He was named Ronald Joseph Corbett MacLean, but you can call him Ron. Everyone does.
Ron is a hockey player, a hockey referee, past and current host of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, an author (albeit with some help), and a blogger on Sportsnet.
He wrangles Don Cherry on Coach’s Corner without any apparent assistance. For that alone he deserves a place on this list, but his ability to do it while delivering the most excruciating and/or obscure puns is without peer. If you have a good/bad one, tweet it to him this coming week for his birthday (April 12): @RonMacLeanHTH.
In addition to his unrepentant punsterism, Ron is under appreciated, I think, for the depth of his hockey knowledge. A national icon for sure.
Ian – Yes, a friend of ours who knows a lot about hockey (he played major junior hockey for a few years) has said the same thing about Ron – that he knows the game. Excellence is delightful, in almost any application.