BOB COLE

Nobody called a game like the legendary broadcaster, with his distinctive and dramatic delivery that elevated the action for hockey fans from coast to coast…and in Newfoundland

BY MICHAEL TRAIKOS

THEY SAY THAT imitation is the highest form of flattery. But they’re wrong. Real flattery is being so good at your craft that no one wants to – nor can they – imitate you. No one ever tried to play the guitar like Jimi Hendrix did or sing like Janis Joplin did. And no one has tried to call a hockey game like Bob Cole did. “Did I try to copy Bob?” asked Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play announcer Joe Bowen. “No. I didn’t want to be the second-best Bob Cole.” Cole, who died April 24 in his beloved Newfoundland at 90, was a legend. And his calls were legendary. His rich voice and staccato delivery were one of a kind. There was poetry in how he described a play. He added drama and…

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