Jeff Rimer(born July 18, 1951)[1][2][3]is a retired Canadian-born American broadcaster who recently served as the televisionplay-by-playannouncer for theColumbus Blue Jacketsof theNational Hockey League.
Rimer began his broadcasting career inCalgarywith Cable 10 andCFAC Radio.While at CFAC, he served as the play-by-play man for theCalgary Centennialsof theWestern Hockey League.After a stint inLethbridge,Rimer worked forCBC TelevisioninEdmontonunder veteran sportscasterErnie Afaganis.[2]He then worked forCFCF Radio,where he was the pre- and post-game show host for theMontreal Canadiens.[4]He was also CBC's gymnastics commentator during the1976 Summer OlympicsinMontreal.[4]In 1984 he was involved in a scuffle withPete Roseover something Rose contended Rimer said about him on his radio program.[5]
In 1984, Rimer moved toWBAL radioin Baltimore, where he served as sports director and host of Orioles' pre and postgame reports.[6]In 1990 he became the television play-by-play announcer for theWashington Capitals.[7]In 1992, Rimer was replaced on the Capitals' cable broadcasts byKenny Albert,but continued to call the team's games onWDCA-TV.[8][9]In 1993, Rimer began calling games for the expansionFlorida Panthers.[10]During the1993–94 seasonhe called 33 games for the Panthers and 20 Capitals road games while still working at WBAL before covering the Panthers full time.[3][10]He remained with the Panthers until 2004 when former Panther coach and the Columbus Blue Jackets' president and general managerDoug MacLeanhired Rimer for the same job in Columbus.[11]In 2017, he called his 2,000th NHL game.[4]
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edit- ^"@jrimercbj I sincerely want to thank those of you that reached out yesterday with Happy Birthday wishes and the kind thoughts. Much appreciated".Twitter.July 19, 2022.Retrieved16 January2023.
- ^abPowers, Bill (January 16, 1999). "Broadcaster's career hits big time".Calgary Herald.
- ^abMillan, Jorge (1993-09-17)."PANTHERS' ANNOUNCER RIMER A CAPITAL GAIN".Sun Sentinel.Retrieved2023-11-19.
- ^abcReed, Tom (March 10, 2017)."2000 and counting: Blue Jackets' broadcaster Jeff Rimer hits milestone with no end in sight".The Columbus Dispatch.Retrieved7 January2023.
- ^"Rose Scuffles With Broadcaster".Philadelphia Inquirer.June 17, 1984.
- ^Milian, Jorge (September 17, 1993). "Panthers' Announcer Rimer a Capital Gain".Sun Sentinel.
- ^Hochberg, Josh (October 30, 1990)."Rimer-Laughlin Duo Hep to Power Play, Just Developing Give and Go".The Washington Post.Retrieved7 January2023.
- ^Shapiro, Leonard (June 10, 1992). "Speaking of Hockey, New Man on Scene Is a Natural".The Washington Post.
- ^Frager, Ray (1992-09-03)."WDCA drops Proctor for Karvellas Ex-Bullets announcer to team with Chenier".Baltimore Sun.Retrieved2023-11-19.
- ^abJackman, Phil (August 22, 1994)."Love or hate him, Rimer will be missed".The Baltimore Sun.Retrieved7 January2023.
- ^Biggane, Brian (June 18, 2004). "Search is on for Play-by-Play Man".Palm Beach Post.