Goodbye, Jim Lorentz
Sep 26, 2007 NHL
Jim Lorentz announced his retirement yesterday, after 26 years as a Buffalo Sabres broadcaster. He shared the booth with two of hockey’s greatest play-by-play men, Ted Darling and Rick Jeanneret. He cited the long and grueling travel schedule (after 43 years as a player and broadcaster!) as the reason for stepping down.
Lorentz will be missed by Sabres fans of all ages. He has been involved with the team from the beginning, joining the Sabres in the 1971-72 season as a player. He played in the famous ‘Fog Game’ against the Broad Street Bullies, gaining the nickname ‘Batman’ from his future colleague Rick Jeanneret when he knocked a bat out of the foggy air. He joined the Sabres radio broadcast team in 1981 and switched to TV (and the current radio/TV hybrid) later.
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