Toronto Mike's Blog · Mar 28, 2018
The Pen Flip Heard Across the Country
On March 14, 1987, Dave Hodge had had enough of the way decisions were being made at CBC Sports with regards to live sports programming. Here's footage of the last straw and the pen flip heard across the country.
It really has become the stuff of legend, and I've been lucky enough to speak with a few people who were there, as well as Dave Hodge himself. Let's begin with Ron MacLean, who witnessed the entire incident and would go on to replace Dave at Hockey Night in Canada.
Paul Romanuk, currently calling games for Hockey Night in Canada, was even closer to the flip. Here's how Paul remembers that day.