New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Back in October, he came under fire for saying an injury to Dallas' Roman Polak was "bad hockey karma. The precipitous decline boils down to one reason: The departure of beloved play-by-play caller John Forslund. Here's an example of a goal called by a regular commentator, "He shoots! ", and "What a dandy., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoB4ErM-e4M. Tyson Nash has his moments. I was watching a game between the Canadiens and the Nashville Predators, when a Predator player had an open net on Carey Price and the player decided to shoot the puck too soon. Hewitt worked in both TV and radio and is most known for being the radio voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyxcVr6HeyE. I think. What holds this broadcast back from the top of the league are numerous complaints about a lack of compelling analysis in both the color commentary and intermission panels, which lean too often on platitudes and old-school hockey cliches. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1991. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_BVTvMX-0. Reaugh announces for the Dallas Stars as well the NHL on Versus. If there is a reason Dallas has fallen slightly in the rankings its because Reaughs bombastic schtick can rub some people the wrong way. Federko's contributions to the team are exactly the same as Denis Potvin above. He calls all the big CHL games and the Memorial Cup for Rogers Sportsnet. Pierre Houde and Marc Denis are great, one Canadiens fan wrote. Panger is maybe a little too nice to the goalies!. John Ahlers, Brian Hayward - Anaheim Ducks: Ahlers might be an excellent play-by-play announcer, but Hayward overwhelms him on the air. More Alison Lukan! exclaimed another Kraken fan. Columbus Blue Jackets. When they're not, it's because they're both screaming at their audience. The left winger on New York, back to the line to the defenseman." He is currently the longest serving announcer in the NHL. Joe Micheletti plays the role of cool uncle, correcting your grandfather and then breaking down what actually happened.. The broadcast: Bally Sports Southwests carries Stars broadcasts with Josh Bogorad handling play-by-play and Darryl Reaugh handling color commentary. I also appreciate his willingness to compliment and appreciate the opposition when its deserved.. Discuss the Chicago Blackhawks here Dave Mishkin should have run away with number 1. Matt Millen 2 of 13 Matt Millen was a great NFL player. Honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2007. With Evgeni Malkin and the league-obsessed Sidney Crosby leading the way. And there arent enough Panthers homers out there so biased commentators isnt too bad.. ", This prompted Sabres insider Mike Harrington to react to the announcers insults and called him out for slamming an NHL team : he points outemployees of teams and television networks who are rightsholders for a league generally arent in the business of gratuitous slams of the opposition like that. The broadcast: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain carries Golden Knights games, with Dave Goucher on play-by-play and Shane Hnidy doing color. The bottom line: There will be a change in the booth next season, but not the change that fans in Winnipeg were looking for. The Oilers have been the worst team in the league over the last two seasons but you'd never know it by listening to these two. My rankings however, also include tidbits gleaned from over a decade of Center Ice, watching countless regular season games through local market broadcasts. Known for his Thats hockey catchphrase. ", he should take a deeper look at how bias is clouding his broadcast. The bottom line: Solid but dull play-by-play is received fine, but the color commentary lacks insight and even Penguins fans cant overlook the homerism. I'm not going to lie, when I first heard his voice, I thought it was a joke. He is one of the biggest homer announcers on the list and in the history of sports. Wilson was known for his booming voice and great description of hockey fights. Haynes currently leads with "Day La Ray" for Deslauriers, but Terhaar's "FOLIG no" for Foligno was outstanding. He has a bizarre habit of stretching out syllables in the middle of names, very similar to the Seinfeld "Hello! Hawk in his natural and very much preferred habitat . (Photo by Dave Reginek / NHLI via Getty Images). I learn something from Brickley quite often, but only when I can stand Jack Edwards long enough to leave the sound on. The broadcast: AT&T SportsNet carries Penguins games, with Steve Mears doing play-by-play and Bob Errey doing color. SB Nation's Derek Zona watches a lot of hockey through the Center Ice package, and has had the privilege of listening to every broadcast crew in the NHL. In fact, many Dallas fans make sure to note they hope they never lose Reaugh to a national gig. Any team his son Luke. Brown doing color. He will typically freak out about fouls not called against the other team and talk up the Kings, even when theyre not playing so hot. His calls of "eh-GEEEEEEN-laaaaa" and "BO-miss-terrrrrrrrrrr" make his play-by-play particularly grating. Since 1980, Maher has been the voice to the Calgary Flames. This aging CBC commentator misses calls, botches names, noticeably favours Toronto if they're playing, and has the absolute farthest thing from a broadcasting voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0P3ju6YZlw&playnext=1&list=PLBB06D88388A211EF&index=47. It's certainly not the first time Edwards has been in hot water for his calls. Sam Rosen fumbles too many player identifications and too much on-ice action for a man of his reputation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHp0lFupTI. I'm not trying to hate on one of the best, but that is pretty annoying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96sMp8TLCg. Honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1990. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxpTeg7ZHns. Im going to miss his laugh, his insight, and definitely his banter with Edzo. max-width: 100%; He would shine in any market. Even though I have a tendency to over-exaggerate, that is not the case here. The puck trickles through Vasilevskiy'slegs and appearsto cross the goal line, but the referee immediately indicates there was no goal. Broadcast for the New York Rangers on both TV and Radio from 1967-1981, Outspoken and opinionated he was known for such great sayings such as That guy handles the puck like a cow handles a gun and He couldnt put the puck in the ocean if he was standing on the end of the dock.. I'm not sure if they write their own pre-game script or not, but there is no deviation from the pre-game story. Worked for Hockey Night in Canada and Montreal Canadiens. Here is a list of 25 of the biggest "homer" announcers in sports history. He always sees the positive in the team, no matter how dire the circumstances. We then averaged out those results for local and national scores, and teams were assigned a national and local rank, which was averaged out for our composite score. Honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2005. When the Ducks' score, he is basically shouting, "You suck, we just scored against you, AGAIN". Laughlin is well-liked but Beninati is the real star of this show there wasnt a single local vote critical of the latter, which is very impressive considering the sample size of these ballots. Jack Edwards is an unabashed homer and taints the entire broadcast with it. He slammed the team and its players on several occasions in the first period, even saying Rasmus Ristolainen leads the league in frustration., He even dared to say that his Bruins were taken on "the NHL version of a dumpster fire, the Buffalo Sabres. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZUCePn4sQo, Longtime Chicago Black Hawks announcer who is known for such sayings as "Here Come The Hawks," was "There's a shot AND A GOAL!!! Denis Potvin knows a ton about hockey and he wants the audience to know it. He describes the action more than calls the action and has a very pleasant cadence. He does not pull punches for the home team and levies criticism at players and coaches when necessary. The bottom line: Excellent play-by-play call and a popular in-game host gives this broadcast potential, but a couple of polarizing figures bring them down. This guy is no doubt a Boston Bruins fan. Dean Brown, Denis Potvin - Ottawa Senators: Dean Brown is excellent at calling a game and manages to hang on to the end, even during blowouts. Multiple fans noted that the in-game commentary and banter between whistles has been enough to keep them tuned into games that have otherwise turned out dull. He clearly was missed already this season when he wasnt on the broadcast. He also covered the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs as well as national games. Ralph Strangis, Daryl Reaugh - Dallas Stars: Strangis and Reaugh are the Abbott and Costello of NHL commentators, and I mean that in a good way. She seems to only be able to point out the good the Yankees are doing or the potential that their plays seem to have and wont recognize or analyze the team the best way she could. Its a big edge in a world where a lack of insightful analysis taints many other broadcasts. Theyre all generally in it together.. Boston Bruins announcer from 1964-1994. Nobody beats Razor. Sorry, I just can't. I started taking notes at the beginning of the 2010-11 NHL season with the intent of doing the same. Beyaks successor will have big shoes to fill, while his departure will also put more of a spotlight on Sawyer, who was harshly scored by most respondents. The broadcast: TSN carries Jets games with Dennis Beyak doing play-by-play and Kevin Sawyer doing color. He may not be as much of a homer as some of the people on this list, but he has his moments when his true team pride shines through. 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