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Ottawa Citizen
3 days ago
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
He's being called a teenaged hockey broadcasting phenom
Seth Hyde, 17, may very well be the coolest kid at Gonzaga High School in St. John's when he returns to class in the fall to kick off his senior year. Article content Article content Article content Article content Hyde's homework has already begun, not for his upcoming senior year, but in preparation for the Regiment's inaugural game against the defending QMJHL champions, the Moncton Wildcats, on Sept. 18, 2025. Article content Having been life-long friends with the club's first ever draft pick in Benjamin Veitch, Hyde is looking forward to being able to provide a unique perspective on the team and its players, as many of them may end up as his classmates at Gonzaga. Article content Article content Hyde has already crunched the numbers on the Regiment's haul of prospects at the recent QMJHL Draft and feels there will be plenty of talent, not to mention local flavour, for fans to enjoy. Article content 'Our first round picks all have something to do with Newfoundland,' Hyde said. Article content 'Ben Veitch and Quinn Norman are born and raised here and Phenwick Maclean's father played with the St. John's Maple Leafs, so there's lots of Newfoundland flavour on the team. The team is also very young. We have a very young squad. I'd say give them a couple of years, we'll be in the Memorial Cup for sure.' Article content Article content While he's ready to miss out on a few parties and school events that clash with the Regiment's broadcast schedule, he admits the hardest sacrifice he has had to make is saying goodbye to the team that had nourished his development over the last few hockey seasons.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
This teenager will call games for the Newfoundland Regiment — and sit next to players in math class
St. John's teenager Seth Hyde found his passion high above the ice, and it's taking him to new heights next season. Hyde will be living out his dream as the first play-by-play voice of the Newfoundland Regiment hockey club. "I'm pinching myself. Like, it still just feels like a surreal dream for sure," Hyde, 17, told CBC News on Thursday. Hyde is a Grade 11 student at Gonzaga High School in St. John's. He has been calling games since he was 12, when his journey started during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a player at the time, an injury kept him out of a playoff game that fans couldn't attend in person. That's when he decided to try his hand at broadcasting, he said, taking the microphone to guide viewers who were watching on Facebook Live. It snowballed after that, he said, serving as the voice for games of the Pinnacle Growlers, Avalon Celtics and more. Hyde called it a relief when the news was announced on Wednesday. He's known about his new gig since January, but had to stay tight-lipped. But he remembers vividly the moment when Regiment vice president Ken O'Leary delivered the news at a Starbucks. "Me and my mom were discussing it in the car, and mom was saying ... 'Seth, you know they're not going to ask you to be the announcer, right?' And we were prepared to hear something else," he said. "We walked into Starbucks and sat down, and Kenny O'Leary looked at us and he said 'Seth, we want you to be the first voice of the Newfoundland Regiment.' And mom started bawling." Hyde will be in the booth for the Regiment's first game at Mary Brown's Centre on Sept. 18 alongside colour commentator and legendary voice of Newfoundland hockey Brian Rogers. Rogers served as the commentator for several professional St. John's hockey teams — most recently as the colour commentator of the Newfoundland Growlers. Hyde said it's an honour to work alongside the veteran Rogers, who has welcomed him and his family to the booth with open arms. Back to school Hyde's age also puts him in an interesting position most broadcasters wouldn't find themselves in. The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, where the Regiment will play, is a league for players between 16 and 20 years old. As a result, he's around the same age as many of the players on the club. Hyde says he's looking forward to that. "I think that will make it more enjoyable for me, because the players that are still in schools. The 2008 [born players], 2009s and even a handful of 2010s will be going to Gonzaga alongside me," he said. "I'll be able to see them in math class and throw into the broadcast, 'You know, Ben, why were you sleeping in math class the other day?'" Hyde also wants to open the game to more youth. He previously served as an NHL Power Player, an initiative started by the league that focuses on selecting young hockey fans to help advise the league on hockey-related topics important to their generation. He said he's ready to step into the Bob Cole Media Centre at the Mary Brown's Centre, and hopes he won't be the only teenager calling games in the future. "I think I actually have to sit up there to think that this is real," he said. "It's just going to be an amazing feeling." Download our to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our . Click .
Ottawa Citizen
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Voice of a new era: St. John's teen Seth Hyde named play-by-play broadcaster of Newfoundland Regiment
When 17-year-old Seth Hyde accepted a Starbucks meeting with the Newfoundland Regiment back in January, he had no idea what to expect. Article content Having turned heads in the hockey media world for his witty and descriptive play-by-play coverage of local hockey teams like the U18 AAA Nissan Growlers, Hyde figured the province's new Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League team might have decided to let him dabble in colour commentary or earn some experience as the team's in-arena host. Article content Article content Article content 'Ever since then, it's just been like a dream. It still doesn't feel real. It's just such an amazing feeling to be involved with such a cool organization, to be involved with a hockey team that's going to produce NHL-level talent, and especially to be involved with a team in my home province with kids my own age and kids a couple of years older. It's very, very cool and I'm so honoured to be a part of the Regiment organization.' Article content Article content Hyde was finally able to let the cat out of the bag in front of his peers and his teachers on Tuesday night at his high school's annual athletic banquet. Article content Heading into his senior year at Gonzaga High School in St. John's this fall, Hyde knows he has a busy and exciting year ahead of him, but he believes he's up for the challenge. Article content 'My senior year will be a bit of fun,' Hyde said with a chuckle. Article content 'Hopefully (my friends) will be able to come down and catch a couple of games. It's going to make my senior year a fun one for sure… It's a bit intimidating being a 17-year-old putting his voice behind the game, but I'm ready. I'm excited. It's going to be an incredible experience. I'm raring to get started. Sept. 18, opening night against Moncton. I'm counting down the days.'
