Overview

• The team announced a special in-game salute on Dec. 16 against Chicago as the centerpiece of a season-long celebration.
• Bowen, 74, will retire at the end of the 2025–26 season after 44 years as the Maple Leafs’ play-by-play voice.
• General manager Brad Treliving lauded Bowen’s impact on Leafs Nation and said the organization will make the night a standout tribute.
• Bowen is projected to reach the 3,800th game of his broadcasting career in January 2026.
• A Foster Hewitt Memorial Award recipient in 2018, he is widely known for his signature call, “HOLY MACKINAW.”