News Article: RIP Lionel Duval

[Whitesnake]

http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/media...animateur-sportif-lionel-duval-est-decede.php

For the older guys like me, this is a sad moment. One of the pioneers of La Soirée du Hockey, Mr. Duval died at 83 years old. He had Parkinson. A really great and comforting voice to hear, reminds me a lot of the Richard Garneau era at the same time.

Though he was pretty good at what he was doing, a lot of people will mostly remember him because of this ad....RIP Mr. Duval.

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[Runner77]

Another RadCan stalwart from the glory days, has left us.

RIP.

 

[Toene]

Is there any way that someday the SRC have the rights to the Habs games? TVA and RDS are horrible, I feel like with Radio-Can the levels of language and analysis would at least be acceptable. They have journalistic standards there.

(RIP Mr Duval even if I never knew you I can suppose you were miles better than any RDS employee safe Houde).

 

[Adriatic]

Is there any way that someday the SRC have the rights to the Habs games? TVA and RDS are horrible, I feel like with Radio-Can the levels of language and analysis would at least be acceptable. They have journalistic standards there.

(RIP Mr Duval even if I never knew you I can suppose you were miles better than any RDS employee safe Houde).

Ya Houde is pretty much the exception when it comes to having some kind of language standards these days. I would love for the SRC to have right to Saturday night games, those were great memories.

 

[Runner77]

Ya Houde is pretty much the exception when it comes to having some kind of language standards these days. I would love for the SRC to have right to Saturday night games, those were great memories.

You can add Dany Dubé to the bracket, but you are correct, these types of elite communicators are few and far between.

I remember what René Lecavalier used to say about self-imposed boundaries -- he was on during every Hab game on RadCan, but would refuse to go into the Habs dressing room as he felt it was the players' space and he thought he could do a better job by not crossing that line, except of course when the dressing room as open to all, on a Cup winning celebration. I never forgot the type of integrity he strived for by merely applying it to himself, but never demanding it of others. He so led by example.

 

[Mad Habber]

Lionel Duval
Richard Garneau
Rene Lecavalier
Gilles Tremblay

Those were the guys I spent my Saturday nights with growing up. Another piece of my childhood has died.

Condolences to the family and friends.

 

[HabsDood]

Lionel Duval
Richard Garneau
Rene Lecavalier
Gilles Tremblay

Those were the guys I spent my Saturday nights with growing up. Another piece of my childhood has died.

Condolences to the family and friends.

Same here, La soirée du hockey was special.. And these teams were winning cups..

 

[Runner77]

René Lecavalier classic: while both Mahovlich brothers were on the Habs, "la passe à Mahovlich, Pete celui-là".

Lecavalier like Duval and the others mentioned here, were added value to a game, they had a lot of class, something that you'd be hard-pressed to find now.

 

[1909]

René Lecavalier classic: while both Mahovlich brothers were on the Habs, "la passe à Mahovlich, Pete celui-là".

Lecavalier like Duval and the others mentioned here, were added value to a game, they had a lot of class, something that you'd be hard-pressed to find now.

These guys knew how to speak a better French. At least we have Pierre Houde, Marc Denis and Danny Dubé to follow in their steps.

R.I.P. Monsieur Duval.