Dick Irvin, Jr.

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James Dickinson (Dick) Irvin, Jr. (born 1932 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian sports broadcaster and author. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988 under the broadcasters category¹. In 2004, Irvin was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame².

Upon his retirement, Irvin was the longest serving member of CBC Television's Hockey Night in Canada, with a broadcasting career spanning from 1966 to 1999. His record for longevity with Hockey Night in Canada was recently surpassed by Bob Cole, a play-by-play announcer who took over for Foster Hewitt in 1969³. Irvin was also the sports director of CFCF-TV, a CTV affiliate in Montreal⁴.

Irvin wrote five books during his broadcasting career, and one after his retirement. These books include Now Back to You, Dick (1988), The Habs (1991), Behind the Bench (1993), In the Crease (1995), Tough Calls (1997), and My 26 Stanley Cups (2001)⁵.

Irvin's father, Dick Irvin, was a noted NHL player and coach.

His wife, Wilma, died in 2003⁶. His daughter Nancy Irvin, married to Robert Koehler, lives in Montreal with their twin sons Trevor and Benjamin. His son Doug resides in Ottawa⁷.