WE’LL UPDATE YOU WHEN WE LEARN MORE. KELLY: 4:40 IS YOUR TIME, AND THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ARE AON BIG HOMESTD.AN EIGHT GAMES IN A ROW AT PPG PAINTS ARENA. TONIT GHTHEY HOST THE DALLAS STARS. BUT IT WILL ALSO BE MIKE LANGE NIT.GH THE PENS HONORING THE LEGENDARY PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER, WHO ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT IN AUGU.ST LANGE HAD SPENT 46 YEARS AS ETH VOICE OF THE PENGUINS. HE IS GOING TO BE THE GUEST OF HONOR AS HE WATCHES HIS FIRST HOCKEY GAME IN DECADES, AS A FAN. TICKETHOLDERS WILL GET A SPECIAL GIFT, FEATURING ONE OFIS H FAMOUS SAYINGS, AND VIDEO TRIBUTES WILL RUN THROUGHOUT
Mike Lange, long-time Penguins broadcaster, dies at 76
Legendary Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange has passed away at the age of 76.In a statement posted by the Pittsburgh Penguins on X, formerly known as Twitter, the team confirmed Lange’s passing Wednesday night. “Only Mike could make the biggest names in hockey even more magical with just his voice,” the post said. “Mike was so much more than a legendary broadcaster. He was respected by players and coaches and beloved by the fans. Because of him, Hockey Nights in Pittsburgh had the entire city ‘smilin’ like a butcher’s dog.” Lange was the team’s play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh team for nearly five decades. He had retired before the start of the 2021-2022 season. VIDEO ABOVE: Tuesday night is Mike Lange night at the Penguins game “The Penguins have asked me to continue to add commentary and voice work on a limited basis to the current radio set-up and I look forward to staying involved,” Lange said in a statement released by the Pens back in 2021.
Legendary Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange has passed away at the age of 76.
In a statement posted by the Pittsburgh Penguins on X, formerly known as Twitter, the team confirmed Lange’s passing Wednesday night.
“Only Mike could make the biggest names in hockey even more magical with just his voice,” the post said. “Mike was so much more than a legendary broadcaster. He was respected by players and coaches and beloved by the fans. Because of him, Hockey Nights in Pittsburgh had the entire city ‘smilin’ like a butcher’s dog.”
Lange was the team’s play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh team for nearly five decades. He had retired before the start of the 2021-2022 season.
VIDEO ABOVE: Tuesday night is Mike Lange night at the Penguins game
“The Penguins have asked me to continue to add commentary and voice work on a limited basis to the current radio set-up and I look forward to staying involved,” Lange said in a statement released by the Pens back in 2021.
