{"id":30301,"date":"2018-06-01T15:18:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T19:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=30301"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:22:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T19:22:57","slug":"broadcaster-joe-bowen-and-writer-larry-brooks-to-be-honoured-by-the-hockey-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/01\/broadcaster-joe-bowen-and-writer-larry-brooks-to-be-honoured-by-the-hockey-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcaster Joe Bowen and Writer Larry Brooks to be Honoured by The Hockey Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Holy mackinaw!&#8221; Beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> broadcaster <strong>Joe Bowen<\/strong> and long-time hockey writer <strong>Larry Brooks<\/strong> will be honoured by the Hockey Hall of Fame later this year.<\/p>\n<h1>Joe Bowen and Larry Brooks to be Honoured by Hockey Hall of Fame<\/h1>\n<p>Mr. Bowen will receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster. Brooks will receive the Elmer Ferguson Award for excellence in hockey journalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Truly honoured to receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HockeyHallFame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HockeyHallFame<\/a> for \u201818 A privilege to join the Hewitts Gallivan Cole, Harry Neale Jiggs McDonald Dan Kelly Loyd Pettit Brian McFarlane. Thanks to all I have worked with in the booth and on the ice. Truly humbled!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Bowen (@BonsieTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BonsieTweets\/status\/1002568138200895493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bowen was selected by the NHL Broadcasters\u2019 Association and Brooks was selected by the Professional Hockey Writers\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mark Spector, President of the Professional Hockey Writers\u2019 Association, and Chuck Kaiton, President of the NHL Broadcasters\u2019 Association, announced today that Larry Brooks will receive the Elmer Ferguson Award and Joe Bowen will receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p4KYTRQSw1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/p4KYTRQSw1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hockey Hall of Fame (@HockeyHallFame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HockeyHallFame\/status\/1002574856385449984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Rundown on Joe Bowen<\/h2>\n<p>Fans know Bowen for his trademark &#8220;HOLY MACKINAW!&#8221; and making the Leafs&#8217; biggest moments bigger. Maple Leafs fans will always remember Bowen for his larger than life broadcasting skills that allow him to pain vivid pictures of the games for his eager listeners.<\/p>\n<p>Not forgetting to mention, fans of the blue and white love to brag about how they opt to listen to Bowen&#8217;s TSN 1050 and FAN 590 radio calls of Leaf games rather than listening to the TV play-by-play announcers. Fans love his one liners for the masters of the meshed mansions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame Media Award recipient <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BonsieTweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BonsieTweets<\/a>, who will be awarded the Foster Hewitt Award for outstanding contributions<br \/>\nas a hockey broadcaster. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/holymackinaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#holymackinaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TMLTalk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TMLTalk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPR\/status\/1002575935151882240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Rundown on Larry Brooks<\/h2>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text\">Brooks has covered the New York Rangers for 22 straight seasons for the New York Post. Fans love his coverage of the Rangers. Brooks always goes out of the way to get the story for the fans. He also serves as the newspaper\u2019s national NHL columnist and has written some popular columns for the Post. Brooks&#8217; public and personal clashes with athletes over the years have kept things interesting for his readers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the possible exception of broken teeth, nothing is more hockey than Larry Brooks,\u201d Post editor-in-chief Steve Lynch said. \u201cHis coverage of the Rangers and the NHL is unparalleled, entertaining and informing Post readers for 32 years. His colleagues at The Post congratulate him on an honor well deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>When will they get their awards?<\/h2>\n<p>They will receive their awards at the Hockey Hall of Fame NHL Media Awards luncheon on Nov. 12 as part of the Hall\u2019s induction weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Hockey Hall of Fame\u2019s Class of 2018 will be named June 26.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"u-wrapper pb-feature pb-layout-item pb-f-article-asf-body-top\"><\/div>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ntoW8LbVR2dFx5Zvlpz1Dg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/860940800\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ntoW8LbVR2dFx5Zvlpz1Dg',sig:'8jmyCznMB6sDZEAPdW7t5bXSPFh1RMw4xUuSmhl-4VY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'860940800',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Holy mackinaw!&#8221; Beloved Toronto Maple Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen and long-time hockey writer Larry Brooks will be honoured by the Hockey Hall of Fame later this year. 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