Jim Robson, the longtime voice of the Vancouver Canucks who also called games for Hockey Night in Canada, has died. He was 91.

The Canucks announced his death on Tuesday.

Robson was best known as the voice of the Canucks from 1970 to 1999, but also covered junior hockey, football, and baseball in Vancouver.

“On behalf of the Aquilini family and our entire organization, we are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of legendary Canucks broadcaster Jim Robson,” said Canucks president of business operations Michael Doyle in a statement. “Jim was the voice of the Canucks for nearly three decades and will be remembered for his passion, pride, and relentless pursuit of perfection. His voice and his calls stitched together the fabric of what it means to be a Vancouver Canuck, bringing together fans from across the province, including ‘the hospital patients and shut-ins, the pensioners and the blind, those fans who can’t get out to hockey games.’ Jim had a unique way of making us all feel like we were right there in the thick of the action.”

The Hockey Hall of Fame honoured Robson with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1992, recognizing him as a broadcaster who has “made outstanding contributions to their profession and the game during their career.”

Robson was also inducted into the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998, the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in 2022.

The broadcast booth at Rogers Arena is named after Robson.

In addition to his work with the Canucks, Robson covered the Stanley Cup Finals in 1975, 1980, 1982 and 1983.

The 1983 Finals saw Vancouver face the New York Islanders.

“Jim was a gentleman, a wordsmith, and a broadcaster who could paint a beautiful picture of the action with his voice and descriptions of the game,” said Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford. “His love of hockey and this franchise was unmatched; his memory and recollection of Canucks past and present were encyclopedic; and his devotion to the franchise and the legions of fans who live, eat, and sleep everything Canucks was second to none. Losing a legend and long-time supporter is never easy, but our memories of the great Jim Robson will live on forever. On behalf of the entire hockey team and group, I extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and hockey fans everywhere.”