René Lecavalier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Lecavalier

Canadian sportscaster

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1999

Profession: television presenter, journalist, radio personality

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

René Lecavalier, OC, CQ (July 5, 1918 – September 6, 1999) was a Canadian French-language radio show host and sportscaster on SRC in Quebec.
During his career in radio Lecavalier won several Radiomonde Trophies.
He was also the first commentator for La Soirée du hockey, the French-language version of Hockey Night in Canada.
He broadcast games for the Montreal Canadiens on radio and television for over 30 years and retired in 1985.
He was as revered in French Canada as Foster Hewitt was in English Canada. Lecavalier was best known for his goal call, "Il lance ...
et compte!" (He shoots ...
and scores!) Although Hewitt's call of Paul Henderson's goal to win the 1972 Summit Series is part of Canadian hockey lore, Lecavalier's call is equally celebrated among Francophones: Rough translation: "Cournoyer moving it up the ice.
Oh, Henderson lost the pass! He fell down.
And in front of the net.
AND HENDERSON SCORES! With 34 seconds to go!"



Description	Canadian photographer and photojournalist
Date of birth/death	17 July 1912	12 January 1968
Location of birth/death	Montreal	Montreal
Work period	1932-1960
Work location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Authority control	: Q2993614 VIAF: 317273732 BNF: 169972130 RKD: 406774