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Peter McNab, Longtime NHL Forward And Colorado Avalanche Broadcaster, Dies At 70

McNab was part of the broadcast team when the Avalanche captured their third Stanley Cup last June over Tampa Bay.

"As good as a hockey man as he was, he will be most remembered for being a friend to so many," Sakic, the Hall of Fame forward turned team executive, said in a statement.
"As good as a hockey man as he was, he will be most remembered for being a friend to so many," Sakic, the Hall of Fame forward turned team executive, said in a statement. (CBS)

By CBS Denver Staff:

Peter McNab, the longtime NHL forward who became a familiar voice of the Colorado Avalanche as a broadcaster, died Sunday. He was 70.

The Avalanche, in a joint statement with Altitude TV, announced his death on social media. McNab released in late summer of 2021 that he was battling cancer, but in February he said that it was in remission. McNab was part of the broadcast team when the Avalanche captured their third Stanley Cup last June over Tampa Bay.

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