Peter Maher, Calgary Flames voice, retires after 3,100 NHL games
The Canadian Press | Posted: April 29, 2014 5:24 PM | Last Updated: April 29, 2014
Longtime radio personality never missed an assignment
Peter Maher has called his last game for the Calgary Flames.
Maher, the radio voice of the Flames since shortly after they moved to Alberta from Atlanta in 1980, announced his retirement from broadcasting at a news conference Tuesday morning.
He called more than 3,100 NHL games in his career without missing an assignment. He most recently did play-by-play announcing for radio station The Fan 960.
"Since arriving in Calgary in September of 1980, I have thousands, maybe millions of people to thank for this wonderful ride that I've had living the dream," Maher said.
Flames president and CEO Ken King said a tribute to Maher is being planned for next season.
Maher was well known in Calgary for his catchphrases: "Yeah, baby!" and "You can put it in the win column!"
He called the Flames' lone Stanley Cup win in 1989 and Canada's gold-medal win over the United States at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.