Darren Dutchyshen - 1966–2024

[JPeeper]

RIP Dutchy, one of the best to do it, he'll be greatly missed.

 

[Swervin81]

Absolute icon, him and Jennifer Hedger were on TV before school every morning. RIP Dutchy, may your stick continue to be long from time to time.

 

[SenzZen]

RIP Legend

 

[red devil]

Tips on how to get away from a bear

 

[punk_o_holic]

That's a shame. Still young as well. Rip

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

RIP

 

[NyQuil]

Always a big smile and a ton of enthusiasm. Will miss him behind the desk.

 

[LevelingSolo]

Dutch was a beauty, he will be greatly missed,

Gone way too soon RIP Sir

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Ah man this sucks.

Had family that knew him growing up in Porcupine Plain, heck my mom even went on a double? date with him once to a drive in theatre way back in the day. Tried to hook her up with his university buddy.

Ended up marrying my grandmothers younger cousin Candice

By all accounts a great guy though I never got to meet him.

Cancer fkn sucks.

 

[New User Name]

One of the best. RIP Dutch

 

[Sniper99]

I got to meet him and Solkowski with my brother and my cousins when I was about 9. My Aunt had a friend that worked at ITV and we got a tour of the studios and some areas where SCTV was filmed. We told him that we always had a tough time pronouncing his name or even spelling it so we came up with "Darren DoesDishes" He loved it.

Got to watch them do Sports Night from the back of the studio. He was a great man. R.I.P. Dutchy!

 

[Sniper99]

The Canadian Stuart Scott.

I honestly didn't know he had cancer. A legend gone far too soon.

100%

 

[red devil]

Never knew Dutchyshen and Beirness were a long time couple. All the best to her, his 3 children and his mother.

 

[48g90a138pts]

Oh man this is sad. Always liked Darren right from watching him on STV in Saskatoon right on through his TSN days.

Condolences to his family and all who enjoyed him on TV.

RIP Dutchy

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Never knew Dutchyshen and Beirness were a long time couple. All the best to her, his 3 children and his mother.

They were?

 

[red devil]

They were?

From Simmons article

 Dutchyshen passed away Wednesday at the young age of 57, after a giant career and a long battle with cancer, leaving behind his three adult children, his mom, his longtime partner Kate Beirness, those he worked with at TSN and a nation that embraced his energy, his enthusiasm, his enormous personality and his absolute joy of bringing sports to a country that embraces it.

 

[Xelebes]

I mostly remember Darren on ITV because I didn't get cable. He was there when I was getting interested in hockey so this is a loss of childhood in the 90s for me.

 

[Voight]

Never knew Dutchyshen and Beirness were a long time couple. All the best to her, his 3 children and his mother.

Ya wow this is a complete shock to me.

 

[DarrenX]

I met him on a plane to Saskatoon last year (I recognized his voice) and we chatted for a bit (I had my Canucks cap on). He was a nice guy. He seemed like he a very "big" personality, and he seemed in great health to me, so I was surprised and saddened to hear this.

 

[rea]

Growing up there, I've always rooted for the ones that came out of Saskatchewan and did well for themselves, feeling a sort of kindred spirit for them.
Dutchie being one the lasting faces I'll always rmmbr on TSN, sad to see you go, RIP.

 

[Dicky113]

This one affected me more than I expected considering I never met the guy. He had that rare ability to communicate that he was a real genuine, decent person without needing to meet him. Just an awesome Sportscaster. I hope when I go I have similar impact on people that I knew. I know I won’t on people I didn’t know; that’s a rare thing.

God speed dutchy.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

I used to stay up every night until 11 pm to watch Darren on Sports Night on ITV in Edmonton in the early 90's when I was young to see the Oiler highlights. He was just a young chap back then. Probably my favorite sports show TV host ever.

Him and Bryan Hall every Monday night with "Hall's Calls"

 

[crazychimp]

Wow just saw this, RIP Dutch

 

[CokenoPepsi]

From Simmons article

 Dutchyshen passed away Wednesday at the young age of 57, after a giant career and a long battle with cancer, leaving behind his three adult children, his mom, his longtime partner Kate Beirness, those he worked with at TSN and a nation that embraced his energy, his enthusiasm, his enormous personality and his absolute joy of bringing sports to a country that embraces it.

Interesting, I thought he was married with three kids...I guess divorced

 

[Dust]

RIP Dutchy. I struggled to read through all the condolences that went out his way today. I've never met him but it still hit me a lot harder than I expected.