 He also continued to appear regularly on The Fan 590 (now Sportsnet 590).After Rogers Media acquired exclusive national media rights to the NHL and began producing "Hockey Night" for CBC, Friedman was hired by Sportsnet to continue his role.In 2016, Friedman participated as a commentator during CBC's coverage of diving and swimming events at the 2016 Summer Olympics to replace Steve Armitage (who was unable to attend the Games due to his diagnosis with chronic heart failure).