A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go behind the scenes of live hockey broadcast. The
Halifax Mooseheads of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have some of their games broadcasted live on a local TV station, Eastlink TV. Through some connections I was able to get behind the scenes and see what happens.
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| Halifax Metro Centre |
The staff typically arrive 5-7 hours before puck drops to get all the equipment set up.
Just like a TV show there is a script. It includes commercial breaks, sponsors, interview lineups, what graphics need to pop up on the screen, and so much more. Before the players head out for warm-up, the script for the game is gone over making sure that every person on staff knows where they should be at all times and what they will be doing.
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| Beer league game going on |
Then, game time. A live broadcast from the mobile truck is cramped, warm, and full of excitement. There can be between 5-15 cameras used for a game and monitored. The producer monitors the cameras and selects which one to use during the live action. It can get pretty dramatic in there, especially if a cameraman doesn't focus on the right player or incident!
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| Where the commentators sit |
It was a great experience being able to see how much effort goes into broadcasting just one live hockey game. Everyone at Eastlink TV was very professional and so helpful. Now I need to get behind the scenes of the CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast.
Mooseheads are currently in the first round of playoffs against the Montreal Junior. Mooseheads are down 2-0 heading into Game 3 tonight in Halifax. I got tickets for Game 4 on Wednesday.
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| Where all the magic happens |
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| Inside the broadcast truck |
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| Attendance 5,783. Mooseheads win 2-1 |
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