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Morning Line

“He is a Canadian broadcast legend.  I used to tell Bob that if the players took the game as seriously as he did, the games would be much better.

“He taught me to take the job seriously. My duties were to try and get him to laugh by the time the night was over.”

-Harry Neale on Bob Cole.  More from Neale at the Toronto Sun.

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Bob Cole Calling His Last Stanley Cup Finals

From William Houston at the Globe & Mail,

This will not be announced or acknowledged until well after the fact, but Bob Cole is calling his last Stanley Cup final for the CBC.

The veteran announcer’s future with Hockey Night in Canada is a sensitive subject that management will not discuss.

But sources close to CBC Sports say Cole’s assignments next season will not include the NHL’s championship series, although he will continue to call regular-season games.

continued... with mention that, as expected, Jim Hughson will be in Cole’s seat for the finals in 2009

Another article on Cole was noted on KK earlier today, praising his work in this year’s playoffs.

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All About Bob

from William Houston of the Globe and Mail,

In an interview this week, we asked Cole how he felt about the criticism.

“When you pick up the paper, and you get ripped, well, okay, you have to live with it,” he said. “But you have to keep saying to yourself, well, maybe the whole world isn’t thinking this way. Then you get reassured when you meet hockey fans and they’re so kind to you. That makes you feel good.”

Despite criticisms that he misidentifies players too often, Cole’s work this season has received kudos from people in the business.

more

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Bob Cole Wants To Continue At HNIC

from William Houston of the Globe and Mail,

Bob Cole is enjoying one of his best years in broadcasting. He wants to continue as Hockey Night In Canada’s lead play-by-play voice and has no intention of retiring.

That is the message Cole’s agent Elliott Kerr will take to Scott Moore, the head of CBC Sports, when the two meet next month to discuss Cole’s future.

“Bob wants to keep going and has no desire to retire,” Kerr said Friday.

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