Shean Donovan's workday includes his son's first NHL fight

TSN's split screen catches the former NHL forward watching intently from the booth, then applauding as officials separate the players.

Channel: TSN Story of October 15, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 43,473 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (3,105).

Shean Donovan couldn't help but intently watch his son’s first NHL fight even while working. #Sens

Shean Donovan nods, then claps. Down on the ice, officials are separating his son and Peterson after a fight. Up in the TSN broadcast booth, the camera has caught a reaction that belongs as much to a father as to a hockey analyst.

The Short puts both views on screen together: Donovan in his suit above, the players trading punches below. The commentators immediately recognize the unusual opportunity. "Oh, there's a rare shot. You've got a dad watching his son with his first NHL fight," one says.

Donovan knows the view from the ice, too: he played in the NHL, including a spell with the Ottawa Senators. Here, though, he watches from his workplace while the broadcast gives viewers a window into his response.

The clip has drawn roughly 33,000 views in its first 14 hours, already well beyond TSN's usual full-day audience for a Short. Its final beat needs little explanation. As Donovan applauds, a commentator supplies the caption aloud: "Dad likes it."

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The numbers

The booth-side reaction has given this Short a much faster start than TSN's usual short uploads.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,105

this video

43,473

subscribers

974,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

649,081,803

views per day

151,509

typical day: 426,643

the video

views

32,637

likes

370

comments

6

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

First Things First

1,120,000

Overtime SZN

1,100,000

TSN

974,000

NFL on ESPN

913,000

TMZSports

883,000

NHL on ESPN

879,000

As of October 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.