide world of sport, Rod Black has virtually done it all. From the Blue Jays to the...
Eric Boles
Eric Boles is the president of a training and development company dedicated to maximizing the human asset. Through assessment,...
Roberta Bondar
Dr. Roberta Bondar is a much sought-after speaker who makes exciting connections between how our brains adapt in space and how we can...
Tessa Bonhomme
Olympic gold medalist Tessa Bonhomme is a reporter and anchor for Sportscentre, Canada’s most-watched sports news and information show....
Scotty Bowman
A larger-than-life figure, Scotty Bowman is the "winningest" coach in NHL history. Bowman has made 28 total playoff appearances and won...
Kelcey Brade
Kelcey Brade is an anchor and reporter for Sportscentre, Canada’s most-watched sports news and information show. Brade joins TSN from...
Rod Brind’Amour
Rod is currently in his first year as Head Coach for the Carolina Hurricanes after serving as Assistant Coach for seven years....
Kurt Browning
Canadian figure skating champion Kurt Browning won the World Figure Skating Championships and the Canadian Figure Skating Championships...
Shaunna Burke
Shaunna's passion for the mountains has led her to become the second Canadian woman in history to summit Mount Everest. This success on...
Craig Button
As a former NHL executive and scout, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button draws on his intimate knowledge of the game and its players...
Steven Caldwell
Former Scottish professional soccer player Steven Caldwell provides valuable insight to TSN Soccer broadcasts as an in-game and studio...
Cassie Campbell
At age five, Cassie Campbell laced up her first pair of skates. Twenty-eight years later, she is a heroine of Canadian sport, as...
Patrick Chan
2018 Olympic gold medalist, Patrick Chan is a Canadian skating legend. Born in Ottawa, Patrick Chan has been figure skating since...
Wendel Clark
Wendel Clark, former team captain and one of the most beloved players in Toronto Maple Leafs history, retired from the National Hockey...
“Pinball” Clemons
Renowned as one of pro football's most electrifying players, Toronto Argonauts running back Michael "Pinball" Clemons was the CFL's...
Chris Cuthbert
Cuthbert's sports broadcasting career spans more than two decades, calling play-by-play for numerous Grey Cup victories, Stanley Cup...
Andre De Grasse
Andre was born in Scarborough, Ontario on November 10th, 1994 and raised in Markham by his mother Beverley, who was a high school...
Matt Devlin
In 2008, Matt Devlin joined the Toronto Raptors as the club's television play-by-play voice. Considered one of the top young...
Jason DeVos
After a professional soccer career that spanned 18 years, Jason deVos knows all about commitment, leadership and battling...
Laura Diakun
Laura Diakun is an anchor for Sportscentre and a host and reporter for TSN’s live coverage of championship events from around the...
Darren Dreger
Dreger is part of TSN's all-encompassing NHL and International hockey coverage, appearing in-studio on game broadcasts. Dreger works...
Matt Dunigan
Following a successful college career at Louisiana Tech, Matt Dunigan broke into the CFL in 1983 with the Edmonton Eskimos. Dunigan...
Darren Dutchyshen
Dutchyshen began his TSN career in June of 1995, hosting weekend editions of SPORTSCENTRE and CFL Live. His engaging and unique...
James Duthie
One of the most talented and funniest stars in Canadian media today, James Duthie is the host of TSN's extensive NHL coverage,...
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is one of the more unique players in the NFL today. He is one of the only people known to ever play in the...
Ron Ellis
Celebrated hockey legend Ron Ellis combined skill and sporting play throughout his 15 year NHL career. Playing his entire professional...
Ray Ferraro
Ray is the all time record holder in the Western Hockey league with 108 goals in a single season. He represented Canada internationally...
Theo Fleury
Theoren Fleury is a former NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup winner and Olympic Gold Medalist. Recently, Theo fascinated readers with his #1...
Duane Forde
A two-time Grey Cup champion, Duane Forde joined the CFL on TSN team in 2008 as game analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Rod...
Craig Forrest
Craig Forrest is one of the most successful Canadian soccer players of all time. Born in Coquitlam, B.C., he left home at the tender...
Ron Foxcroft
Resides in Burlington with wife Marie. Has 3 sons Steve, Dave and Ronnie. Over the last 10 months, Ron has been featured in the New...
Jermain Franklin
Jermain Franklin is the Calgary Correspondent for SportsCentre, TSN's flagship news and information program. Franklin, who joined...
Elliotte Friedman
Elliotte Friedman is no ordinary sports announcer. Currently a reporter for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, Friedman has also covered 4...
Luc Gelinas
A reporter and author, Luc Gelinas joined RDS in 1989 and three years later began reporting on the Montreal Canadiens and the NHL for...
Heather Greenwood Davis
Heather Greenwood Davis is a lawyer turned multiple award-winning journalist, travel columnist, freelance feature writer and blogger....
Kristina Groves
A native of Ottawa, Kristina started skating when she was 11 because she wanted to distinguish herself from her ski-crazed family. Good...
John Haime
What can you learn about leadership and performance from a champion golfer? John Haime's successful professional golf career...
Charles Hamelin
"These will be my Games." After trading world titles in short track's glamour event with Dancing with the Stars winner Apolo Anton...
Lindsay Hamilton
Lindsay Hamilton joined TSN in September 2016 and is an anchor for Sportscentre. Hamilton started working in broadcasting at a young...
Jennifer Hedger
Jennifer Hedger is the co-host of the 10p.m. ET edition of SportsCentre alongside Darren Dutchyshen. Hedger offered viewers regular...
Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson became a Canadian sports legend in September, 1972. His goal, with 34 seconds remaining in the final game, lifted Canada...
Paul Hollingsworth
Paul Hollingsworth is an anchor/reporter based out of Halifax and is a correspondent for SportsCentre, TSN's flagship news and...
Dr. Murray Howe
Dr. Murray Howe is Gordie Howe's youngest son. He is head of Sports Medicine Imaging for Toledo Radiological Associates and Promedica...
Kelly Hrudey
In July of 1998, goaltender Kelly Hrudey retired from the NHL and traded in his skates for a microphone joining the cast of CBC's...
Cameron Hughes
In 1994, Cameron Hughes got up out of his seat at an Ottawa Senators game and spontaneously pumped up the fans into an inspired frenzy....
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull, is a fourteen year veteran of the National Hockey League, spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and one season...
Kristian Jack
From the studio, to the broadcast booth, to the sidelines, TSN Soccer Analyst Kristian Jack is widely considered to be one of Canada’s...
Mike Johnson
A veteran of more than 650 NHL games, Mike Johnson joined the newly created TSN Jets channel as a hockey analyst for Winnipeg Jets...
Hal Johnson & Joanne MacLeod
For the past 25 years, under the umbrella of BodyBreak, Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod have been communicating to Canadians the...
Lorie Kane
Lorie Kane is among Canada's premier female golfers. Born in 1964 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in an athletic family. Lorie...
Sheldon Keefe
Sheldon Keefe enters his first season behind the bench in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs as the team’s head...
Cathal Kelly
Cathal Kelly is a sports columnist for The Globe and Mail. Cathal won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2019 for his...
Phil Keoghan
Phil Keoghan is best known for his role as host of Jerry Bruckheimer's television show, The Amazing Race, which has won six Emmy Awards...
Bob Knight
Bob Knight is among the youngest head coaches to have won 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 career games. He is the only coach to...
Scott Kress
Scott Kress is a masterful storyteller, a leadership trainer, an Executive MBA Professor, an author and a life-long mountaineer. He is...
Nick Kypreos
Nick Kypreos is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left-winger. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the...
Farhan Lalji
Farhan Lalji is the Vancouver correspondent for SportsCentre, TSN's flagship sports news and information program. Lalji, who joined...
Catriona Le May Doan
In any endeavour, crossing the finish line first - and repeatedly - takes incredible determination, dedication and talent. Catriona Le...
Karina LeBlanc
Karina LeBlanc moved from a small island in the Caribbean to Maple Ridge British Columbia at age 8. So at an early age, she was thrust...
Pierre LeBrun
With nearly two decades of broadcasting experience, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun continues to be one of the most trusted and...
Eddie LeMoine
Eddie LeMoine a Canadian-born international author, keynote speaker, seminar leader and corporate trainer, he specializes in...
Trevor Linden
Known as one of the most refined players in professional hockey, former NHL All-Star and Olympian Trevor Linden has built his stellar...
John Lu
John Lu was first exposed to the Canadiens-Leafs rivalry on a small black and white TV in his family's suburban Winnipeg home in the...
Warren MacDonald
Warren Macdonald's life's boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on North Queensland's (Australia) Hinchinbrook...
Jeff Macinnis
Jeff MacInnis' epic 100-day expedition through the ice-choked Northwest Passage survived one of the harshest environments on the face...
Ron MacLean
Ron MacLean is best known as the straight man on Coach's Corner, the listener, and some might argue the voice of reason that saves Don...
Hazel Mae
A veteran of the Canadian broadcast industry, Hazel started out at Rogers Sportsnet before moving on to stints in the U.S. at NESN and...
Dr. Gillian Mandich
Virtual Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gillian Mandich has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion. Her...
Jeff Marek
A veteran of the Canadian broadcast industry, Jeff started out on conventional radio hosting Live Audio Wrestling. He has grown through...
Mark Masters
Having joined the TSN team in 2011, Mark Masters works as the network’s dedicated hockey reporter throughout the season, providing...
Dr. Beth McCharles
Dr. Beth McCharles is a leading Mental Performance Coach and dynamic speaker. Through an innovative and collaborative approach, Beth...
Bob McKenzie
Bob McKenzie provides insight and commentary as an analyst for TSN's national NHL coverage. McKenzie also continues to file updates and...
Jamie McLennan
Retired NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan joined the NHL on TSN broadcast team as an analyst In 2011, regularly contributing to NHL ON TSN,...
Rosie MacLennan
As the youngest of four children, Rosannagh (Rosie) MacLennan often tagged along to her older siblings' gymnastic lessons. When she was...
Gord Miller
Gord Miller's current duties include play-by-play announcer for TSN's extensive NHL and international hockey coverage. Miller first...
Scott Moir
Ice dance has had its share of iconic moments. Perhaps none more so than the Gold medal of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s performance...
Jon Montgomery
Jon Montgomery captured the hearts of Canadians and the attention of everyone during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. After years of...
Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison is writing the story of a small town boy who makes good in the big city. Growing up in Fort St. John, British...
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse left a wake of push-start records on tracks all over the world on her way to winning Canada's first ever Women's...
Bryan Mudryk
Prior to joining TSN in October 2005, Mudryk spent four years anchoring and reporting sports for CTV Edmonton on the weekend and late...
Cary Mullen
Cary Mullen, Olympian and World Cup Champion currently holds the World Downhill Speed Record for skiing 97 MPH (151 KMH) down the...
Brian Munz
Brian Munz joins Sports Radio 1290 as a play-by-play commentator for Winnipeg Jets broadcasts. He spent the last five seasons as the...
Dave Naylor
Veteran sports journalist Dave Naylor is TSN’s Football Insider, delivering news and in-depth analysis on the CFL and NFL across all...
Harry Neale
Famed for his role as a game analyst on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, Neale was also the hockey analyst for CBC's coverage of the 2002...
Nick Nurse
Nick Nurse is the Head Coach of the Toronto Raptors, the 2019 NBA champions. He led the Raptors to 58 regular season wins, a .707...
Jeff O’Neill
Never one to shy away from contact in the hockey world, Jeff O’Neill continues to bring the same hard-hitting approach to delivering...
Dan O’Toole
Dan O'Toole co-hosts the 11 p.m. ET nightly edition of FOX Sports Live alongside Jay Onrait, providing around the clock coverage...
Adam Oates
Hockey player, Adam Oates, played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as an elite playmaker, his career total of 1,079...
Jay Onrait
Jay Onrait co-hosts SC alongside Dan O’Toole, airing live weekdays at midnight on TSN with encore broadcasts the following...
Sara Orlesky
Sara Orlesky joined the SportsCentre broadcast team in January 2008 as a reporter for the Toronto bureau, filing reports on major...
Brian Orser
In addition to winning silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, Brain Orser is an eight time Canadian Figure Skating...
Jesse Palmer
Palmer writes a weekly NFL column on TSN.ca and was on site to provide coverage of the 2008 & 2009 Super Bowl alongside fellow TSN...
Steve Phillips
Drawing from his long career as a baseball executive, TSN Baseball Insider Steve Phillips delivers valuable insight and in-depth...
Cheryl Pounder
Cheryl Pounder was born in Montreal into a family of hockey enthusiasts. Her grandfather was a former GM of the Montreal Junior...
Jim Ralph
Jim Ralph is best known for his dry, self-deprecating sense of humour, and his comical impersonations of famous Canadian sportscasters,...
Vic Rauter
Known as the 'voice of curling' in Canada, Vic Rauter has anchored TSN's curling coverage for 20 years. Off the ice, Rauter has been...
Leo Rautins
A broadcasting veteran with over 30 years in the business, Leo Rautins covers the NBA for TSN as the network’s basketball analyst....
Gino Reda
Reda joined TSN in the summer of 1988 as a reporter, recapping the overnight coverage of the Olympic Summer Games in Seoul, Korea. A...
Nigel Reed
Nigel Reed has more spent more than 25 years in the broadcast industry. Working with some of the biggest names in the business he...
Todd Reirden
Reirden, 47, is entering his second season as Capitals' head coach after serving as an associate coach the last two seasons and...
Cabral Richards
Cabral "Cabbie" Richards is the host of Cabbie Presents, a weekly segment airing Fridays on SportsCentre. Known for his unique take...
Maelle Ricker
Just shy of a medal at both of her previous Olympic Games and after suffering frustrating crashes, Maelle Ricker thrilled Canadians as...
Ryan Rishaug
Ryan Rishaug is the Edmonton Bureau Reporter for SPORTSCENTRE, Canada’s #1 sports news and information program. Rishaug, who joined...
Mike Robbins
As an expert in teamwork, emotional intelligence, and the powers of appreciation and authenticity, Mike Robbins delivers keynote...
Joannie Rochette
The audience at Pacific Coliseum, all of Canada, and skating fans all over the world held their breaths as six-time Canadian Ladies...
Mark Roe
Mark Roe is currently an anchor/host for SportsCentre, TSN Hockey, and TSN Tennis, including coverage of the Grand Slam tournaments,...
Scott Russell
Scott Russell is a Gemini-Award winning broadcaster and acclaimed author, originally from Oshawa. He holds a Masters of Arts degree...
Jamie Sale
It was the story that rocked the 2002 Winter Olympics and directed the world's gaze to figure skating. Canadian champions Jamie Salé...
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders is a record-breaking long-distance skier with four North Pole expeditions under his belt. He is the youngest person to ski...
Ray Scapinello
Despite setting untouchable records for games worked by an official in the National Hockey League, including 2,500 regular season...
Glenn Schiiler
Glenn Schiiler is an anchor and reporter for Sportscentre, Canada’s most-watched sports news and information show. Schiiler brings...
Matthew Scianitti
Canada’s Sports Leader landed another rising young journalist when Matthew Scianitti joined the Sportscentre team as a reporter in...
Frank Seravalli
Frank Seravalli joins TSN as its Senior Hockey Reporter, covering the NHL beat for TSN.ca and also appearing on SportsCentre, Tim...
Kyle Shewfelt
Kyle Shewfelt achieved his ultimate goal on Sunday, August 22, 2004 in Athens, Greece when he captured Canada's first-ever Olympic...
Dan Shulman
ESPN's Dan Shulman, one of North America's most prolific and passionate sports broadcasters, works exclusively in Canada for TSN as a...
Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair is widely recognized as the greatest soccer player to ever come out of Canada. She has spent the last 12 years with...
Harnarayan Singh
Born and raised in small town Alberta, Harnarayan Singh has risen through the broadcast ranks to become the host and play by play...
Darryl Sittler
Darryl Sittler is one of the greatest players to ever wear the Toronto Maple Leaf uniform. The former centreman was Toronto's first...
Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small grew up on the outdoor hockey rinks of Winnipeg, MB. Her passion for the game was honed in the boys' minor hockey system....
Rod Smith
Before his role on SportsCentre, Smith anchored TSN's studio coverage of CFL football and baseball. A former offensive guard for the...
Brian Spanton
A former player with Canada’s national senior men’s team, Brian Spanton is a Rugby Analyst. Spanton has been a part of TSN’s rugby...
Natasha Staniszewski
Natasha is a Toronto reporter and host for SportsCentre, TSN's flagship news and information show. Born and raised in Edmonton, Natasha...
Milt Stegall
In 2008, the CFL on TSN made an off-season addition of former Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Milt Stegall as guest analyst. Stegall is...
Gord Stellick
Gord Stellick is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former NHL executive. Currently the radio host of Hockey Night in Canada, Stellick...
PJ Stock
After playing for the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, PJ Stock retired from the NHL and turned his hand to...
Glen Suitor
Glen Suitor played 11 seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a safety before announcing his retirement from the CFL in 1994....
Mark Terry
Documentary filmmaker Mark Terry has been producing award-winning films in Canada for more than 20 years. With his film, The Antarctica...
Joe Tilley
"A personal story of inspiration and recovery" - Joe Tilley is the Sports Anchor for CTV News Toronto. A happily married father of...
Masai Ujiri
Masai Ujiri is in his seventh season as President of the Toronto Raptors, leading the team to the most successful period in franchise...
Chantal Vallee
Chantal Vallée is the Head Coach of the University of two-time Canadian University Champion Windsor Lancers Women's Basketball. She...
Tina Varughese
Tina is an Indo-Canadian daughter of first-generation East Indian parents, which allows her to find ‘the best of both worlds’ and shed...
Tessa Virtue
Ranked third in the World, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir represented one of Canada's best medal hopefuls entering the 2010 Winter...
Lisa “Longball” Vlooswyk
Lisa is an 8-Time Canadian Long Drive National Champion, that is CURRENTLY competing at a World Class level on the Golf Channel's World...
Kara Wagland
Kara Wagland is an anchor and reporter for Sportscentre, Canada’s most-watched sports news and information show. In 2014, Wagland...
Herschel Walker
In his hometown of Wrightsville, Georgia, Walker played football and basketball and competed in track and field. He scored a...
Brent Wallace
During his tenure at TSN, Wallace has covered some of the biggest sporting events in North America, including the Stanley Cup Final,...
Geoff Ward
From the classroom to Calgary Flames Head Coach, here's what you need to know about the Flames' interim bench boss. A native of...
Aaron Ward
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Ward moved with his family to the Ottawa area at an early age. He became a regular NHL player in the 1996/97...
Ben Webster
Ben Webster is one of the world's most accomplished expedition leaders. In a career spanning over 25 years of high adventure, he has...
Bob Weeks
Now in his 25th year of covering golf in Canada and around the world, Bob Weeks joined TSN as a Golf Insider in 1998, reporting from...
Rick Westhead
As the network’s Senior Correspondent, award-winning investigative journalist Rick Westhead breaks news and creates original content...
Simon Whitfield
Simon Whitfield has relentlessly pursued excellence in sport - and in life - for as long as he or anyone around him can remember. As a...
Hayley Wickenheiser
Four-time Olympic medalist, Hayley Wickenheiser is regarded as one of the best female hockey players in the world with an uncompromised...
Luke Wileman
Luke Wileman provides play-by-play commentary for TSN’s soccer coverage, including MLS ON TSN, calling the action for the Vancouver...
Brian Williams
Named to the Order of Canada in December 2011 for both his distinguished broadcasting career of more than 40 years and extensive...
Tracy Wilson
A decorated competitor with a lifelong passion for the sport, Tracy Wilson is one of world’s most in-demand figure skating...
Cory Woron
National viewers were first introduced to Woron as host of the popular Ford That's Golf before his move to the weekend edition of...