DENIS J. PUSKA RECEIVES LEGACY AWARD FROM TOWN OF KAPUSKASING
PUSKA TO BE INDUCTED INTO HOCKEY NORTH HALL OF FAME
Kapuskasing native Denis J. Puska was presented with the Legacy Award from the Town of Kapuskasing at the Citzen Recognition Awards on November 2nd. The award recognizes Puska's 45 year broadcast career including severl decades behind the microphone and reporting on his hometown. He first started when was 14 years old working at 580 CKAP Radio as a sports reporter and called his first hockey game at that same age. Puska has also worked for the Daily Press as a reporter/bureau chief and L'Horizon Weekender as a reporter for the bilingual newspaper. He is in his seven year working for Moose FM Radio as a morning show host, and reporter.
By Randy Russon:
The Hockey North Hall of Fame — first established in 2025 as a means of recognizing many in the game whose contributions have been mostly under-rated — has officially confirmed its class of 2026 inductees. The Hockey North Hall of Fame aims to recognize individuals with a link to the north who have made an impact on the game dating back to 1975. In alphabetical order, the class of 2026 is as follows.
Denis J. Puska - Hailing from the small northeastern Ontario town of Kapuskasing, Puska has been in the media business for 45 or so years, starting when he was a young teenager. A multi-faceted broadcast and print journalist, Puska is still a morning show radio host who also does play by play for NOJHL games up in the far reaches of northeastern Ontario as somewhat of a hidden gem.
— The 2026 Hockey North Hall of Fame induction class ceremony will be held next spring at the Machine Shop venue in Sault Ste. Marie.
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Company owner Denis J. Puska will celebrate his 40th anniversary in broadcast-journalism this year. His career was started at the age of 14 filing sports reports with a local radio station and newspaper. Denis called his first hockey game on the radio at the age of 14. Since then, he has broadcasted thousands of hockey games all over Canada, United States and around the world. Denis has called over 700 professional and junior hockey games in the state of Texas including 14 years in Amarillo.