Joe Bowen

Joe Bowen (born April 5, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario), is a Canadian sportscaster. He is known as "The Voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs", having broadcasted over 2,100 Leaf Games. [ [http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=338996&page=NewsPage&service=page Joe Bowen's blog] ]

Bowen's catchphrase is "Holy Mackinaw!", typically used when the Leafs score or a big save is made. He is accused of stealing this phrase from a California Spirit Yell, but says he got the phrase from his dad who said "Holy Mackinaw" instead of swearing. Greg Millen is currently his broadcasting partner, after his long time partner Harry Neale accepted a position in Buffalo with the Sabres. Bowen and Millen are the voices of Leaf games on television through Leafs TV or Rogers Sportsnet Ontario. Bowen also calls the radio play-by-plays through AM 640 on Saturday nights during the regular season teamed with Jim Ralph and in the playoffs for the Leafs when the television broadcasts are done by "Hockey Night in Canada". Recently, he appeared in a TV commercial for Harvey's promoting the "bigger" Angus Burger and used his famous aforementioned catchphrase.

Early life

Father of four boys (Liam, Derek, Sean and David), Joe was born and raised in Sudbury. He attended Sudbury Secondary School, where he was part of the Copper Cliff Redmen Northern Ontario Championship Hockey Club of 1967. After graduating from the University of Windsor [ [http://chillonline.ca/22joebowen.php || Chill Online || ] ] , Joe returned to Sudbury where he started his career in radio, covering the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves.

References

External links

* [http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/bowen_joe Bio, hosted by Sportsnet.ca]
* [http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NewsIndex&location=/blogs/bowen Joe Bowen's blog]