"He was like the people's broadcaster, and I think that's what made him so special to people. They knew that connection was there," says Lange's longtime broadcast partner, Paul Steigerwald.

"Mike Lange was a wordsmith – a magician behind the mic. The Californian quickly became a quintessential Pittsburgher, and ...

Jack Gibson, who grew up listening to Mike Lange and whose son, John, now plays in the NHL, talks about the first moment he got to hear the beloved Penguins broadcaster call a game involving his son.

Bryan Rust didn’t know much about Mike Lange when the Penguins drafted him in 2010. That’s understandable considering he was ...