TSN hockey insider Bob McKenzie announced on Tuesday that his “semi-retired TSN life of the last five years” will now become “a fully-retired life of doing absolutely nothing,” as he is stepping away after the expiration of his contract. McKenzie, who will turn 69 in August, “decided a few months ago it’s as nice a time as any to call it a career.” McKenzie: “If I had been so inclined to continue doing the World Juniors and draft rankings etc. at TSN, the opportunity was certainly there for me to do so” (TSN.ca, 7/1). McKenzie rose “to become one of the most trusted voices in the sport -- an insider with a keen analyst’s touch -- who informed generations of hockey fans.” He’s “long been one of the best in the business.” McKenzie was “one of the first to make the transition from print to television and handled the transition with aplomb” (TORONTO SUN, 7/1).
TSN’s McKenzie calls it a career as contract ends
