When you talk about great Bay Area broadcasters, and there are quite a few, you have to bring Randy Hahns name up, said Sharks color commentator Drew Remenda, Hahns close friend, because Randy Hahn and Sharks hockey are synonymous.. We did it on purpose.. Weve spent so much time together. Things took off from there and soon enough, George and Gordon Gund became involved and would later become the Sharks original owners. Offense Date: May 11, 2002. [3] After graduating from high school, Hahn attended the University of British Columbia where he accepted a job offer from a Vancouver radio station working broadcasts for the National Hockey League and Canadian Football League teams. In addition to the two years with the Sharks as the full- time play-by-play announcer, Hahn was part of TNT's World Cup Soccer team and was the studio host for the Los Angeles Kings games. Somebody notices that and goes, Hes not exactly a good luck charm.. 7,470 following. The players got together to give Hahn a gift to savor: The #SJSharks gave Randy Hahn a custom bottle of wine signed by the entire team to celebrate! Since you viewed this item previously you can read it again. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng. So, they have up to nine games with which to make a decision on their prized rookie before determining if he'll spend the entire season with the big club, or potentially head back to his native Sweden for another year of seasoning. His voice, whether it was on a memorable last-second Marco Sturm goal to cap a rally in Boston in 2001, or when Tomas Hertl hit the jackpot in Game 6 against Vegas in 2019 orthatpower play to ignite the comeback in Game 7, has been part of nearly all of the most significant moments in franchise history. Television. Randy and I, getting more games played together and more scenarios, more moments and I think weve become better partners.. Once Eklund plays his 10th NHL game, his entry-level contract with the Sharks starts kicking in. Hahn said he wasnt asked to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The Sharks lost 9-0 that night, then lost the next game that Hahn called, and the next, and the next. And I mean, he just brought the house down. Like us on. Randy has more than 30 years of broadcast experience, mostly in hockey. If there are any I missed please let me know. Ill always remember the night that me and Bakes and him called the Vegas game, Hedican said. [5] His first live play-by-play was covering the Sourdough Rendezvous dog races on Dandelion Heights, which he refers to as a "paw by paw." When his car reached the front of the line, he was allowed to get out for the swearing-in ceremony performed by an officer who was a Sharks fan with about 20 other people. Hahn first arrived in the U.S. in 1982 to cover the San Diego Sockers, an indoor soccer league team . When you talk about great Bay Area broadcasters, and there are quite a few, you have to bring Randy Hahns name up, said Sharks color commentator Drew Remenda, Hahns close friend, because Randy Hahn and Sharks hockey are synonymous.. The Gund family wanted a bigger name to launch its new team in San Jose with, so Joe Starkey, play-by-play voice for the 49ers and Cal football and basketball, was the first TV voice of the Sharks. Hahn was born in 1958[2] in Edmonton but moved to Whitehorse, Yukon at the age of 14. 1. Its one of those things that Ill always remember was looking over and seeing tears coming down Randys face. Hahn and another member of the group took 42 gift baskets one for every NHL general manager and Governor at the time to Bloomington. San Jose Sharks end season with 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, From Gilroy to the NHL: How a former San Jose Sharks fan came back to bite his childhood team, Connor Bedard sweepstakes: Gaming out the Sharks various scenarios with one day left. Randy has more than 30 years of broadcast experience, mostly in hockey. In July 2022, Randy obtained United States Citizenship, after 40 years of broadcasting and living in the US. I think the best moments are when he pulls something out of his hat, right? After 40-year wait, San Jose Sharks broadcaster, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Should NBA suspend Warriors Draymond Green for Game 3? But for me, Im not going to be Drew and Drew isnt going to be me. Randy Hahn Security Director, Training and Investigations. Hahn, 63, joked that he set a world record for procrastination. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! The job with the Sockers continued for 10 years. Rusanowsky included more moments like those two in his book, If these walls could talk: Stories from The San Jose Sharks Ice, Locker Room, and Press Box, which was published in 2018. He is 64 years old. This means that San Jose Sharks fans will finally be able to hear those familiar voices on tv and radio, Randy Hahn and Dan Rusanowsky. According to KFOXs website, Rusanowsky first worked for the American Hockey Leagues New Haven Nighthawks, the former affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, calling games for five years between 1986-1991. There was a point when Hahn thought he was going to be the first official play-by-play broadcaster for the San Jose hockey team. But it was kind of weird after all those years to have a drive-thru citizenship or be across the street from Costco, which, incidentally, is where we went out to take pictures because they wouldnt let us take them in front of the building.. Some of his other TV and radio work has been with the San Diego Sockers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, and Edmonton Oilers. I was expecting a little more pomp and circumstance to be sworn in, he said. He has also worked as a general assignment reporter covering the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, motorsports, golf, college basketball and high school sports. Along with analyst and ex-partner Drew Remenda, Hahn has won five Northern California Emmy Awards in the "On Camera Sports" section; one in 1999, and others in 2002, 2005, and 2008. Ask Amy: Is my rule about streaming entertainment foolish? "I hate to, you know again, to repeat myself, compare Eklund to Patrick Marleau, but he certainly has earned the opportunity to get this nine-game audition, and everything I hear is that if the Sharks do decide he's not quite ready for the rigors of the NHL after nine games, they would be more inclined to send him back to Sweden rather than send him to the American Hockey League. Im sorry.. Miss Manners: People look when I drive down the street. Click here to contribute to Sheng's travel pool! Thank you for signing in! One thing hes done for me and everybody else hes worked with is this: The color analyst is the expert, even though he knows as much as I do about hockey. SAN JOSE - Randy Hahn was starting to think that he was jinxing the Sharks. Mar 18 2023. Exit Interview: Gregor Admits To Not Having Best Attitude To Start Season, What Changed (+), Exit Interview: Lindblom Knows He Has To Play Better, Still Trying To Find Old Confidence. That game ended the Sharks season on a sour note after the league shut down a few days later. The purpose was to draw attention to the newly approved arena in the city, and hopefully acquire an NHL team for San Jose (both the team and the arena did come to fruition, with the San Jose Arena opening in 1993 and the Sharks beginning play at the Cow Palace in 1991). For a lot of people in the late 80s, it was like, Silicon Valley what are you talking about? Contact. That piqued my interest, Hahn said. Why Hahn 'cringed' at Sharks' Eklund being compared to Kane, Hilarious way Sharks rookie Eklund celebrated 19th birthday. Hedican and Drew Remenda, his on-air partners for NBC Sports Bay Area, were there. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. You find it by drafting high, and the Sharks with the seventh pick, the way it looks right now, drafted pretty well. I was already working in the NHL, so I had the ability to be in contact with a lot of NHL people, Hahn said. I dont need to know their room numbers, but we need to get these to these people, so can you get them to their rooms, Hahn said. Randy Hahn, the Canadian-born broadcaster who has been behind the mike since the Sharks arrival in 1991, became a U.S. citizen in July. The voice, the knowledge people dont always understand how much Randy knows about this game. You work with some broadcasters or some play-by-play guys and they want to prove that they know as much as you do, because you played, and he was not like that. I was up top with Randy and Bakes was down inside the glass. Dennis Hull did the first game as an analyst on radio with Rusanowsky. Hahn did not start in San Jose, however. Examples of his other TV and radio work have been with the San Diego Sockers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, as well as Edmonton Oilers. He broadcast his 1,000th Sharks game on December 5, 2009, when the Sharks faced the Calgary Flames in San Jose. The news came as a huge surprise to Sharks officials, who noted that Hahn was released without bail and hinted there may be more to the story than has been made public. We'll see.". Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Of course, he had his own motivation. So it's not surprising that the tributes overflowed for San Jose Sharks TV play-by-play announcer Randy Hahn last night, as he called his 2,000th, a 3-2 Sharks' victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Harriette Cole: How do I tell him we'll never be housemates? Before the game, the San Jose Sharks' [] And the menu said, smoked meat, piled high. So they bring out the sandwich and it has like two slivers of meat on it. Ill never forget my first game, Hahn said. Also appeared in 2016 Oscar winning film Inside Out. As of now, Randy works as a play-by-play commentator for the San Jose Sharks on NBC Sports California, since October 1991. And its great to have Drew back, for our fans and for Randy. So that was when I first actually worked with him and I have always enjoyed being around him. He shares the spotlight, and Ive always appreciated that about him.. Erik Karlsson feels the Sharks have a bright future, but will he be a part of it? The name Randy Hahn has over 46 birth records, 7 death records, 17 criminal/court records, 162 address records, 39 phone records & more. Everything that I have my home, my family its directly connected to this country. Hahn reflects on Sharks tenure ahead of 2,000th broadcast. He was tremendously instrumental in first getting San Joses mayor and city council on board, and understanding that this could work. sharkvoice. Any conversation about or involving Hahn is likely going to lead to a story or three. While Hahn doesn't want Sharks fans to get too far ahead of themselves with the comparisons, he understands why everyone seems to be so excited about Eklund. It was essentially a karaoke night, but with a band to play behind all of the amateur crooners in attendance. General Manager-Night and Day San Diego Union Tribune. Its a wonderful bond that has evolved here since 1991.. I think I went about nine or 10 games until I actually broadcast a winner. Randy received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wofford College and a Master of Science from Clemson University. Randy Hahn (born October 21, 1958) is a play-by-play commentator for the San Jose Sharks on NBC Sports California, and has held that position for over 20 seasons. We still do have something. They all got delivered, and it made a huge splash because all of a sudden it was like OK, San Jose. Even if Im not a broadcaster with him anymore, Id fly back to see him drink from the Cup because I know how much it means to him., (Photo: Rocky Widner / NHLI via Getty Images). The Sharks only used one bus to get to and from the airport, practices and games on the road back then. Rusanowsky, like Hahn, has been with the Sharks since the beginning. Following graduating from high school, Randy attended the University of British Columbia where he graduated in 1978 earning a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism. After two years with Hahn doing about 15 games each season filling in for Starkey, his big break came. The last game they called was a 6-2 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks last March. Together with analyst and ex-partner Drew Remenda, Randy has won five Northern California Emmy Awards in the On Camera Sports section; one in 1999, and the rest in 2002, 2005, as well as 2008. He is a San Jose Shark just as much as Joe Thornton is. Those years contained play-by-play but also being the interim host for KPIX 5s former show, Evening Magazine. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Low 31F. Hahn got his first five questions right but was stumped for a moment on the sixth: Who was the President during World War I? Thank you for reading! Maybe some of them hadnt really thought about us much before that.. 1 Priority Still Winning, Does That Mean a Trade? 1,843 posts. After the first two Sharks seasons, Hahn moved to San Jose as he took over full-time television play-by-play duties. Randy Roy Hahn, 52 Lives in Indianapolis, IN. Record Date: Feb 08, 2023. April 15, 2023 5:00pm. Every dollar goes to the cost of getting to and from Sharks road games. If convicted, Hahn could face two to five years in prison on the felony charge. Therefore, Randy has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Every time I showed up, the Sharks would lose, Hahn said. 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SAN JOSE Randy Hahn was starting to think that he was jinxing the Sharks. Hahn, who was remarried last October, received his swearing-in date, the date on which he would officially become an American. They have also lived in Columbus, OH and Dublin, OH. On June 8, 1995, Hahn was arrested on a charge of drug possession after signing for a package containing amphetamines that was delivered to his home in Orland Park, Illinois. Youd think with luck of the draw, theyd win one of them. You can feel that hes in that moment. The body of work that Randy has, these 2,000 games and more, is definitely going to speak for itself. Chris Terreri was the second star, and he eventually played for the Sharks. They are an experienced duo of lead broadcasters who convey their own love and passion of the game through their respective airwaves and bring their expansive resumes to the Bay Areas eyes and ears. This could work pomp and circumstance to be sworn in, he just brought house. 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