Bob Cole to retire after calling 10 games in 2019 (update-16 games, last Habs-Leafs April 6th)

[The Kingslayer]

FORS berg, three goals!!! loved that call.

 

[BeastoftheEast85]

Nothing changes the viewing experience of hockey more than when a great announcer retires.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

About 20 years overdue

 

[Frank Drebin]

Anyone remember Dick Irvin jr. doing habs games?

That voice brings me back.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Oh Baby! Bob Cole returns to Hockey Night in Canada for one last season | The Star

If he can find it!







sorry

 

[Warden of the North]

Absolute Legend.

Bob Cole doesnt even have to see the ice to be great. I'd listen to him just throw out generic hockey phrases for three hours during a game.

 

[JerseyMike34]

I hope Rogers can find a way to give him a Leafs/Habs Saturday Nighter for his send off. It would be a fitting end to an illustrious career.

Edit: Just checked, the last Leafs game of the year is vs the Habs on a Saturday night. If Rogers manages to botch this they are truly clueless. I also fully expect them to botch this.

You don't read articles huh?

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Way past due.

 

[snipes]

I grew up on Bob Cole and Harry Neale at HNIC. Tremendous delivery, and I wish him all the best.

I can still hear him saying Dee-TROY-it, during those Red Wings playoff runs...

They were such a phenomenal duo at their peak.

Now Chris Cuthbert is the undisputed best in the business.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

The GOAT.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

First thought: Thank goodness. He's an absolute legend but he's been making constant mistakes and just isn't the same.

Second thought: Oh crap! He's still better than 95% of the people left!!!

 

[McDrailers]

Greatest gift Newfoundland gave to the hockey world. Really awesome to know such a iconic voice in hockey has roots here. Would love to see him do a few growlers games in NL

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Appreciate the well wishes.

 

[Analyst365]

Should have retired 10 years ago

Lazy

 

[Cellee]

He is a hockey icon. Everybody has to call it a day at some point.

 

[KBobs]

Saddened to hear this. Simply put: Bob Cole was the voice of hockey in Canada for so many years. Few memories of my childhood resonate with that of Hockey Night in Canada. Saturday night was special. Yes, there was no choosing what game to watch (or how to watch it) - but I can't help feeling how that attributed to a more intimate broadcast: all eyes were solely on the matchup(s) that night. His time has come, even his most loyal fans would probably agree, but he should have had the right to end the last few years on his terms.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Absolute Legend.

Bob Cole doesnt even have to see the ice to be great. I'd listen to him just throw out generic hockey phrases for three hours during a game.

Would probably be better if he couldn't see the ice.

 

[heynowbababooey]

Should've happened 10-20 years ago anyway. Boring and overrated. I'll take Thorne or Doc any day of the week.

 

[njdevils1982]

"….kadri is stripped of the puck by the montreal player ……skates past reilly……passes it to the canadiens forward who shoots! what a save by anderson.

the puck is in the corner, the montreal player is forechecking….its cleared to center and mathews is on a break!


…oh baby! what a save by the canadiens goalie

 

[Master Radishes]

To echo:

Should have done this years ago? Absolutely.
Still a legend? Absolutely.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I'll miss the voice, but not the incoherence. There's something about those old-timey announcer voices that I love. It just takes me back to listening to Flames games on my radio headphones when I should have been sleeping cause it was a school night.

Appreciate the well wishes.

What's funny is I read all your posts in his voice, so when you post anything with the slightest semblance of emotion, I completely crack up

 

[CraigBillington]

I didn't like how biased he was against the Senators (well maybe not biased against but boy oh boy did he not give a **** about learning any of our players' names) but I can't not respect his body of work.

End of an era. Godspeed Mr. Cole.

It's not an Ottawa thing. It's a Bob Cole thing. He botched a lot of players over the years

That said, I haven't watched HNIC in a few years but he has the iconic voice for a generation. Hope he enjoys his retirement

 

[Disclose]

legendary voice. time to step away indeed.
but i like Bob Cole and his mistakes.
i never cared he was "cheering" for the other team. i didnt care he called us the SENS!
it was simply fun to listen to the old man.

 

[Lunatik]

I know I am in the minority--but it is over due

I think most of us share this opinion. Cole is a legend, but he is tarnishing his legacy at this point in time.

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Makes sense, he's like.. a million years old.

Avatar bet he isn't.