Penguins Release Tribute Video for Mike Lange After Hall of Fame Broadcaster's Death

The Pittsburgh Penguins honored legendary broadcaster Mike Lange, who died Wednesday at age 76, with a tribute video featuring some of his most iconic calls.

"Mike Lange was a wordsmith— a magician behind the mic," the team said in a statement. "His colorful calls and smooth cadence brought Penguins hockey to life."

The Penguins also shared statements honoring Lange from Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby, both of whom called the late broadcaster a friend.

Lange retired from the broadcast booth in 2021 after 46 years as a radio and television announcer for the Penguins.

He called everything from Crosby's first goal to the final moments of all five Penguins championships, including the last-second save by Marc-Andre Fleury in Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final.

Lange's voice still lives on at PPG Paints Arena, where the Penguins start every game by announcing "It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh," and play a recording of Lange saying "Elvis has just left the building" after each victory.

Lange was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 as the Foster Hewitt Award winner for excellence in broadcasting.