At a banquet, hockey legend Clancy takes advantage of being in front of a microphone instead of Hewitt.

At his home in Forest Hill, Ont., Foster Hewitt has just finished cooking a steak. A crew from CBC Television's Graphic is on hand to witness not only Hewitt's prowess in the kitchen, but to meet the entire Hewitt clan. Foster proudly presents his father and wife, then approaches the table where his children are playing Scrabble. Between introductions, we hear anecdotes about Foster's boxing career, his first hockey broadcast and his secret for remembering names.

The Maple Leaf Gardens broadcasting gondola is a young hockey fan's dream and an acrophobe's nightmare. In this look back at Hewitt's illustrious career, we are taken up into the famed gondola and hear accounts of how its dizzying height has made strong men go weak in the knees. The feeling of most visitors is best summed up by Conn Smythe: "I'd just as soon go up in an airplane with no pilot."

It's a memory so common it's almost a part of the fabric of Canada: Saturday nights with Foster Hewitt. Sports columnist Trent Frayne's most vivid hockey recollection is hearing Hewitt's voice over many radios in his Winnipeg boarding house as he was shaving before a big date. In this clip, Frayne says Foster Hewitt was a true national treasure, uniting the country from coast to coast, one game at a time.

Foster Hewitt, Canada's original voice of hockey, has died at age 82. The hundreds of people attending his funeral today are indicative of Hewitt's far-reaching influence. As we see in this clip, hockey greats, former referees, radio listeners and television hosts all flock to pay their respects to a man who brought hockey to life for three generations of fans.

Hockey can be a rough game, even for broadcasters. The Maple Leaf Gardens gondola may be relatively safe, but in other hockey arenas, Foster Hewitt has been caught in the line of fire. In this interview, Hewitt describes near misses by thrown objects including firecrackers, bolts, paper airplanes, a rabbit, and a rotting octopus. He also talks about the origins of both the "Hot Stove League" and of his trademark phrase.