Voice of the North Stars AL Shaver passed away

[gophersfan]

 

[Ope3]

Sad to hear the news, but what a run. Others were close, certainly near his level of greatness, but I think he was the best radio voice ever for any Twin Cities pro/college team.

 

[BleedGopher]

Heck of a career, heck of a life. May we all be so lucky.

Legend.

Go Al Shaver!!

 

[Ope3]

This is the image that immediately popped in my head after hearing the news.

 

[Ope3]

Strib Obit, I would expect more from Reusse later on.

Al Shaver, Minnesota North Stars play-by-play voice, dies at 96

The voice of the team for all 26 seasons, Al Shaver moved to Vancouver Island after he retired from broadcasting.

www.startribune.com

Shaver is survived by sons Wally, Jim and Gary and daughters Judy and Sue; nine grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two great-great granddaughters.

Wow, what a run indeed.

I admired Shaver all the more for not heading to Dallas when the Stars moved on. It was really cool to hear him call Gopher puck for a few years before he retired. I think he unretired and did Wild Home Games in their initial season.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

I always liked him.
RIP

 

[Iceland12]

He knew the sport and he was fun to listen to. Forgot that after the Stars were taken to Dallas that Shaver worked as the Gopher play by play guy for 3 years before he retired.

 

[Ope3]

This is a good one.


Al knew when to just let the crowd tell the story.

 

[Ope3]

Strib Obit, I would expect more from Reusse later on.

Al Shaver, Minnesota North Stars play-by-play voice, dies at 96

The voice of the team for all 26 seasons, Al Shaver moved to Vancouver Island after he retired from broadcasting.

www.startribune.com

Shaver is survived by sons Wally, Jim and Gary and daughters Judy and Sue; nine grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two great-great granddaughters.

Wow, what a run indeed.

I admired Shaver all the more for not heading to Dallas when the Stars moved on. It was really cool to hear him call Gopher puck for a few years before he retired. I think he unretired and did Wild Home Games in their initial season.

I mis-remembered Shaver coming back for Wild games, other than a brief cameo when they dedicated the pressbox in his name. Only Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid came back.

 

[gophersfan]

Strib Obit, I would expect more from Reusse later on.

Al Shaver, Minnesota North Stars play-by-play voice, dies at 96

The voice of the team for all 26 seasons, Al Shaver moved to Vancouver Island after he retired from broadcasting.

www.startribune.com

Shaver is survived by sons Wally, Jim and Gary and daughters Judy and Sue; nine grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two great-great granddaughters.

Wow, what a run indeed.

I admired Shaver all the more for not heading to Dallas when the Stars moved on. It was really cool to hear him call Gopher puck for a few years before he retired. I think he unretired and did Wild Home Games in their initial season.

AL Shaver never did Minnesota Wild games.

 

[Ope3]

AL Shaver never did Minnesota Wild games.

I subsequently corrected myself in post # 9, but thanks for the clarification.

 

[Ope3]

Patrick's article on Al:

Al Shaver was one and only 'Voice of the North Stars' and an all-time great guy

Al Shaver, who had a premier standing among Minnesota sports radio voices, died Monday at 96. He made many friends and called it like he saw it.

www.startribune.com

 

[GopherVotary]

RIP Al “Close” Shaver.

 

[TRF Guy]

He was so dang good. Loved listening to him out on the boat trying to catch some fish. He had that voice. RIP Al

 

[Slim Tubby]

We were very spoiled as a market to have Wally, Herb and Ray painting a picture on the radio.

 

[LakevilleBro]

Those North Stars years were magical for many reasons, and Shaver was a big reason.

Anyone remember leaving those North Star games and it was a mad rush of drivers, trying to get to the exits, driving wildly in the snow covered parking lot?