Is Rhett Warrener leaving CFAC Radio Station? Here’s what we know about the former ice hockey player.
Rhett Warrener is a Canadian former professional hockey athlete and a sports broadcaster.
Since Florida Panthers drafted him in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, he competed in the league from 1995 to 2008, playing for teams like Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames.
Rhett won the 1996 World Junior Championship.
Is Rhett Warrener Leaving CFAC Radio Station?
Rhett Warrener doesn’t seem to be leaving CFAC Radio Station.
He began his broadcasting career shortly after his retirement in 2009 due to a shoulder injury that had him miss an entire season. He then remained with the Calgary Flames as a scout for a short time before joining Sportsnet 960 radio’s Warrener Wednesdays.
Nonetheless, he had once left the radio in 2019 to rejoin the Flames, his former playing home, in a player development role. However, he returned.
Currently, Rhett hosts the Sportsnet 960 show Boomer in the Morning with Dean “Boomer” Molberg and Ryan Pinder every Monday to Friday from 6 to 9 a.m.
On the 16 March episode, Ken Daneyko and Tommy Wheeldon Jr. were on the show.
Rhett Warrener Wife And Family
Rhett Warrener is happily married to his wife, Christina Bager.
His wife is a former Buffalo Sabre and a Williamsville North High School and Canisius College graduate. At college, she was a physical education major.
Like her husband, Christina, born on 18 November 1981, also had a brief athletic career as per her profile on Canisius Golden Griffins. She was a member of the 2002 college softball roster who played the Outfield position and wore a #17 jersey.
As a high schooler, she had earned one letter as a centerfielder. Likewise, she also had letters in volleyball and track. In 2001, she had a batting average of .250 while .182 the previous year.
The couple had their wedding in Calgary, Alberta, where they still live. Their marriage took place at 4 p.m. on 11 August 2006 in St. Mary Catholic Church, East Amherst, in the presence of Rev. Robert M. Yetter. As for the reception, the Harry’s Harbour Place Grille was the venue.
Rhett has two children whose identities remain unknown. Aside from them, his family also includes his parents, LuAnn and Doug Warrener, parents-in-law, Bill and Patti Bager.
His brother-in-law, Robert Bager, was U.S. Army Cavalry 1st Armored Division’s captain. He died on 21 September 2006 due to training accident injuries suffered in Germany.
Rhett Warrener Net Worth
The estimated net worth of Rhett Warrener is $7 million.
Reportedly, he made around US$18 million during his hockey career. Throughout his 14-year-long career, his initial salary (1995-96) was $400 thousand, while he had a salary of $2.5 million at the end (2008-09).
The HockeyZonePlus ranks him 737 on NHL/career hockey earnings list.