Bonino, Bonino, Bonino! Hockey Night Punjabi’s viral epic goal call
Harnarayan Singh is the play-by-play voice for Hockey Night In Canada Punjabi, which is thought to be the only regular game coverage of the NHL that’s not in English or French. He’s a national treasure for many reasons, chief among them his creative goal calls. For example, when he somehow worked Nikita Kucherov’s name into the song lyrics of a famous Punjabi song during the Tampa Bay Lightning’s run.
Nick Bonino of the Pittsburgh Penguins is also a favorite of Singh’s. In the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Washington Capitals, the Penguins center scored and Singh just shouted “Bonino, Bonino, Bonino, Bonino, Bonino!” in celebration.
In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Bonino had the game-winning goal with just over two minutes left in regulation against the San Jose Sharks. And Singh didn’t disappoint:
Well that was amazing. “BOOOOOO-NEEEEEEEEE-NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
As these things do, the goal call went viral after the game on social media. And as these things do, they inspired some fans to contribute their own “Bonino, Bonino, Bonino!” goal calls:
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That Hockey Night In Canada Punjabi exists is one of our favorite things in the NHL, so we’re thrilled to see that crew get the spotlight on the game’s biggest stage.
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Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at [email protected] or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
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