Mark Lewis is the former public address announcer for the Edmonton Oilers .

Lewis' background was in radio and television broadcasting having started his 40 year media career in 1969. Stops in Quebec City, Montreal, Newfoundland & Ontario brought him to BC and eventually Alberta. A career that saw him work as a DJ took a new twist and radio and TV sales became his calling card. Sales began at CBC Television Edmonton and Corus Radio Edmonton. ^[1] In 1981, Lewis became the PA announcer for the 1981 Canada Cup , held in Edmonton at Northlands Coliseum . Mark became the announcer for the Edmonton Oilers in 1981. ^{[2] [3]}

Lewis' pregame routine involved picking up game notes, scouting player line-ups in the Edmonton media lounge, and checking pronunciations of players' names, which presented difficulties given the multi-national nature of the sport and the state of technology at the time. A review of the PA game script was part of the pre game routine. ^[3] Mark announces the starting lineups, all goals, penalties and other in-arena announcements. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On January 4, 2016, Lewis announced his retirement from announcing after 35 years at the microphone, effective after the 2015-16 NHL season . ^[7] Upon Lewis' retirement, Scott Bourgeois was named as his replacement. ^[8] Lewis briefly came out of retirement to call some games of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs as Edmonton served as a hub city.

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