News Article: HNIC Commentator Changes

[ZJuice]

http://canadiansportsfan.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/major-changes-at-hockey-night-in-canada/

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[Moonlapse Vertigo]

Oh God... now CBC has two BC homers in Hughson and Ball calling the games... gaaaaah!! I'm all for replacing the repugnant Mark Lee but... urrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.

 

[SK13]

Hrudey will make a fantastic color guy.

Much improved.

 

[Jumptheshark]

rick ball has paid his dues on the Vancouver scene for years.

He will obviously be a hard core canuck homer, but he will be better then lee

 

[PaPaDee]

Will Week's still be around?

 

[CornKicker]

i wish we could get ferraro for the late HNIC games, hes great

 

[K1984]

i wish we could get ferraro for the late HNIC games, hes great

I wish CBC could find some commentators that aren't Nucks.

 

[Alex87]

Happy to hear about Mark Lee getting demoted (though I feel terrible for Jets fans who are stuck with him now), but the fact that Scott Oake survived this shuffle really irks me. I hate that guy. He's a tactless buffoon and his knowledge of the game is startlingly low for someone in his position.

 

[Supermassive]

Gotta say, the quality of the PBP guy is probably the least important aspect of a telecast for me. I can see what's going on. It's listening to knuckle-draggers like the Sportsnet crew between periods, that's what kills me.

 

[Calgary McOilers]

Goodbye Mark Lee, I hate you!

 

[Pointteen]

Happy to hear about Mark Lee getting demoted (though I feel terrible for Jets fans who are stuck with him now), but the fact that Scott Oake survived this shuffle really irks me. I hate that guy. He's a tactless buffoon and his knowledge of the game is startlingly low for someone in his position.

He's a reporter, not a hockey fan. I actually enjoy that he'll ask the awkward questions. It's a nice change from just hearing "110% tonight, we've gotta get pucks on net".

 

[WeridAl]

Hrudey will make a fantastic color guy.

Much improved.

Fantastic at what, slamming the Oilers, because that what he excels at.

 

[Hunt4Oil]

I posted this in the training camp thread:

I used to listen to Rick ball call the Kelowna Rockets games in the 90's, I really liked him. He moved on to the Canucks radio and has been with them for quite awhile. The only down fall is I can see a bit of homerism from him calling canuck games like Hughson. Having him at CBC is going to be a huge upgrade on Lee though. No one is worse than Mark Lee!!!!

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[I am the Liquor]

Another Vancouver guy doing the pbp, and a Calgarian doing the colour?

Ok then.

I wont be watching CBC anymore other than to see the Oiler games.

That network is dead to me.

 

[Debonair]

Late night games never been the same since Cuthbert left.... but hope this guy isnt another Hughson. I HATE Hughson... such a huge canucks homer.

 

[Alex87]

He's a reporter, not a hockey fan. I actually enjoy that he'll ask the awkward questions. It's a nice change from just hearing "110% tonight, we've gotta get pucks on net".

Did you enjoy him asking Comrie about his deceased mother?

I'm not sure why a hockey reporter would require less knowledge than a fan (I think it'd be at least the same) I still remember in 05/06, right after the lockout ended, he was still talking about how poor Edmonton was and how we'd never see a $6M player on the Oilers. Hrudey non-chalantly asks, "How much are they paying Pronger?"

It's like the guy completely slept through the last lockout.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

Scott Oake helps make After Hours what it is. The more awkward the questions, the better the entertainment.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Scott Oake helps make After Hours what it is. The more awkward the questions, the better the entertainment.

I've always hated those slow pitch questions that only have one answer. "How did it feel to score?" How do you think?

 

[Pointteen]

Did you enjoy him asking Comrie about his deceased mother?

I'm not sure why a hockey reporter would require less knowledge than a fan (I think it'd be at least the same) I still remember in 05/06, right after the lockout ended, he was still talking about how poor Edmonton was and how we'd never see a $6M player on the Oilers. Hrudey non-chalantly asks, "How much are they paying Pronger?"

It's like the guy completely slept through the last lockout.

He isn't the first reporter to ask something like that. It's not appropriate for a hockey interview though. I know that, but he also doesn't exclusively ask about dead family members etc.

 

[I am the Liquor]

I was never a big fan of Scott Oake, but I stopped poking at the guy when I heard about his son and what he had to endure. Nobody should have to go through that.

 

[sepHF]

I don't mind Scott Oake. I like afterhours.

 

[Gord]

Hrudey will make a fantastic color guy.

Much improved.

Hrudey is going to be awesome. I always enjoy him on the broadcasts.

 

[Gord]

Fantastic at what, slamming the Oilers, because that what he excels at.

to be fair, there has been a lot about the Oilers to slam.

 

[Reimer]

I've always hated those slow pitch questions that only have one answer. "How did it feel to score?" How do you think?

Yeah but eventhough the question are generally dumb, hockey players have to be the worst sports interview. The sport needs more Dustin Penner type personalities. I assume he'd answer that question by saying:

"like warm apple pie"

 

[arcadium83]

And so the fellating of the Canucks by the CBC continues.