Winnipeg Jets - Broadcasters

Broadcasters

On July 21, 2011, the Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Jets had reached a deal with Bell Media— where CFRW (which has since been rebranded as TSN Radio 1290) would be the team's official radio broadcaster, and TSN would become the team's official television broadcaster. The Press later indicated that former Jets play-by-play broadcaster Curt Keilback had been in contact with CFRW regarding the possibility of serving as the voice of the new Jets. The Winnipeg Sun, however, indicated that True North had hired Dennis Beyak as their primary play-by-play personality, calling all Jets games including every regionally-televised match as well as a handful of radio broadcasts. Former Manitoba Moose announcer Brian Munz was retained as a part-time radio play-by-play announcer, filling in for Beyak on radio when the latter is calling televised matches.

On August 31, 2011, the Jets and TSN confirmed this news, and noted that Shane Hnidy would provide colour commentary for Jets radio broadcasts, Rick Ralph and former Winnipeg Jets player Ray Neufeld handle pre-game and post-game coverage, while colour commentary for the television games would rotate between Brian Engblom and Mike Johnson. The agreement between Bell and the Jets lasts through 2021. Jets games not carried nationally on CBC, TSN, or TSN2 are carried on the newly established TSN Jets specialty channel, available regionally in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and parts of Northwestern Ontario.