John Wiedeman is an American broadcaster who currently serves as the radio play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

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Wiedeman succeeded the popular Pat Foley

Pat Foley

Pat Foley is the television play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.A native of Chicago's North Shore, Foley graduated from Loyola Academy and received a degree in telecommunications from Michigan State University...

 as the Hawks' radio announcer for the 2006–2007 season. He previously was the radio voice of the New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 from 2001 to 2006 and for the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 in the 1996–97 season. He also worked for several minor league teams, including the Cincinnati Cyclones

Cincinnati Cyclones

The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena....

, Muskegon Fury

Muskegon Fury

The Muskegon Fury was a International Hockey League ice hockey team located in Muskegon, Michigan.The Fury were established in 1992 after the original Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League's previous incarnation relocated to Cleveland, Ohio...

 and Worcester IceCats

Worcester IceCats

The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the Worcester Centrum...

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Wiedeman's best-known moment was calling game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals

2010 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2010 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League season. As the culmination of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers faced the Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks...

, where the Hawks won their first Cup in 49 years. Like nearly everyone else, he initially wasn't sure if Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane

Patrick Timothy Kane, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Minor and junior:Kane attended the St...

's shot had gone over the line. However, once the replay confirmed that it was a goal, Wiedeman bellowed, "Lord Stanley's new address is sweet home Chicago!"

Wiedeman is a graduate of the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

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