The on-air talent who called countless hockey games alongside Peter McNab pointed out Thursday before an emotional broadcast and throughout the week that he would find this all to be just a bit much. He wouldn’t want the fuss. Keeping with his personality and passion, the best tribute would be to use the time dissecting the sport he breathed.
For 26 years of Colorado Avalanche existence, he was the standard for color commentary. Even as cancer lingered throughout the last year of his life, he loved being around a team that had grown into the standard for NHL excellence.