Canadian curling champion Brad Gushue first struck up a friendship with Bob Cole some 20 years ago during the NHL lockout.
The legendary broadcaster — an elite curler himself in his younger days — would often watch the up-and-coming skip throw stones at the local club in their hometown of St. John's, N.L.
The longtime voice of"Hockey Night in Canada" represented Newfoundland at the national men's curling championship on two occasions. Cole remained a keen observer of the Roaring Game and stayed in touch with Gushue over the years. Cole was also in Italy at the time to broadcast hockey games. He made a point of being at the medal plaza to watch Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard and Jamie Korab receive their hardware.
Cole, who also played in the Canadian mixed curling championships on two occasions, was inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. " when you're from a small province and you don't see that many people making it on such a big scale as he did."
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