Curt Keilback Rumoured To Broadcast Again

[jetsallout]

Former Winnipeg Jets play-by-play man Curt Keilback may be back on the air this season as the Jets commentator.

Keilback followed the former Jets to Phoenix in 1996 and was their play-by-play commentator through to the 2007-08 season.

This past season he called 25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League games for NCI-FM.

"I would like to be involved," Keilback told the Winnipeg Free Press.

"Given my druthers, I'd certainly rather do play-by-play, but if it meant being involved in a different capacity, that would certainly be of interest to me."

Keilback did play-by-play and colour commentary for Jets' radio and television broadcasts for 17 years.

He also was a fill-in doing Buffalo Sabres games from Calgary and Edmonton when the regular announcer was unable to make it.

According to the Free Press, Keilback has been in contact with Sports Radio 1290, which will broadcast the games this season, as well as True North Sports & Entertainment, the team's owner.

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I hope Keilback comes back and does play-by-play for a few years. some of my fondest memories as a kid were coming home from hockey practice, and listening to him on 58 CKY.

[dkehler]

Jul 30, 2011 18:30:04 GMT -6 @hannujarvenpaa said:

I hope Keilback comes back and does play-by-play for a few years. some of my fondest memories as a kid were coming home from hockey practice, and listening to him on 58 CKY.

Yeah, it would be nice to see him do it for a few more years so that he can go out on his own terms. As one of the all-time greats, in my opinion, he deserves that.

[JetsFanInVan]

This is a no-brainer, gotta be Curt Keilback.

[Ric O.]

Keilbach IS the voice of the Jets...well for my generation anyway. Maybe some will say he's getting too old but don't believe it... he still has the pipes for the job. If he didn't I'd say get someone new...but as far as I'm concerned he should get the job and keep it until he can't or doesn't want to do it anymore.

[newjets]

If he can still pull it off more power to him. And with that I hope he does get the play by play job on 1290.

[kj79]

I hope it is not Peter Lumbardiuos (spelling) from Sportsnet, not a fan of his voice.