Cole served as the play-by-play voice for Hockey Night in Canada games for nearly 50 years, from 1973 to 2019. He called his first NHL game for CBC Radio in 1969 and became the lead play-by-play voice for the CBC’s television coverage of Hockey Night in Canada in ’73.

Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half-century who served as the soundtrack for some of the national sport's biggest moments, has died. He was 90. Friend and fellow broadcaster John Shannon said Cole died Wednesday night in his hometown of St.

Hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, the voice of "Hockey Night in Canada" for nearly a half century, died Wednesday at age 90, according to his daughter Megan Cole.

Bob Cole, a 1996 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee who was the voice of 'Hockey Night in Canada' on CBC for five decades, died Wednesday at the age of 90.

Legendary NHL commentator Bob Cole, best known as a mainstay for the Stanley Cup broadcast, passed away this week at the age of 90. Friend and fellow broadcaster John Shannon said Cole died Wednesday night in his hometown of St.

Bob Cole conveyed the biggest games in the NHL and hockey to Canadians for 50 years and was the master of his craft, says Adam Proteau.