The Pittsburgh Penguins and the entire hockey world mourns the death of legendary broadcaster Mike Lange, who passed away yesterday at age 76. He first came to Pittsburgh for the 1974 season, left after one year, then returned for good in ’76, remaining the voice of Penguins hockey until his retirement for health reasons in 2021.
Lange was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 when he received the Foster Hewitt Award from the NHL Broadcasters Association.
Mario Lemieux issued a statement in which he said it was an honor to have Lange call virtually every goal of his career. Lemieux said, “Mike was one-of-a-kind broadcaster, a tremendous ambassador for the city of Pittsburgh, and most importantly, a great friend. He will be missed.”
The Athletic’s Josh Yohe wrote that he spoke with Sidney Crosby last night and Crosby was taking the news of Lange’s passing “pretty hard.”
4 NATIONS FACE-OFF
Crosby and his Penguins coach, Mike Sullivan, are preparing for tonight’s championship game in the 4 Nations Face-Off, with Crosby’s Team Canada against Sullivan’s Team USA.
Sullivan says Team USA is fired up for the game.
Sullivan says the game is going to be remembered for a long time.
Crosby says all of Canada is pulling hard for a win.
Crosby says Sullivan is right to say that he’ll do everything possible to win.
Team USA beat Canada 3-1 last Saturday. The Tkachuk brothers, Matthew and Brady, and star center Auston Matthews are all expected back on the ice for Team USA tonight. Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes will not join the team after all, to replace the injured Charlie McAvoy. Instead, Team USA picked up Sabres center Tage Thompson and Devils defenseman Brett Pesce as injury insurance.
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