Jim Lorentz
Ice hockey player, Person
1947 –
Who is Jim Lorentz?
James Peter Lorentz, Jr. is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres. He won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 1970. He was the color analyst for the Sabres on the MSG Network and the Sabres Radio Network. He worked alongside play-by-play commentator Rick Jeanneret.
On September 25, 2007, he announced his retirement from his position as color commentator for the Sabres after 26 years as a broadcaster with the team. The official statement was as follows: “My long association with the Buffalo Sabres was nothing but positive and I was fortunate to retire from the game as a player but be able to stay involved as a broadcaster,” said Jim Lorentz. “I was blessed to work with two of the best play-by-play men of all-time in Ted Darling and Rick Jeanneret. This was a tough decision to make, but after 43 years of travel as a player and broadcaster, I based my decision on the unwillingness to tackle another long season and grueling travel schedule.”
He earned the nickname "Batman" when he swatted a bat out of mid-air with his stick during game 3 of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975 at the Memorial Auditorium.
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- Born
- May 1, 1947
Waterloo - Profession
- Lived in
- Waterloo
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on July 23, 2013
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