Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died, the network announced Thursday.

TSN said Dutchyshen died Wednesday at age 57. The cause of death was not provided, but his family said in a statement he was B次元官网网址渟urrounded by his closest loved ones.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淗is sharp wit remained until his final moments, classically delivering plenty of jokes B次元官网网址� most of them pretty good and all of them inappropriate,B次元官网网址� his family said.

Dutchyshen revealed he had prostate cancer on Sept. 9, 2021, and spent a year away from TSN while receiving treatment.

He returned to the screen alongside SportsCentre co-host Jennifer Hedger in September 2022 B次元官网网址� and detailed his timeline.

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Dutchyshen shared that the cancer had metastasized throughout his body.

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Dutchyshen said the cancer was treatable and that he felt B次元官网网址渞eally, really goodB次元官网网址� before adding: B次元官网网址淎nd the place that I feel best is (on SportsCentre).B次元官网网址�

He began his TSN career in 1995 and became a mainstay on the networkB次元官网网址檚 flagship SportsDesk and SportsCentre news programs over the next three decades.

Born in Regina and raised in Porcupine Plain, Sask., Dutchyshen was part of the networkB次元官网网址檚 CFL broadcasts, and also hosted Olympic Prime Time on TSN during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and London 2012 Summer Games.

B次元官网网址淎 larger-than-life personality, DarrenB次元官网网址檚 incredible sense of humour and magnetic energy made him a natural broadcaster who connected easily with viewers,B次元官网网址� said Stewart Johnston, senior vice-president for sales and sports at Bell Media, TSNB次元官网网址檚 parent company.

B次元官网网址淗is enthusiasm reminded us every day of why we love sports.B次元官网网址�

DutchyshenB次元官网网址檚 first job as a sportscaster was with STV in Saskatoon, followed by a stint with IMTV in Dauphin, Man. He also spent seven years as the host of ITVB次元官网网址檚 Sports Night in Edmonton.

A number of Canadian sports media personalities posted online tributes to Dutchyshen, including TSN colleague James Duthie.

B次元官网网址淕iant of a man. In stature, personality, humour, heart. Especially heart,B次元官网网址� Duthie wrote on X platform, formerly known as Twitter.

B次元官网网址淗e was SportsCentre. We loved him a ton and will miss him equally.B次元官网网址�

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