Scoop Cooper: Bob "Radio Rinkside" Chase passes at 90 after a 67 year broadcasting career From 1953 to 2016 Bob "Radio Rinkside" Chase was the voice of the Fort Wayne (IN) Komets and a mentor to many in his record setting 63 year career doing hockey play-by-play.

Probably the best and most professional article I've read on this site!thanks so much for sharing! What a loss ,unfortunately for the kids on here they only care about ............😕

i remember listening to komets games in the late 60's at the dawn of the expansion era, i'd search the dial for any hockey broadcasts when the flyers weren't playing and would usually find the blackhawks 3rd period broadcasts on WGN or the bruins on WBZ, occasionally the blues on KMOX and of course the fort wayne K's on WOWO. i found it interesting that an IHL team was broadcast on a 50,000 watt station but enjoyed their games. RIP Bob Chase

Followed the unafilliated AA pro Colonial Hockey League of which the Komets were a part of. Didn't know of Chase until then but Komet fans made me aware. Indeed Bob Chase was a pros pro in every sense of the word.

RIP Mr Chase!!