ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundlanders remember legendary “Hockey Night in Canada” sportscaster Bob Cole as a national star who proved that someone from the country’s easternmost province could make it big on the mainland, all without moving away.

Cole’s connection to Newfoundland and Labrador, including his home in the provincial capital, was “everything” to him, said Megan Cole, his daughter, in a message Friday.