The year is 1942. CBC Radio is a mere six years old and Maple Leaf Gardens is only five. But Foster Hewitt, perched high above the ice in his broadcasting gondola, has been calling Toronto hockey games for almost two decades. For many Canadians, his exuberant, nasal voice is synonymous with hockey. In this excerpt, as Toronto and Detroit battle for the puck, we hear Hewitt describe a rowdy fan throwing a fish onto the ice, and are then treated to his trademark catchphrase: "He shoots, he scores!"

Hewitt spoofs himself doing a cultural broadcast for a satire called "Thin Ice."

Hockey Night in Canada's Bob Cole receives the Foster Hewitt Award, and tells Midday what Hewitt meant to him and his profession.

Watching hockey games full-time for half a century teaches you a thing or two. Foster Hewitt is long retired from CBC, and now runs his own radio station. But he's happy to make a return visit to share a few lessons learned with the next generation of CBC hosts. In this clip, Hewitt and Peter Gzowski discuss difference between hockey on radio and on television, Hewitt's favourite players of all time, and the time he deliberately announced a goal that didn't happen.

The decision to bring back Hewitt to call the 1972 Summit Series sparks anger in Montreal.

The broadcasting legend dies at age 82.

In this biographical interview, Hewitt shows a rare flash of irritation at claims he's just a Leafs booster.

As if to prove that he can cover more than just hockey, Foster Hewitt's eponymous CBC Radio program is a barrage of stories from every corner of the sporting world. In this 1948 episode of Foster Hewitt Reporting we get the works: odd sports news (an Alaskan football game in parkas), a celebrity interview (boxing legend Jack Dempsey), a roundup of the week's top stories, and more. There's even hockey!

Remembering Mr. Hockey Night in Canada, Foster Hewitt.

Foster Hewitt is clearly the most popular of the 35 distinguished Canadians invested today.