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11. Los Angeles Kings
The broadcast: Bally Sports West carries Kings games, with Alex Faust on play-by-play and Jim Fox doing color.
Local ranking: 11 National: 13 Last season: 10
The results: L.A.’s broadcast fared well universally, but it’s surprising that it wasn’t rated even higher nationally given the number of out-of-market fans that went out of their way to praise their work.
“L.A. might have the best broadcast team in the business,” said a Penguins fan.
“Alex Faust doesn’t get enough recognition as a high-end play-by-play man, while Jim Fox is criminally underappreciated around the game. He’s in the upper echelon of color commentators,” said an Oilers fan.
One of the most common complaints from hockey fans is that most broadcasts lack genuinely insightful color commentary that helps viewers learn new things. Veteran Jim Fox appears to be one of the few that bucks that trend with refreshingly informative analysis.
“Jim Fox does an excellent job breaking down plays,” responded a local fan. “I’m not sure I’ve seen a better analyst than him on national or another local broadcast. Almost seems like there’s something new to learn all the time, even after watching the same game for decades.”
Faust had massive shoes to fill into a few years ago when legend Bob Miller departed and has done as well as one could have hoped.
“Alex Faust is no Bob Miller, but Bob Miller is a Hall of Famer,” said one Kings fan.”That being said, Faust is still a very good up-and-coming play-by-play guy, and Foxy is probably my favorite color guy in the league.”
The bottom line: High quality and well respected is the best way to describe the Kings’ regional broadcast.
The broadcast: Bally Sports West carries Kings games, with Alex Faust on play-by-play and Jim Fox doing color.
Local ranking: 11 National: 13 Last season: 10
The results: L.A.’s broadcast fared well universally, but it’s surprising that it wasn’t rated even higher nationally given the number of out-of-market fans that went out of their way to praise their work.
“L.A. might have the best broadcast team in the business,” said a Penguins fan.
“Alex Faust doesn’t get enough recognition as a high-end play-by-play man, while Jim Fox is criminally underappreciated around the game. He’s in the upper echelon of color commentators,” said an Oilers fan.
One of the most common complaints from hockey fans is that most broadcasts lack genuinely insightful color commentary that helps viewers learn new things. Veteran Jim Fox appears to be one of the few that bucks that trend with refreshingly informative analysis.
“Jim Fox does an excellent job breaking down plays,” responded a local fan. “I’m not sure I’ve seen a better analyst than him on national or another local broadcast. Almost seems like there’s something new to learn all the time, even after watching the same game for decades.”
Faust had massive shoes to fill into a few years ago when legend Bob Miller departed and has done as well as one could have hoped.
“Alex Faust is no Bob Miller, but Bob Miller is a Hall of Famer,” said one Kings fan.”That being said, Faust is still a very good up-and-coming play-by-play guy, and Foxy is probably my favorite color guy in the league.”
The bottom line: High quality and well respected is the best way to describe the Kings’ regional broadcast.
