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Peter Maher (sportscaster)

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On April 29, 2014, Maher announced his retirement. He called a total of 2,954 Flames games and 3,162 NHL games. He was honored prior to a Flames game on November 18, 2014, where he had a broadcast booth named after him at the
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winner. He has been inducted into his hometown, Campbellton Sports Hall of Fame, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame and the Maritime Sports Hall of Fame.
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Maher began his professional broadcasting career in 1977 calling play by play for the
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on the radio. In 1980, he became the first ever radio voice of the
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Campbellton, New Brunswick
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Calgary
Alberta
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Campbellton, New Brunswick
International Hockey League
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Calgary Flames
Hockey Hall of Fame
Foster Hewitt Memorial Award
2010 Winter Olympics
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"The Expert: Peter Maher on Calling Hockey Games | Avenue Magazine"
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"Flames Playoffs 2004 - Audio Clips"
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"Q&A: Peter Maher on play-by-play, Anne Murray and Mickey Mantle"
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