What is Foster Hewitt Memorial Award?
The '''Foster Hewitt Memorial Award''' is an [[award]] named after [[Foster Hewitt]] and presented by the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] to members of the [[radio]] and [[television]] industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of [[ice hockey]] during their [[broadcasting]] career. The award winners are selected by the NHL Broadcasters' Association.<ref>{{cite book |page=240 |editor=Dinger, Ralph |title=NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2010 |year=2009 |publisher=NHL}}</ref> This award should not be confused with the [[ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award]], which was presented by [[ACTRA]], the [[Canada|Canadian]] association of actors and broadcasters, for excellence in general [[sports broadcasting]]. That award was discontinued in 1986. ==Winners== *1984 – [[Fred Cusick]], Boston; [[Foster Hewitt]], Toronto; [[Danny Gallivan]], Montreal; [[René Lecavalier|Rene Lecavalier]], Montreal *1985 – [[Budd Lynch]], Detroit; [[Doug Smith (sportscaster)|Doug Smith]], Montreal *1986 – [[Wes McKnight]], Toronto; [[Lloyd Pettit]], Chicago *1987 – [[Bob Wilson (sportscaster)|Bob Wilson]], Boston *1988 – [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]], Montreal *1989 – [[Dan Kelly (sportscaster)|Dan Kelly]], St. Louis, ''Hockey Night in Canada'' *1990 – [[Jiggs McDonald]], Atlanta, [[New York Islanders]], Los Angeles *1991 – [[Bruce Martyn]], Detroit *1992 – [[Jim Robson]], Vancouver, ''Hockey Night in Canada'' *1993 – [[Al Shaver]], Minnesota *1994 – [[Ted Darling]], Buffalo *1995 – [[Brian McFarlane]], ''Hockey Night in Canada'' *1996 – [[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]], ''Hockey Night in Canada'' *1997 – [[Gene Hart]], Philadelphia *1998 – [[Howie Meeker]], ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'', ''[[The Sports Network]]'' *1999 – [[Richard Garneau]], Montreal *2000 – [[Bob Miller (sports announcer)|Bob Miller]], Los Angeles *2001 – [[Mike Lange]], Pittsburgh *2002 – [[Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)|Gilles Tremblay]], Montreal *2003 – [[Rod Phillips]], Edmonton *2004 – [[Chuck Kaiton]], Hartford/Carolina *2005 – [[Sal Messina]], New York R