Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins announcer Mike Lange, known for his distinctive style, dies at 76
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, whose imaginative goal calls made his raspy voice immediately recognizable to Pittsburgh Penguin fans for decades, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lange’s death Wednesday. No cause was given.
“Mike was a wordsmith — a magician behind the mic,” the Penguins said in a statement, later adding “only Mike could make the biggest names in hockey seem more magical with just his voice.”
Phil Bourque, a former Penguin who spent years alongside Lange in the team’s radio booth, called his former partner “one of the kindest, most loyal and loving humans I’ve ever met.”
Lange spent nearly five decades chronicling the franchise’s rise from also-ran to Stanley Cup champion five times over, his unique delivery and quirky sayings serving as the soundtrack for iconic moments from Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and longtime running mate Jaromir Jagr to current stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
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RIP Mike Lange. Elvis has truly left the building. 