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Who is Elliotte Friedman?
Elliotte Friedman is a well-known sports journalist. Elliotte Friedman works as a hockey reporter for Sportsnet and as an insider for the NHL Network in New Jersey. Elliotte also appears on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada as a regular panelist. He also won the Gemini Award for Best Sports Reporting in 2011.
Early Life and Childhood
Elliotte Friedman was born on September 27, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Elliotte’s age is 51.
He is middle-class and was born and raised in a Jewish household.
His father was a certified public accountant, and his mother worked as a bookkeeper. His father remarried after his mother died, and he grew up with his sister and two step-sisters.
Education Details
Elliotte Friedman attended the University of Western Ontario after graduating with the highest high school diploma from a local school where he also played hockey until the age of 13.
He received his bachelor’s degree and worked as a sports editor and later as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Gazette from 1992 to 1993.
Professional Career
In 1994, Friedman began his journalism career at Toronto sports radio station The Fan 590.
In 1998, he did radio and television play-by-play for Toronto Raptors games and reported on Toronto Blue Jays games. He also freelanced for the London Free Press and the Toronto Star.
He was named Telemedia Reporter of the Year in 1996.
Elliotte worked for The Score before joining CBC Sports in 2003. At SBC Sports, he worked as a reporter for Hockey Night in Canada.
He also studio hosted the CFL’s final two seasons on CBC, as well as some Toronto Raptors games. Elliotte was one of the reporters who covered the Olympic Games for the CBC.
Furthermore, he joined the CFL in 2006, following Brian Williams’ departure from CTV/TSN.
In 2011, he received the Best Sports Reporting Gemini Award for his outstanding work on Hockey Night in Canada’s Heritage Classic.
Elliotte was hired by Sportsnet to continue his role after Rogers Media acquired exclusive national media rights to the NHL and began producing Hockey Night for CBC.
He also took part in CBC’s coverage of the diving and swimming events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
He rose to prominence after making an error in his commentary of the Men’s 200-meter individual medley final, in which Micahel Phelps won instead of his rival Rayan Lochte.
Net Worth and Salary
Elliotte Friedman’s annual salary is $87,450.
He has been a professional sports journalist for nearly three decades and has attained admirable passions as evidenced by his lifestyle. Elliotte is worth $986,750.
Relationship Status
Elliotte Friedman married his beautiful wife Steph Friedman on September 3, 2009.
Steph used to work as a television producer. Max, the couple’s son, is their only child. He has, however, kept his family’s whereabouts a secret.
Body Measurements
He stands taller than average. Elliotte is 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approx 1.74 m).
Social Media
His Twitter handle is @FriedgeHNIC.
His Instagram handle is @friedgehnic.
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Trivia
- Elliotte was born on September 27, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- He currently works as a hockey reporter for Sportsnet and an insider for the NHL Network in New Jersey, USA.
- He also appears on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada as a regular panelist.
- Elliotte is worth $986,750.
- He is 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approx 1.74 m).
