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Penguins play-by-play legend Mike Lange dies at age 76

Mike Lange, the legendary voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, died at age 76 on February 20, 2025, according to the Penguins organization.
Lange began broadcasting for the Penguins in 1974 and completed a nearly 50-year career in 2021, influencing the team’s history.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001, receiving the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the NHL Broadcasters' Association.
Phil Bourque paid tribute, stating, 'We lost one of the kindest, most loyal and loving humans I've ever met.

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Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange dies at 76

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New York Post

Mike Lange, beloved Penguins broadcaster, dead at 76

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Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, whose imaginative goal calls made his raspy voice immediately recognizable to Penguins fans for decades, has died.

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Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins announcer Mike Lange, known for his distinctive style, dies at 76

Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, whose imaginative goal calls made his raspy voice immediately recognizable to Pittsburgh Penguin fans for decades, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed

2 days ago·United States

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