Cole passed away in front of family in his hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Cole passed away in front of family in his hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Before Sheldon Keefe addressed the media on Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs head coached opened by sending his thoughts and condolences to legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, who passed away.
"I wanted to acknowledge that and pass along our thoughts to his family and someone who touched the game in so many ways, but as an icon in our sport and the voice of hockey, not just in Toronto, but in our country," Keefe said. A sad day for sure, and our thoughts with everyone."
Cole passed away at age 90, According to CBC, the legendary broadcaster passed away in his hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland, surrounded by his family.
Cole's last broadcast was in April of 2019 in a game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. Keefe never got to meet the legendary broadcaster. Cole's retirement came roughly seven months before Keefe became an NHL head coach with the Leafs, where they would surely have crossed paths.
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"I think every memory I would have of hockey would be with his voice echoing. I think it's very identifiable, one syllable, and you know it's Bob Cole," Keefe added. "I just know that I have many friends and many people that love the games that Bob called and how he called them and the passion that he had. "
Current Sportsnet Maple Leafs television play-by-play broadcaster Chris Cuthbert shared a touching tribute from his time working with Cole at CBC.
Keefe was speaking following his team's off-day availability after a Game 3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. The Leafs trail the best-of-seven series 2-1.
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