Legendary play by play man Bob Cole has passed RIP.

[brentashton]

Beautiful intro to tonight’s game by SN. Oh baby.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

Foster Hewitt and Bob Cole were hockey to me growing up…and they never disappointed. Watching the best hockey with the best announcers was a real gift.
There have been a lot of good teams and players through the years, but only one Bob Cole.
So grateful…RIP.

 

[Messrules11]

Beautiful intro to tonight’s game by SN. Oh baby.

The Lemieux “oh baby” is my favourite

 

[TheNumber4]

Truly the voice of a generation. Legendary calls.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I'll never forget his call in the '97 Dallas-Edmonton series....especially when Cujo made that save in OT..."oh my goodness!"

and of course, the 06 Cup final was amazing too

he was the GOAT

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Absolute legend that got to watch and do PBP for so many great players and teams. RIP.

 

[Cloned]

Look out, it’s a break…

It’s Modano of all people…

IT’S JOSEPH OF ALL PEOPLE!

Nobody will call a game like him ever again.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

“There’s a new bunch on the block” will live forever. RIP BC.

 

[The Panther]

"They... HAVE TIED THE GAME!."

 

[Sra1974]

The perfect play by play guy. The tone of his voice, the cadence, the use of volume appropriately, his choice of words, how he knew when to let the spectacle carry the moment, the class of the human being he was, it was all perfect. We will never see another one like him and it’s not even going to be close.

 

[GMofOilers]

RIP Bob, you were one of the best. Chills just listening to some of his old game calls.

The GOAT

 

[94 Oil Drops]

"They... HAVE TIED THE GAME!."

That one is my personal favorite. I was only 2 years old when that happend but I've seen the highlights of that game on YouTube. It was awesome. Bob had a way of making big moments sound like an even bigger deal.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

All the tributes and clips have been great and, again, he was 90, but it's still very sad.

When I think of hockey he, and Rod Phillips, are the play by play in my head.

Just a legend, RIP you tremendous man. Still sad about this guys lol, sorry.

 

[brentashton]

RIP Bob, you were one of the best. Chills just listening to some of his old game calls.

Thanks for posting this. I just watched it again 2 more times. Damn, he was the best.

 

[guymez]

Thanks for posting this. I just watched it again 2 more times. Damn, he was the best.

I did the same thing.
The line..."you are there to enhance the game...dont try to steal it".
Just perfect.

Hopefully some of the current announcers out there take those words to heart.
This is a brilliant tribute to Bob Cole. He was such a gem.
I am probably going to watch this a few more times.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I did the same thing.
The line..."you are there to enhance the game...dont try to steal it".
Just perfect.

Hopefully some of the current announcers out there take those words to heart.
This is a brilliant tribute to Bob Cole. He was such a gem.
I am proabaly going to watch this a few more times.

His ability to voice what the fans watching are thinking, but will all the excitement and sincerity of a real fan just made him so endearing to listen to during games.

 

[K1984]

RIP Legend. Don't see anyone currently close to the standard he set at his prime.

I don't know if play by play will ever reach near the quality of every post TV era up until now.

Foster Hewitt, Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, Dan Kelly, Doc Emerick and Don Whitman were all had the classic, "old school" style of play by play. Chris Cuthbert to a lesser extent has this style, but is probably the last of an extinct breed.

Everyone else today? Most rank between awful and just different styles.

 

[Slats432]

I don't know if play by play will ever reach near the quality of every post TV era up until now.

Foster Hewitt, Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, Dan Kelly, Doc Emerick and Don Whitman were all had the classic, "old school" style of play by play. Chris Cuthbert to a lesser extent has this style, but is probably the last of an extinct breed.

Everyone else today? Most rank between awful and just different styles.

Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert are still good. After that it is pretty light, although I can't say I listen to many of the other broadcast teams that much.

 

[RegDunlop]

The best for me. Set the standard. And I do go back to FH, but my top 3 are Mr Cole, D Gallivan, then Foster.

Thank you Bob Cole for illustrating and enhancing my life. RIP

 

[McSomnii]

I didn't really have the same amount of exposure to Bob Cole compared to most here, but even I'd immediately recognise his distinctive delivery whenever I caught a game that he was calling.

To think that he was still doing the occasional game at 85 years old. Rest well.

 

[alanschu]

Classic Oiler calls of his off the top of my head - please add what I'm missing:

- 1984 Stanley Cup win
- 1990 SCF Klima goal
- 1997 Buchburger goal
- 1997 Marchant goal
- 2006 Pisani goal

I'm probably missing many.

I remember thinking he maybe stayed in the announcer chair a bit longer than he maybe should have because at times it seemed like he struggled to keep up, but oh man that Pisani call still gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.

They have time to kill now folks.... time to kill now.


Seemed like he had a good life and I hope it was. Plenty of memories to go around. I didn't watch a lot of early 90s and early, but he had some great "Ohhhh babys" in the highlights I've seen!

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert are still good. After that it is pretty light, although I can't say I listen to many of the other broadcast teams that much.

I know I keep spamming their names, but I can definitely vouch for Cam Moon on radio and Bryan Mudryk on TV.

Mudryk almost sounds like a cross between Cuthbert and Jim Hughson.

EDIT: The goal call at 6:22 is PHENOMENAL.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Was the GOAT at play by play.

Just watching his calls gives you chills.

I thought he might have stayed at it for too long and the game passed him by, the first call I remember listening to was as a 6 year old having him call the Marchant goal against Dallas.

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

He also skipped a Newfoundland team a couple of times in the Brier. Not much success but still got out of the provincials.

 

[guymez]

I know I keep spamming their names, but I can definitely vouch for Cam Moon on radio and Bryan Mudryk on TV.

Mudryk almost sounds like a cross between Cuthbert and Jim Hughson.

EDIT: The goal call at 6:22 is PHENOMENAL.

Thanks for posting that. The more I hear Mudryk the more I like him. He modulates his call along with the play. It enhances the play and ultimately enhances the game.
It doesnt seem like there is any annoying storytime to his play calling either. That totally takes away from the game IMO. Sucks the life out of it.
I like Moon too. I wish he was the TV guy for the Oilers.