Confirmed with Link: Legendary Pens broadcaster Mike Lange dies at age 76

[Goalie_Bob]

Mike to me is just as big a person as Mario or Sid or Jags in terms of importance.

So many nights as a child falling asleep to Mike calling games on my clock radio above my bed.

Just a huge loss. There will never ever be anybody else like him. A true Bonafide one of kind.

I truely cherish the memories that Mike provided to me over the course my life. And I will never forget him.

RIP Mike. It’s a Hockey Night in Heaven.

 

[Andy99]

He’s Pittsburgh hockey to me too…sad day…

 

[Shady Machine]

Incredibly sad to read this news. The voice of my childhood. Loved listening to him all those years. What a legend. Love you Mike and thanks for the memories.

 

[Al Smith]

RIP. Memories of going to home games with my dad back in the 70s, 80s and 90s and hustling to the car afterward to hear Lange’s highlights. He and the four greats really are Penguins hockey.

 

[Andy99]

Jesse posted one of my favs too…against Hextall lol…

 

[HuskerTornado]

GOAT gets thrown around a lot these days, but Mike Lange absolutely embodies the term. He could get a woman in white gloves to jump out of her seat for a great goal call, looking for a back to scratch with a hacksaw.

He's been missed tremendously since retiring. He is the voice of the franchise. Always will be. Those calls of Mario, Jags, Sid, Geno, Flower, etc. still give goosebumps.

You knew he wasn't well the last handful of years, so this isn't a shock, but still a punch in the gut. I'd hoped we'd see him in the arena again for one thing or another.

Sad week in broadcasting as longtime Nebraska football and baseball pxp guy Greg Sharpe passed this past week of pancreatic cancer.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Terrible news. RIP.

 

[Din Djarin]

Flyers fan here so obviously I don't like the Penguins but I loved how Mike Lange called games on the radio, his one-liners after every Penguin goal he called were entertaining as hell and he always had something new. He never got corny. He will be a tough one to follow for his successor

May Mike Lange rest in peace.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

RIP. Fond memories of Lange and Steigy calling games together in the mid 90s.

 

[Zero Pucks]

There'll never be another like him. RIP

 

[Turin]

One of a kind. Big part of Penguins lore, right up there with the superstars in it.

 

[Factorial]

Mike was at his best on radio as the sole announcer.

Called a great game and always told us which way the Pens were going on our radio dial.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP to the best to ever do it.

 

[ImporterExporter]

I'll echo what others have said. As a child, his voice was unmistakable. The man loved the game and the team.

Started in 1974.

Legend.

 

[Pancakes]

The peak of Pens hockey was when we had John Barbero as the PA announcer, Mikey calling games, and Mario/Sid/Jagr/Geno all making unbelievable moments on the ice.

I never realized how much I missed John Barbero until he was gone. Such an iconic voice on PA.

And I already know how much I've missed Mikey since he left the booth. Pens hockey will never be the same without him . I am so thankful for the memories he did provide all of us.

 

[Ulf5]

 

[JTG]

The voice of my childhood. His enthusiasm and sayings were what drew me in at 4 years old. I still long for his style of play-by-play even though it's from a bygone era. The best of all time, in my opinion, and he will be deeply missed.

Buy Sam a drink and give his dog one too!

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Had a t shirt with a muscle bound Penguin holding a hockey stick on the front and a bunch of his calls/sayings written on the back. Probably bought it in the Strip. Certainly wasn’t licensed/official. I wish I hadn’t worn it out. I think it was put out after the back to back Cups in 91-92.

A voice of my youth. He and Cope. We used his calls when we played street hockey. I musta said Hallelujah Hollywood and Look Out Loretta a million times each.

A decent dude I met a couple times, including at the 2007 draft here in Cbus, where he took a freak from his Diet Coke and cig to let a buddy snap a pic of us and have a short but lovely chat about hockey, soda, and the two cities I’ve called home.

Tomorrow, I will buy Sam a drink, and get his dog one, too.

EDIT - found a pic if the back of that t shirt
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Damn I love that shirt!

 

[Victor Z]

As a kid I started closely following the Pens the same year Lange arrived. Before too long it was totally impossible to even imagine anyone else at the mic calling a Pens game.

It still is impossible.

RIP to the greatest ever.

 

[eXile3]

The passion he felt for the game was so real. He was legitimately excited when they scored and that made you excited as well. When he called games they felt like the most important thing in the world even if they were throw away ones. He made them meaningful.

As a kid I envisioned scoring big goals and having his voice calling it in the press box. This one hurts

 

[Zbynek]

Get this man a statue.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

The best there was, the best there is, the best there ever will be.

RIP Lange. Your calls will live forever.

 

[cookthebooks]

honestly tearing up a little thinking about what we had, what we lost, what we get to remember. truly an end of an era kind of moment for a giant part of my life.

 

[End of Line]

Elvis has just left the building….

RIP Mike

 

[Tyson]

As a kid growing up in Beaver County I always enjoyed listening to Mike Lange, one of the very best with one liners unmatched by any broadcaster from any sport. RIP sir and thank you for the memories!