David Amber

Who is David Amber?

David Amber is a Canadian anchor for NHL On the Fly on the NHL Network as well as the anchor for Gate 5 Live, Raptors Pregame, and Raptors Post Up on NBA TV Canada. He previously was an anchor and reporter for ESPN and its family of networks.

David Amber, who had appeared on ESPN networks since 2002, was based in Toronto, contributing to SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, Baseball Tonight and College GameDay. A reporter since 2006, Amber had provided coverage from the NBA Finals, MLB postseason and other major events, as well as serving as a sideline reporter for NCAA football and the World Baseball Classic.

Amber originally joined ESPN as an ESPNEWS anchor in 2002, also anchoring Outside the Lines, NHL2Night and NCAA basketball.

Prior to ESPN, Amber served as a reporter and anchor for TSN in Toronto. At TSN, Amber reported from two Olympic Games, as well as several World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, and NBA Finals. From 1999–2001 he was a courtside reporter for TSN's broadcasts of Toronto Raptors games.

Amber had also gotten hit in the head with a basketball at an NCCA basketball game.