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The Goal Heard
Around The World It has been called "the goal heard around the world." For most of us, Foster Hewitt's ghostly words are as much a part of the series as the goal itself. It is probably the most recognizable sound byte in Canadian history. But not everyone was listening to Foster Hewitt when Henderson scored that goal. Some people were listening to the radio broadcast of the game. CBC's Bob Cole, now known for his many years on Hockey Night In Canada, had his own call of Henderson's goal.
''Cournoyer steals it. A pass in front,
Henderson... was upended as he tried to shoot it. Here's another shot.
HENDERSON RIGHT IN. HE SCORES! HENDERSON!
The team powers over the board. They're mobbing Henderson. They're hugging
Henderson. And Kenny Dryden,. . . I've never seen a goaltender do that
(inaudible) from one end of the ice to the other, over 200 feet, all the way. And
team officials are over the boards. Henderson has got to be the hero of
the entire nation now...34 seconds left. They have a 6-5 lead. Can they hang
on'?'
And others still might have been listening to the Rene Lecavalier's call on the French broadcast. Or perhaps someone was travelling or working and had to listen to Jacques Moreau's call on CBC French radio. Of course if you were a fan of the
Soviets, you heard a much different reaction undoubtedly. Unfortunately
finding the text of Russian broadcaster Nikolai Ozerov's call of the goal is
proving to be almost impossible.
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