Budd Lynch is the Detroit Red Wings' public address announcer at Joe Louis Arena, a position he has held since the 1975-76 NHL season. In 1949, Lynch was with the Windsor Spitfires when Jack Adams asked him to do radio play-by-play for the Red Wings. The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. // Facts Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1930, Falcons 1930-1932 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Former Home Arenas: Windsor Arena (1926-27); Detroit Olympia (1927-1979) Uniform colors: Red and white. ... A public address system, abbreviated PA system, is an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas. ... Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed Hockeytown, The Joe, and JLA, is the home of the National Hockey League franchise the Detroit Red Wings. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1975-76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. ... The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. ... John James Jack Adams (also known as Jovial Jawn) (June 14, 1895 - May 1, 1968) was a ice hockey player, head coach and general manager in the National Hockey League. ...

A native of Windsor, Ontario, Budd Lynch joined the Essex Scottish Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II; he lost his arm during combat. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = City of Windsor, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... The Essex Scottish Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 18 million Civilian dead: 33 million Full list Military dead: 7 million Civilian dead: 4 million Full list World War II, also known as the Second World...

Returning home to broadcast, he joined the Red Wings, and the team won the Stanley Cup in his first season. In fact, the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in four of his first five years. His style as public address announcer is to "simply relaying information to the crowd, not to act as a cheerleader." He often regards Gordie Howe as the greatest player he has seen. The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... Gordie Howe is the Detroit Red Wings all-time point leader with 1809. ...

Budd Lynch was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 as a "media honouree" and winner of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. The Hockey Hall of Fame in a former bank building The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of ice hockey, with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with... The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is an award named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of hockey during their broadcasting career. ...

External links

• Budd Lynch bio at DetroitRedWings.com