Pierre Houde
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Pierre Houde is a Canadian play-by-play sports announcer for RDS
. He has announced broadcasts of Montreal Canadiens
games since 1989. Over the years he was partnered with Pierre Bouchard and Yvon Pedneault
. Since 2007, his partner has been former Canadiens player Benoit Brunet
. Houde also broadcasts Formula One
Races at the same station along with Bertrand Houle.
Houde's goal call is "Le tir, ET LE BUT!" (A shot, AND A GOAL!) after every Canadiens goal, though depending on the moment he stretches "but" out for ten seconds ("Le tir, ET LE BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!!!!!!!!"). Other calls are "Eh bien, ma parole!" which he often uses when unbelievable situations occur and "Les rouges s'éteignent... ET ON ROULE !!!" at the start of a Formula One Grand Prix.
Houde has called baseball games for the same network since 1987 and EA Sports since 1994. His home run call is "Le parole, le baseball ET LE HOMER!" (The pitch, the baseball AND THE HOMER) He also uses it for the Baseball series for EA Sports.
Houde has acquired a fairly large following among the Canadiens' anglophone fans, many of whom watch his telecasts rather than those on Hockey Night in Canada
. He has also aired Canadiens games in English in the past, and was even considered for the play-by-play spot with the Colorado Avalanche
.
Houde is currently up for the Milwaukee Brewers
radio job at WTMJ.
Houde is from Saint-Laurent, Quebec
, now a borough in the city of Montreal
.
He is married to Sylvie Allard since 1992.
Réseau des sports
Réseau des sports , is a Canadian French language Category C specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc....
. He has announced broadcasts of Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
games since 1989. Over the years he was partnered with Pierre Bouchard and Yvon Pedneault
Yvon Pedneault
Yvon Pedneault is a French Canadian sports journalist and television and radio broadcaster from Chicoutimi, Quebec who is known for his coverage of ice hockey. Pedneault is the only person to have worked full-time for all three French-language Montreal daily papers, as well as every French-language...
. Since 2007, his partner has been former Canadiens player Benoit Brunet
Benoit Brunet
Benoît Brunet is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 27th overall, of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
. Houde also broadcasts Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
Races at the same station along with Bertrand Houle.
Houde's goal call is "Le tir, ET LE BUT!" (A shot, AND A GOAL!) after every Canadiens goal, though depending on the moment he stretches "but" out for ten seconds ("Le tir, ET LE BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!!!!!!!!"). Other calls are "Eh bien, ma parole!" which he often uses when unbelievable situations occur and "Les rouges s'éteignent... ET ON ROULE !!!" at the start of a Formula One Grand Prix.
Houde has called baseball games for the same network since 1987 and EA Sports since 1994. His home run call is "Le parole, le baseball ET LE HOMER!" (The pitch, the baseball AND THE HOMER) He also uses it for the Baseball series for EA Sports.
Houde has acquired a fairly large following among the Canadiens' anglophone fans, many of whom watch his telecasts rather than those on Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
. He has also aired Canadiens games in English in the past, and was even considered for the play-by-play spot with the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
.
Houde is currently up for the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
radio job at WTMJ.
Houde is from Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now the largest in area of the boroughs of the city of Montreal....
, now a borough in the city of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
He is married to Sylvie Allard since 1992.