Here’s the latest I can share about Joe Bowen right now.
- Joe Bowen is retiring from Maple Leafs broadcasting after four decades, with his final Leafs games slated for the current season, including a Wednesday night Ottawa game to cap his run.[1][2]
- The Leafs have honored him with tributes and events during the 2025–26 season as he winds down his 43-season career behind the microphone.[3][4]
- Bowen’s signature call “Holy mackinaw!” remains a defining element of Leafs broadcasts, and he was inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2018 for his contributions to hockey broadcasting.[1]
If you’d like, I can pull recent confirmation of specific tribute dates or provide a quick timeline of his broadcasting milestones. Would you like a concise timeline or a current-season recap with key tributes?[2][4][3][1]
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Long-time Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play commentator Joe Bowen is preparing for his last hoorah.
thehockeynews.comJoe Bowen will be honoured at Tuesday's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks. The announcer, who started with the organization in 1982, has said he will be retiring at the end of this hockey season.
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thehockeywriters.substack.comJoe Bowen Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News
www.mlb.comJoe Bowen will call his final Toronto Maple Leafs games this week, bringing an end to a broadcasting career that has spanned more than four decades. Bowen will be on the microphone for...
www.thenews.com.pkJoe Bowen is back in Sudbury! After starting his career with his hometown Sudbury Wolves! Joe has called over 3,000 game spanning from 1982 - 2026 with the Toronto Maple Leafs!
www.iheart.comView Joe Bowen's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
www.rbernardfuneralservices.comBowen will call his final Maple Leafs game live from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday night.
thehockeynews.comHoly Mackinaw! The legendary broadcaster calls his final Leafs home game this evening
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