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Mike McIntyre \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n
Landon Ferraro returns to Winnipeg as the colour commentator for TSN\u2019s regional Winnipeg Jets broadcasts.<\/p>\n
Ferraro \u2014 at the time playing forward for the visiting Minnesota Wild \u2014 said he managed to get off a weak shot that hit the Jets goaltender square in the chest. But his 77th appearance in the big leagues would be his last following previous stops with Detroit (which drafted him 32nd overall in 2009) and Boston.<\/p>\n
The former centre would get back to full health the following season, spending it as he\u2019d done much of his eight-year pro career to that point in the American Hockey League.<\/p>\n
The British Columbia product then headed overseas for the next four years, playing on three different teams in Germany and even representing Canada at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, before hanging up his skates for good in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, 15-year-old me would have been really disappointed with my career, right?\u201d said Ferraro, who ended up with seven NHL goals and five assists to his name.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike it wasn\u2019t 15 years in the NHL and all that, but I got a lot of experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now he has an intriguing new one in the sport he\u2019s loved for as long as he can remember.<\/p>\n
Ferraro is back in Winnipeg, this time as the new colour commentator for TSN\u2019s regional broadcasts. After briefly dabbling as a real estate agent in Vancouver \u2014 something he \u201cfound out real quick\u201d was not his cup of tea \u2014 the 35-year-old feels like he\u2019s where he belongs.<\/p>\n
Ferraro made a favourable first impression last week during his debut, with social media filling up with compliments about his performance. Many new fans noted how similar he sounds to his famous father, Ray, who had a terrific 18-year NHL career before seamlessly moving into the broadcast booth and becoming one of the best analysts in the business.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe used to go over tape when I played, and it\u2019s even more fun on this side, I would say, because it\u2019s more similar. Like our styles are similar, the way that our cadence is, everything that way,\u201d said Ferraro, who had spent the past two seasons doing some part-time work on Canucks broadcasts.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Dirk Shadd \/ TAMPA BAY TIMES FILES<\/p>\n Landon Ferraro (right) was drafted 32nd overall back in 2009 by the Detroit Red Wings. The former centre\u2019s NHL career ended against the Winnipeg Jets back in 2017 after overextending on a breakaway against Connor Hellebuyck in hopes of thwarting a massive check from Dustin Byfuglien.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, me and my dad as players were very different players. He\u2019s trying to give me advice, and I\u2019d have to cut him off later in my career. I\u2019m like, \u2018Dad, I\u2019m on a PK. Like you don\u2019t know how to block a shot. Just like I couldn\u2019t score 40.\u2019 But we\u2019ve got more (in common) here.\u201d<\/p>\n He fills the vacancy left by another former player, Kevin Sawyer, who has moved to Calgary this season to work Flames broadcasts on Sportsnet. Ferraro was thrilled when the offer came his way, especially the chance to work with a seasoned pro like play-by-play announcer Dan Robertson.<\/p>\n \u201cDan is just so calm,\u201d said Ferraro. \u201cI know Kevin really well, and Kevin told me how great he is to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n Not unlike playing hockey with a new organization, there could be a few bumps along the way. Ferraro is spending his first few broadcasts sitting directly beside Robertson in the booth so they can get used to each other\u2019s style and work on timing. Once that\u2019s nailed down, Ferraro will head down to ice level and commentate from between the benches.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us, I feel like a lot of it is just learning how Dan finishes a thought, or how he finishes a sentence, so you naturally know when you can come in,\u201d said Ferraro.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fun part of joining a new team is everything is new and it keeps you on your toes because you\u2019ve got a lot to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n When he arrived in Winnipeg last month, Ferraro wasn\u2019t sure what to expect from a Jets team that was dealing with the Connor Hellebuyck holdout while trying to rebound from a 26th-overall finish in the standings just a year ago.<\/p>\n His early impressions have been positive ones.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so easy for fans and other media people around the league to write off this team because of last year and because of Hellebuyck. Like, how are they ever going to compete?\u201d said Ferraro.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Pavel Golovkin \/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES<\/p>\n Landon Ferraro (right) celebrates with teammate Eric O\u2019Dell (left) after scoring Team Canada\u2019s first goal against Finland during Channel One Cup action back in 2021. After his tenure in the NHL, the forward played in the AHL before playing on three separate German clubs. Ferraro represented Canada at the 2022 Beijing Olympics before hanging up his skates in 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cBut coming into this training camp, it would have been really, really easy for just a massive dark cloud to be hanging over this year. But from the very first day of interviews, it hasn\u2019t been like that at all. This team is excited. They feel light. Everyone believes they can have a bounce-back year. And there really isn\u2019t a reason they shouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Ferraro believes the shift towards more youth, speed and skill in the Jets lineup will pay off given the way the modern game is going.<\/p>\n Regardless of on-ice results, Ferraro already feels like a winner as he settles into his new role and his new home.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had such a fun time since getting to Winnipeg,\u201d he said, noting he had been here a handful of times during his NHL and AHL days but never really ventured anywhere outside of the airport, the downtown hotel and the rink.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, it\u2019s so true of what they say about friendly people, great restaurants. It\u2019s just a really nice place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n winnipegfreepress.com\/mikemcintyre<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Mike McIntyre Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the Winnipeg Sun before joining the Free Press in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. Read more about Mike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Mike produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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