“He is smilin’ like a butcher’s dog.”
It’s one of Penguins radio voice Mike Lange’s signature calls, and appropriately, he delivered it to describe winger Patric Hornqvist after he scored the game-winning goal in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final Sunday to clinch the team’s fifth championship. Check it out.
Radio Sync'd Highlights: Pens WIN Back-To-Back Stanley Cups after a Game 6 WIN vs. Preds, w/ Mike Lange's radio calls. pic.twitter.com/xb6txvANO5
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Lange, who’s been working on Penguins radio and TV broadcasts since the 1970s, also delivered a “Lange-ism” as time expired on the victory and the Penguins secured the 2-0 win that gave them back-to-back championships: “You can tell your ma, you can tell your pa, I’m gonna send you back to Arkansas, Stanley Cup champions 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins.