Bob Cole has passed Away at 90
The hockey world has lost one of its very best.
On Wednesday evening, legendary broadcaster Bob Cole passed away of natural causes with family and friends at his bedside.
He was 90.
Cole, the voice of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada for parts of five decades, died in his hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland - a place which he passionately spoke of on air and in his autobiography.
Some of Cole's most famous calls include the 1972 Summit Series (Paul Henderson's game-winner), the 1976 game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Soviet Union's Red Army (They're going home!), and the 2002 Olympics (Joe Sakic scores) - among others. He commonly used the phrase "oh baby" to describe an eventful moment within games. Cole also called many other Olympics, World Cups and Stanley Cup Finals over his lengthy career.
Cole called his final game on April 6, 2019 - a classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada.
He was recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 as the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winner for his work in broadcast media. In 2016, Cole was named to the Order of Canada in Ottawa.
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