One Game at a Time

Ask a hockey fan if they have heard the wonderfully electric call of Nick Bonino's overtime-winning goal from the 2016 Stanley Cup Final and they will almost surely answer with a resoundingyes! That's because video clips of theHockey Night in Punjabibroadcast immediately went viral, amplifying the profile of Harnarayan Singh, the voice behind the call.

Growing up in small-town Alberta, Harnarayan was like many other kids who dreamed abouta life within the sanctum of the game they idolized. There was only one small difference he didn'tlooklike any of the other kids. And when he sat down on Saturday nights to tune in toHockey Night in Canadawith the rest of the nation, he couldn't ignore the fact that the broadcasters or analysts didn't look like him either. Undeterred, Harnarayan worked his way from calling imaginary hockey games with his plastic toy microphone as a child, to funding secret flights from Calgary to Toronto every weekend in the early days ofHockey Night in Punjabi, to making history as the first Sikh to broadcast an NHL game in English.

Full of heart, humour, and bursting with personality (and maybe a few family prayers for Wayne Gretzky), One Game at a Time is the incredible and inspiring story of how Harnarayan Singh broke through the longstanding barriers and biases of the sport he loves. But more than that, Harnarayan blends his unabashed love of hockey with a refreshing and necessary positive message about what it means to be a Canadian in the world, making him one of the most influential ambassadors of the game today. (From McClelland & Stewart)

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Interviews withHarnarayan Singh

Hockey Night in Canada's Punjabi broadcaster

8 years ago

Duration 11:44

Wendy Mesley talks with Harnarayan Singh about the success of the program