Thread: HockeyBuzz - Ranking the Thirty NHL Broadcasting Teams

Originally Posted by swany65

Pitt being dead last is spot on, but hey they earned it.

Which is sad, because back in the day when Mike Lange was calling the TV and radio simulcast, he was fairly balanced and always entertaining. I haven't heard him though since they have relegated him to radio only, so who knows how he is now.

Originally Posted by roenick

Agree. When they demoted a true original in Mike Lange they set their own fate. The two they have now are horrible.

"Scratch my back with a hacksaw" and "He beat him like a rented mule" are two of Lange's best lines and he was an NHL original that brought charisma/color to the NHL.

Yep. But, unfortunately, "Elvis has left the building"...

Originally Posted by King Ludwig

Somehow the Ucks got slightly overrated on this one... How much was teh bribe to move them up a spot???

For those of you who have been around these parts forever, Hayward reminds me of Dick Lane (covered roller derby and wrestling way back in the day), but with less dignity.

Originally Posted by ChilledAgua

For those of you who have been around these parts forever, Hayward reminds me of Dick Lane (covered roller derby and wrestling way back in the day), but with less dignity.

Whoa Nelly!

jom

I really liked Randy Moller In Florida. He used to crack me up with every goal call. Freaking funny.

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Disagree vehemently with Joe "man power advantage" Beninati and John "SAYS NO!" Forslund being anywhere close to the top of the list.

Though not even Hayward is worse than listening to Rick Jeanneret screech his way through a broadcast. Total audible holocaust.

Originally Posted by ChilledAgua

For those of you who have been around these parts forever, Hayward reminds me of Dick Lane (covered roller derby and wrestling way back in the day), but with less dignity.

I thought the Thunderbirds announcer was pretty bad...and I LOVED the T-Birds...

Originally Posted by King Ludwig

I thought the Thunderbirds announcer was pretty bad...and I LOVED the T-Birds...

Agua, my brother and I grew up watching the Warriors every Sunday night during the late 60s- early 70s. They were the team who always wore the white jerseys and were the good guys. We never questioned how they had a home stand that lasted 6 years. We also loved the play by play and interviews by Elmer Anderson. He had the best lines when interviewing the opponents-- "Don't go away mad, just go away."

Oh yeah, and Pittsburgh's broadcasting team really sucks. A few years ago, I was watching a playoff series between PIT and OTT, and PIT was losing the elimination game big time. These guys, right on the air, actually said that since PIT was going to lose the series anyway, they should try to hurt as many Sens as possible in the time left. That pissed me off to the point where I send an e-mail to FSN-Pittsburgh (as they were known at the time). Homerism is bad enough; encouraging dirty play on the air shows a total lack of class.