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Alexei Gusarov formerly of Colorado Avalanche talks with Avalanche play by play announcer Mike Haynes before the start of the Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes hockey game at the Pepsi Center on Oct. 23, 2009 in Denver. 
Getting your player ready...
Longtime Colorado Avalanche broadcaster , according to BSN Denver.
Haynes was the play-by-play broadcaster for Avs games on television since the 2005-06 season, working alongside color commentator Peter McNab. Prior to moving to television, Haynes had been the team’s radio play-by-play man since the franchise moved to Denver in 1995.
In October 2007, he was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He continued broadcasting Avalanche games until undergoing an operation April 10, 2008. Though he missed the playoffs, he returned to the microphone for the 2009 season.
