This set the stage for Drew’s life altering opportunity to make the jump to the NHL with the expansion San Jose Sharks.ĭrew was an assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks for four years. At the same time, working as an Assistant Coach at the University of Calgary with another Saskatchewan favourite, Willie Desjardins. He moved through the SJHL, then to Alberta and worked for Saskatchewan coaching legend, Dave King, with Canada’s National team.
Drew started his coaching career in Saskatoon Minor Hockey. Most of all, Jamie is a proud dad of two, who loves to spend time with his family.īorn and raised in Saskatoon, Drew has been active in hockey circles most of his life. The post game show after the 2013 Grey Cup was the most fun I’ve had on the radio in my career because it was not only sports history but Saskatchewan history.” “Remarkable comebacks, Joe Carter’s walk off home run, Donovan Bailey’s 100m gold medal or Sidney Crosby’s golden goal are the reason I love doing what I do.
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“Pick a spot and figure it out when we get there by asking locals or finding a brochure at a local cafe.”īut his favourite reality TV is witnessing sports history. Jamie can be observed gnashing his teeth over the latest heartbreak of being a Vancouver Canucks fan, an Oakland Raiders fan, and kind of a Blue Jays fan.įor fun, Jamie loves traveling with no plan. When Taylor Field was knocked down, his heartfelt commentary on the end of an era won a national award for Best Radio Commentary. Jamie’s never forgotten what it’s like to be the small-town kid watching the big games. He returned in 2011, to tell the stories that matter to fans here, and talk to them each day as host of the #1 sports show in Saskatchewan, “The Green Zone.” It detoured through Edmonton, where he was a sideline reporter for Edmonton Eskimos broadcasts.īut his heart remained in Saskatchewan. Jamie Nye grew up in Lumsden as a diehard fan of the Roughriders and a passion for sports.Īfter graduating from the U of R with a Journalism degree, Jamie started down the path that would lead him to the Green Zone.
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