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Mike Lange: Scratching Backs With Hacksaws Since 1974
Published by Nick DeWitt on April 29, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NHL
"He beat him like a rented mule!"
"Grab a phone and call Arnold Slick from Turtle Crick!"
Chances are, if you've tuned into a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game since 1974, you've heard one of those now-immortalized sayings.
They come from the raspy, shouting voice of Mike Lange, the Penguin's play-by-play voice since he joined the organization in 1974.
Lange has brought to Pittsburgh hockey what Myron Cope brought to Pittsburgh Steelers football; a unique voice and personality that is identifiable beyond the game broadcasts themselves. In short, they're both men who transcend their particular jobs.
Whenever Myron Cope was on the ra...
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