CBC - Hockey Night In Canada Theme & Open October 1993

[avalanchesuperstar]

This gives me goosebumps. God, the nineties were kickass. That's when the NHL was awesome and there was tons of dynasties.

[URProductions]

Now I'm thirsty.

[jfleming23]

i miss this so much!....why is it that everything now sucks compared to old stuff!

[wpgne]

@lanceporter I have some video taken during the CBC/SRC strike back a few years ago when there were no on-air personalities/voice overs. I'll be adding more content after a hardware upgrade.

[rtype6]

The greatest HNIC theme/intro ever made! Brought back so many memories!

[surfer53]

Am I the only one who thinks this intro and theme represents the last season where hockey made sense to real hockey fans? I'm so sick of people who just discovered hockey 5 minutes ago because their team suddenly won a cup. Hockey died in June of 1994 as far as I'm concerned. There will never be another series as good as that one. It's been down hill ever since.

[Jmnor60]

@surfer53 what makes you say that hockey died in June 1994? Because New York won or because there was a strike afterwards?

[quadzeroo]

This brings back memories, thanks for posting.

[TheWtim72]

Oh man I remember this...i was in Grade 4...wow...time flys..haha

[DandyKoufax]

Hey all. at about 0:11, do you hear some sort of a high pitched sound, like a bird chirping.

does anyone else know what i'm talking about? Is it the sound of a guitar string being scratched? Seriously, what on earth is that, it's bothered me, quite literally, for about 20 years.

[1KapG]

Too bad HNIC has this piece of shit intro now.

I still get goosebumps when I hear the old intro. 1 million times better.

[allleafs]

WOW! I haven't seen this since Leafs got eliminated by the Kings in 93' DOH!!

Good and bad memories lol....but this intro is so epic! The newer ones are kinda....ehhhhhhhhhhhh

[superrockperson]

why dont they call it molson HNIC anymore?

is molson still a sponser?

[TMLeafs]

This intro brings back so many memories!

[artgal80]

1993?! Holy Cow! Haven' seen that intro in years! Only in my early teens at that time....wow.

[domirules28]

i skipped homecoming dances for the opening night of hnic, i can already hear bob cole and harry neale's voices welcoming me to maple leaf gardens...

[Camchuk222]

fuck the ties penalty shots are more exciting with a tie you cant see ovechkin and gaborik or datsyuk pull of moves that you wouldn't see because of ties fag kenm20 you probably like grass hockey hahahaha

[kornered8]

you're a real buzz kill

[leafyutube]

The evolution of beer.

[kornered8]

Picked up a pack of molson dry to drink while i watch this over and over.

[surfer53]

It's business and it shouldn't be a moment for nostalgia, but for all the kids that grew up watching HNIC in the 90s, TSN/CTV stole a part of our souls when they bought the hockey song. P.S. Anyone know where I can find the 90s version of the "Hockey Tonight" song? the one with the cheesy text graphics... preferrably from around 1994. Thanks

[kornered8]

@surfer53 I have an mp3 version of the "Hockey Tonight" song. It's the one they played before the last game at the gardens. Let me know if you're interested

[KrisMTL]

Gave me goosebumps! Good memories.

[MrBarelylethal]

me too

[sarahyehudit]

I got chills watching this....I'd say one of the best intros...great memories for me. :)

[bluebear1985]

This is how I first remember seeing HNIC opening its broadcasts. I was only 8 in 1993, and for a while I couldn't figure out why we always kept on seeing the Leafs every week. Fortunately, after the lockout ended in 1995, that's when they started doing the doubleheaders. Those were good times back then, although it really sucked having to go to bed right after Coaches' Corner.

[Fmaack]

HNIC is always sponsored by awful beer.

[thehackneyaccount]

You have no idea how much I'm laughing at that. :)

[vdven]

Brought to you by Molson Special Dry, the evolution of beer...

[Jsouthwell2006]

i remember this song from when i was a kid but some fucker bought the song, who owns it now? i should kill em

[rvd696]

that would be TSN

dont be mad at them, be mad at CBC for being douches

[Jsouthwell2006]

they are douches i use to do security there at the one in vancouver and there is some bitchy women there, one called me rude just cus i gave her the answer she wasnt looking for and another calls me a stalker just for almost walking into the womens washroom

[bluebear1985]

This is the first opening that I remember seeing when I first started watching HNIC broadcasts as a little kid. Man, those were interesting times.

[ckendall67]

The new HNIC intro song is alright, but NOTHING compares to the original...I STILL miss it:-(

[gun4hire]

The thing I miss the most about CBC losing the theme song is how cool it would be when you'd hear "THIS IS A CBC SPORTS PRESENTATION" with that opening music and then it would kick into the Ron opening, and then the theme.

Now it's some pussy song. WEAK.

[wpgne]

I've got that opening with Ron exactly like you said. It was broadcast just before this opening. I'll get around to posting it one day. This particular opening was from the first show of the 1993 season, They did an opening montage with "Saturday Night" by the Bay City Rollers. Plus they included video of behind-the-scenes of HNiC as they were setting up for the first game. It's a really cool intro!

[69down]

reminds me of watching the playoffs in a boat on the detroit river.

[dstargator]

same with me but off the coast of Cape Breton PEI... and with a mug in my hand

[shorty1k]

This makes me feel so homesick.

[ChineseinCanada]

Oh, this is from my elementary school days! Sweet!

[sleazysea]

Same - I can almost taste popcorn and coke when I watch this lol

[GoLeafsGoBaby]

I was 3 and a half years old :P

I didn't knew anything about hockey back then lol

[RyanMcD29]

Anybody have the one with the kids shooting on the huge screen that breaks at the end? I think it's from 94 or 95

[wrestlemaniack1994]

i was born 3 months after this :) i loves this song

[cgasucks]

I miss early 90s hockey...when Molson was sponsoring HNIC...and before teams where using the trap that stifled creative plays....fuck...

[SharpAngus]

Do you have the one that used to play after the first game on saturday night double-headers? I wish I could describe it, but it was generally the song that was played when they put up who the 3 stars of the game were.

[RetroWinnipegPlus]

Are you referring to the music cues used through 1998? It makes me regret not taping hockey games on Radio-Canada when they had that strike in 2002.

[wpgne]

I recorded portions of the games during that strike.

[wpgne]

Yes, I believe I do. I've also got the segment that includes the background music when they were reviewing completed games. It's a pretty good tune that could even be used as the new HNiC theme...

[RetroWinnipegPlus]

That's something I'd love to see (then convert to audio for my iPod)!

[wpgne]

How did you like the Coach's corner theme I gave you?

[RetroWinnipegPlus]

Oh, that was great. Boy, you sure keep an archive. I hate to ask what else you might possibly have...

[wpgne]

I've got all sorts of things. Been collecting them mostly since the early 90's. I'm slowly going through my tapes to pull content off. I'm going to post more as the weeks roll on.

[dadirrtywhyteboi]

could we get more CBC Sports stuff please

[3evils63]

Could you post up the segment one? Id like to hear that too! thanks!

[general682002]

I remember watching the intro! Thanks for posting it!