By Brittany Hobson Hockey was a regular part of life for Robert Kabvitok growing up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. In his youth, he’d travel by all-terrain snow vehicle to tournaments and watch televised games at home with his father. As an adult, he’d referee the hamlet’s senior men’s league. With a vast knowledge of Canada’s favourite pastime, Kabvitok is to be one of the first Inuit to provide live game coverage in Inuktitut as part of a partnership between APTN and Sportsnet’s “Hockey Night in Canada.” “The excitement is already around,” Kabvitok said. “(Inuit) love hockey in Nunavut. Us helping understand the game in Inuktitut and colour commentating is really going to help elders from here or even the youth who want to learn our language.” “Hockey Night in Canada…
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