Rodger Brulotte obit

Legendary sports commentator Rodger Brulotte passes away, TVA Sports releases statement 

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We have just learned some terrible news. The TVA Sports network has just announced that one of the great figures of media in Quebec, Rodger Brulotte has passed away.

We are at a loss for words.

TVA Sports announces the passing of the great Rodger Brulotte

Here is an excerpt from the official statement released by TVA Sports:

One of the most well-known voices and most beloved personalities in Quebec has passed away.

The famous commentator and columnist Rodger Brulotte, who became a legend both for his warm personality and for his iconic Bonsoir, elle est partie! known by all, died on Friday at the age of 79.

This is also how he wished his passing would one day be announced, as he had recently shared.

A phrase that left a lasting mark across Quebec.

- Jessica Lapinski, TVA Sports

We would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Brulotte.

As you can imagine, many figures from the hockey world and the NHL are already reacting to this sad news.

An official statement from the Montreal Canadiens is also expected shortly, knowing them, and it is certain that Rodger Brulotte will be honored at the Canadiens' next game at the Bell Centre, as early as tomorrow night against Patrick Roy and the New York Islanders.

Several prominent media figures, including Renaud Lavoie, Nicolas Cloutier, and Anthony Marcotte, have already reacted.

We are at a loss for words tonight.

His career with the Montreal Expos organization started in 1969, working in sales and marketing. He contributed to the creation of the Youppi mascot. In 1984, he was hired by CKAC to serve as colour commentator alongside Jacques Doucet.

In 1990, he moved to RDS where he called Expos games with his colleague Denis Casavant until the team's demise in 2004. He is famous for the line "Bonsoir, elle est partie!" (Good night, it is gone) which he said when the Expos hit a home run.[citation needed] Brulotte and Casavant continued to call baseball games on RDS, though coverage is now limited. He now calls Toronto Blue Jays games on TVA Sports alongside Doucet.

Brulotte wrote an article entitled “Tout partout” in Le Journal de Montréal. Brulotte was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1991 and 1993.

He missed broadcasting the Blue Jays games in the 2025 World Series alongside Casavant due to recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his spine.