Paul Morris, who served as the Toronto Maple Leafs PA announcer for 38 years, has died. He was 86.
Morris died Thursday in Oshawa, Ont., after a lengthy illness, according to the Mount Lawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Whitby, Ont.
Born June 28, 1938, in Toronto, Morris spent his entire working career at Maple Leaf Gardens in the sound department as well as handling public address duties.
Morris’s deadpan delivery provided the backdrop to generations of Maple Leaf fans.
Morris was at the microphone the last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967, with Toronto defeating the visiting Montreal Canadiens 3-1 to win the series in six games.
“Clarence Campbell, the president of the National Hockey League, will now present the Stanley Cup to the Toronto Maple Leafs,” Morris said at the time.
“It’s home,” Morris told the CBC in an interview that aired during Toronto’s final …