'I've been through some ordeals': Ron MacLean is the last Canadian icon

The Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin Saturday night, are infamous for being a war of attrition unlike any other in sports. Two months of blocked shots and bodychecks, games every other night until the winner collapses over the line. Ron MacLean — arguably Canada’s last iconic TV broadcaster, after a career of ups and downs — knows something of survival himself. Moved into hosting duties in his rookie season with Hockey Night in Canada in 1987, when Dave Hodge departed after p