Hockey fans gather in St. John's as Bob Cole is laid to rest
Family, friends and fans from around the hockey world are gathering in St. John's on Friday afternoon for the funeral of broadcasting icon Bob Cole.
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![Bob Cole, seen above in 2018, is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Academy on Sunday. An older man wearing a suit sits in the broadcast booth at a hockey arena.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6412342.1714754499!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cole-bob-040722.jpg)
Family, friends and fans from around the hockey world are gathering in St. John's on Friday afternoon for the funeral of broadcasting icon Bob Cole.