Rod Phillips (broadcaster)

Rod Phillips (born September 9, 1941) is a retired Canadian radio broadcaster for 630 CHED in Edmonton, Alberta.

In 2003, Phillips received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

[3][4] Before being a hockey broadcaster, Phillips hosted Edmonton's first-ever late-night television show in 1967.

Although retired, he still broadcast 10 more games of the 2010–2011 season, referred to as a "farewell tour" and dubbed "Rod's Classics.

"[4] These ten games included the Oilers' greatest rivals: Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes (née Winnipeg Jets), Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, and Los Angeles Kings, in that order.