| Eric Duhatschek | |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Education: | University of Western Ontario (BA) |
| Awards: | Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award |
Eric Duhatschek (born 1956) is a Canadian sports journalist. Duhatschek won the 2001 Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for distinguished ice hockey journalism and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Duhatschek is also on the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame. Based in Calgary, Alberta, he was the lead hockey columnist for The Globe and Mail and is a writer for The Athletic. Duhatschek rose to prominence for his coverage of the Calgary Flames as a sportswriter for the Calgary Herald.
After graduating from the University of Western Ontario's grad school of journalism, Duhatschek began covering Calgary Flames in 1978 for the Calgary Herald.[2] [3]
In 2000, Duhatschek joined The Globe and Mail as an online columnist.[4] In 2001, Duhatschek was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame[5] and was later elected for the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2] On September 8, 2017, Duhatschek announced he was leaving The Globe to write for The Athletic.[6]
After serving 15 years on the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame, Duhatschek's term ended and he was replaced by Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Mark Chipman in 2018.[7]
The following is a list of publications:[8]
Duhatschek has a son and daughter. His daughter Paula was awarded the inaugural Jim Kelley Memorial Scholarship by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[9]