Two years after George Stroumboulopoulos replaced Ron MacLean as host of Hockey Night in Canada, the reverse is happening.
Multiple reports state MacLean will once take over hosting duties for the 2016-17 NHL season. But, according to a CBC insider, the change was a long time coming.
Stroumboulopoulos was reportedly not Rogers’ first choice when hiring a new host to start the 2014-15 season. The broadcasting giant accepted him on the basis that he would attract a younger demographic of viewers an usher in a new era for Hockey Night in Canada.
That kind of change takes time.