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Bob Cole Continues To Make The Calls

05/29/2014 at 12:15pm EDT

from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,

His voice sounds like childhood, like staying up past bedtime, like wearing out the front edge of the family couch.

And we’ll get to hear it one more time, at least.

Since the legendary Foster Hewitt passed away in 1985, hockey’s most recognizable play-by-play voice has belonged to Robert Cecil Cole, who broadcasted at least one game of the Stanley Cup Final from 1980 through 2008.

Cole will turn 81 next month. With age and accuracy heading in opposite directions, he has slipped to Hockey Night in Canada‘s second line, behind the razor-sharp Jim Hughson, 57. And now his future in the booth is in doubt.

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Last night, George posted Cole's call of Chicago's game winning, OT goal and below, watch the same call with a camera focused on Bob Cole...

A amazing fact about Cole I read last night, he's called 144 OT games in his NHL career as a broadcaster.

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