2023 Canadian Screen Awards.

WINNER
Best Direction, Live Sports Event

John Szpala

2022 Stanley Cup Final Game 6

Synopsis:

This is the finale of another truly unique 2021-22 Hockey Night in Canada broadcast season. An entire year’s worth of work culminates into this Stanley Cup Final broadcasts, everything the team experienced, developed, learned and crafted was poured into the Stanley Cup Final series between the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning. This year a new Champion was crowned, the Colorado Avalanche, defeating the two-time defending Champion Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 hard fought games to earn Colorado’s first Stanley Cup Championship since 2001.

Nominees:

John Szpala

Channel:

Sportsnet

Broadcaster:

Rogers Sports & Media

Production Company:

Sportsnet