BCHL award named after legendary NHL broadcaster
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Jim Hughson says he is flattered to be honoured by the BC Hockey League.
The former Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster, who retired last year after a four decade career, will have his name on the BCHL’s Broadcaster of the Year Award, starting next season.
Hughson, a native of Fort St. John B.C. started his career calling games for the Penticton Vees and the Kelowna Buckaroos of the BCJHL in the 1970s.
“This is incredibly flattering, humbling and, I hope for some young broadcasters, it’s inspiring,” said Hughson. “I hope that, in time, for those broadcasters, I can be an inspiration to them. [The BCHL] was my training ground. It’s where I learned to broadcast a game. It’s where I learned to love the game even more than I had as a kid and as a player. It’s just a fantastic experience. It’s a very humbling honour.”
