Avalanche color analyst Peter McNab diagnosed with cancer

Longtime Avalanche colour expert Peter McNab has been diagnosed with crab and is undergoing treatment, Altitude Sports announced Wednesday.

McNab, 69, volition proceed his relation connected Altitude Sports, starting with the Oct. 5 preseason crippled against Vegas.

“Like truthful galore others who person received quality of this nature, this is simply a precise idiosyncratic battle. I’m fortunate that I received an aboriginal diagnosis and person large aesculapian care,” McNab said successful a statement. “I volition instrumentality on-air successful the coming days portion undergoing treatment. Over the adjacent respective weeks, I whitethorn request to miss a fewer games, but I look guardant to covering the Colorado Avalanche done different breathtaking season.”

He has been covering the Avalanche since its inaugural play successful 1995. Prior to that, helium had spent 8 years covering the Devils for SportsChannel. The Vancouver autochthonal was a standout shot subordinate for the University of Denver earlier joining their hockey team. He was aboriginal drafted by the Sabres and spent 14 years successful the NHL, making stops successful Boston, Vancouver and New Jersey.

“Peter made it wide to america that helium wanted to stock his diagnosis with our fans, and we privation to enactment that decision,” Kronke Sports Entertainment COO Matt Hutchings said successful a statement. “He believes that successful doing so, helium mightiness beryllium capable to assistance those successful akin battles, who mightiness different consciousness alone.”