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Sportshour: Hockey Night in Canada… Punjabi Style!

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29/06/2013

Hockey Night in Canada… Punjabi Style!

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Hockey Night in Canada… Punjabi Style!

How Canada's flagship sports show is using Punjabi to tap into an unused reserve of talent

Ice Hockey’s Stanley Cup was collected by The Chicago Blackhawks this week. Their victory means it's now 20 years since a Canadian team won the competition in what is their national sport. So to revive their fortunes the hockey authorities and broadcasters CBC have been providing TV show 'Hockey Night in Canada' in Punjabi. The benifits have been far reaching. We hear from commentator Harnarayan Singh and Multicultural expert Rima Berns-McGown of the University of Toronto

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