Despite Peter Maher’s death this week, his famous calls of “Yeah, baby!” and “You can put it in the win column!” will live on.
The Calgary Flames shared the news on Thursday, August 13th of the loss of their legendary long-time play-by-play voice. He was 79 years old.
Maher’s many career highlights including calling the Stanley Cup victory for the Flames in 1989. Maher says “a lot of great memories but calling the Stanley Cup, really the big standout. I also had the opportunity to broadcast the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010 when Canada won the gold medal there and broadcasting the gold medal game was another big, big highlight of my career as well.”
Maher broadcast Flames games for 33 straight seasons before retiring in 2014. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006 as a National Hockey League media inductee.
In a statement, the Calgary Flames organization “extend their deepest condolences to Peter’s family, friends, former colleagues and the many fans who came to know and love him over his extraordinary career.”
96.5 had this conversation with Peter Maher at a hot stove lounge fundraiser event held by the Innisfail Eagles at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion in October of 2014.
