Have you ever heard Randy Moller’s Florida Panthers radio goal calls? If not, you should listen now

SUNRISE, Fla. —

Since the Devils played the Panthers last night, I thought I would resurrect this old post about Randy Moller, the radio voice of the Florida Panthers. If you haven’t ever heard Randy’s calls on the radio, you really should take a listen. He is that good and that entertaining. Originally posted 7 July 2014.

Over the years, thanks to my friendship with Sid Rosenberg, I’ve been afforded a chance to meet some great people around the National Hockey League. I was lucky to have known Peter DeBoer long before he came to New Jersey while he was coaching the Florida Panthers — and I came to know one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet.

And in that same span, I was really blessed to get to know Randy Moller, former NHL defenseman and enforcer — and current play-by-play radio voice of the Florida Panthers, and vice-president of broadcasting for the team.

Dan Lebatard

Many years ago, while the Panthers were on WAXY, 790/104.3 The Ticket, Miami, Randy, at the urging of the station’s afternoon-drive host, Dan Lebatard, began shouting famous lines after the Panthers would score a goal — home or away. And then it expanded to lines about Randy’s mother and famous song lyrics.

He’d shout something like, “He scores! I would do anything for love, but I won’t do THAT!!!!!!!!!!” from Meatloaf’s song.

And from there, it just developed to where whenever the Panthers would score, he’d do something.

This has been happening for at least six years now — and he’s never once repeated a line, saying or lyric.

And, he did tell me that there are times he won’t use a line with a goal — and that’s usually when the team is in the midst of a really bad a loss or a blowout win.

But the truth is, it adds a completely different dimension to the game — and it’s something that’s really needed for a South Florida hockey audience. I’m not sure it would work if Randy were calling Devils games on WFAN or Rangers games on ESPN 98.7 — but it definitely works on WQAM in Miami, and it’s become a true staple down here.

But beyond the unique calls, Randy truly is a tremendous play-by-play announcer. He’s got a great set of pipes for radio. He knows the league as well as anyone you’ll ever hear on the radio. And it just seems like he’s always having a great time calling each and every game — home and away.

Oh, and does it all solo … no colour commentator (though the great Kevin Rogers Alex Donno does do the pre- and post-game show with him on WQAM).

So here are a few videos posted to Youtube. I understand there will be some hockey purists who might not appreciate this style of announcing. Still, I am sharing it — and hope you find some enjoyment to this, because I know I do, for certain.