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April 09, 2020 | George Johnson
He was, at the time, a long way from becoming the soundtrack of an NHL franchise for an entire generation, a Foster Hewitt Award recipient, a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and one of the most respected names in the play-by-play business. In fact, the idea of going on to call 2,954 NHL games would've quite likely made 26-year-old Peter Maher question his sanity.
However, back in 1975, in his hometown of Campbellton, N.B., Maher was a mighty busy fellow, nonetheless.