Hockey Canada’s Darling Cassie Campbell

Okay, so Cassie Campbell isn’t really almost famous considering she is one Canada’s greatest hockey heroes of all time, but for those of you who have been watching the Olympic coverage of late and are not familiar with the educated female voice of hockey, here’s some background info.

Cassie Campbell is basically Canada’s broadcasting darling. No, she doesn’t cover the weather in a one-piece pantsuit, no she doesn’t anchor a local news show and no she doesn’t waste her time with ridiculous human interest stories about places and people that nobody should care about – Cassie Campbell is a bruisingly (is that a word? doubt it…) swift, trash talking, hockey great with a keen eye for spotting the details of one of the fastest games on the planet. Although she’s been getting a ton of international coverage because of those games out in Vancouver, her full time gig is actually as one of CBC‘s color analysts on Hockey Night In Canada. With respect to Jim Hughson, she’s really the best voice CBC has behind a mic every Saturday.

But Cassie’s time in front of the camera wasn’t always behind a mic, in fact she shot up to hockey stardom on an international scale as she gathered 21 national hockey medals in her career (World Championships, Olympics, ect). She currently sits 8th in all time scoring for Canada’s national Woman’s Hockey program.

Enough about the hockey career though right? Since leaving the game Cassie has been heavily involved in charity work and motivational speaking to go along with her full time stint on Hockey Night in Canada. She’s one of the spokespersons for Scotia Bank, you may have seen her on a Pepsi or Gatorade commercial of late and if you’ve ever seen a montage of Canada competing in national hockey tournaments, you’ll probably recognize her as the one wearing the flag. The Brampton Ontario native currently lives in Alberta with her husband, but you can see her most Saturdays on CBC.