He became best known to Canadians as an excitable and enthusiastic television colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada, breaking down strategy in between periods of games with early use of the telestrator.

In the 1970s, he ran hockey camps and created numerous books and a television series promoting youth education in the sport.

In 1945–46, after World War II had ended, Meeker returned to the OHA and played one season with the Stratford Indians.

Meeker's encouragement and delivery were all based on his premise that the game was suffering from poor instruction at the junior levels.

He also made vocal and detailed complaints about poor quality hockey equipment for child players, especially concerning protective gear.

[5] He would replay footage taken from an overhead camera that provided a full view of the ice, then use a telestrator to demonstrate his points.

[17] During the telestrator segments, his favourite directive was, "stop it right here", to freeze the screen in order to analyze specifics in the replay.

[18][19] When TSN gained NHL cable TV broadcast rights in 1987, Meeker joined their team, where he stayed until retiring in 1998.

[20] Meeker often used the phrase, "Keep your stick on the ice" (later popularized as a slogan of comedian Red Green[21][22]) during his educational segments on Hockey Night in Canada.

[23][24] In 2004, Meeker was invited to headline a golf tournament fundraiser to benefit BC Guide Dog Services.

[25] From this beginning, Meeker and his wife, Leah, became the patrons for BC Guide Dog Services,[26] and through their involvement had helped raise over $350,000 as of July 2011.

[5][18][19][29][30] Upon hearing of Meeker's death, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman issued the following statement on behalf of the league: "Howie Meeker spent his long and remarkable life playing, teaching, and broadcasting the game of hockey and serving his country with incredible enthusiasm."