Larry Brooks, Hockey’s Unforgettable Voice, Leaves Behind a Legacy Shrouded in Mystery at 75
Everson recalled his friend as a fierce advocate for access for reporters — echoing the mission of one of his newspaper heroes, Dick Young — and recalled when he and Brooks were covering the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals between the Devils and the Ducks. Brooks overheard Ducks/Disney boss Michael Eisner talking about the team’s parade route to be used after they won Game 7 in New Jersey.
Brooks, one more time, had The Story, and so the next morning did the Post. The Ducks went berserk, denying it, accusing Brooks of inventing a controversy. But then a kid working at a college radio station released a tape of Eisner saying exactly what Brooks had written. Devils coach Pat Burns plastered that on the bulletin board.
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