Longtime Flames radio voice Peter Maher dies at 79
Maher, famous for catchphrases like "Yeah, baby!", called Calgary Flames hockey on radio for more than three decades.
Peter Maher, who served as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Calgary Flames for 33 years, has died at age 79. The Flames confirmed his death in a release issued Thursday, describing him as having an "unmistakable voice."
Maher, a native of Campbellton, N.B., began calling Flames games for radio station CHQR in 1980, the year the NHL franchise relocated to Calgary from Atlanta. He stayed in the booth until retiring after the 2013-14 season, becoming known for signature calls such as "Yeah, baby!" and "You can put it in the win column!"
Over his career, Maher called the Flames' only Stanley Cup championship in 1989 as well as the team's Cup final appearances in 1986 and 2004. He was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006 after receiving the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his NHL broadcasting work.
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