Is there a bigger homer announcer than Jack Edwards?

[FinnLightning26]

I love listening to Edwards. His antics are funny, at least it is for the couple of times I watch a Bruins broadcast in a year.

 

[Howie Hodge]

I'm not a Sabres fan, but I find Jeaneret's particularly joyful brand of homerism quite endearing, at least in measured doses. In contrast, Edwards' homerism comes in the form of pure, unadulterated *****ebaggery. If given the choice, I would watch an entire hockey game on mute rather than listen to Edwards.

RJ has always been RJ. His style is genuine, based off of as you say, his enthusiasm for the game....

 

[raymond23]

No and it's awesome.

People complain about the Pierre McGuire's and Jack Edwards of the commentary world, but without them we'd be stuck with the dryest, most predictable broadcasts of all time. I am very appreciative of Mickey Redmond for this reason.

Don't get the idea that you shouldn't be a homer on a local home broadcast. Sure, there's limits, but it's fun as hell.

 

[Leonhard Euler]

It makes me cringe so hard, but maybe Bruin fans love it and that's who he does it for, so whatever I guess.

 

[Daeni10]

The biggest homer thing about him is that he constantly calls out guys for diving or whatever and fails to aknowledge that guys like Marchand on his team are known for this. It's okay to call players out, it's okay to call Marchand out but saying that he is a great player regardless and stuff, but the way he goes about stuff is just complete homery.
Still remember how he blamed Orpik for being ko'd by Thornton because thats what happens when you dont fight. It's not even that he was completely wrong on this as Orpik probably could have avoided it by fighting earlier, but dont act like the Bruins are saints all the time and acknowledge when they f***ed up big time. Thats what I hate most about him. Otherwise it's fine to be a fan of the team you are spending ur life with.

 

[Liferleafer]

Nobody could ever be more of a homer, and more embarrassing, than Joe Bowen.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he wore face paint and held pom poms during the broadcasts.

Lol....when Joe Bowen and Harry Neale used to work together it was comedy gold!! Even Bowen and Jim Ralph were fun....i swear Bowen has never been sober while doing a broadcast.

 

[FerrisRox]

Lol....when Joe Bowen and Harry Neale used to work together it was comedy gold!! Even Bowen and Jim Ralph were fun....i swear Bowen has never been sober while doing a broadcast.

I've always enjoyed Jim Ralph and will admit that Bowen and Neale together did, very much, sound like two guys that we're on their fourth cocktail, calling the game.

 

[iamjs]

The Penguins color guys is worse. He's a massive homer and also just yells out random gibberish.

Guys or guy? I'm not even sure which one you're referring to.

If you're talking about Bourque, he rarely ever drifts away from the game play (save for the occasional story from his playing days) and doesn't do anything that would make him seem like a clown. If you're talking about Errey, he's toned it down a lot in the last year or so.

You do know that Steigerwald has been gone since 2017, right?

 

[John Price]

No, but he also gets excited when the other team scores too. He is a homer but he also seems to like hockey too in general.

 

[BruinLVGA]

Which Hab known for his ridiculous embellishments is throwing himself onto the ice in an attempt to call out another player for diving? Which one of our announcers known for mocking opposing players for diving is defending him?

You completely missed the point.

 

[Rowlet]

 

[Bank Shot]

Guys or guy? I'm not even sure which one you're referring to.

If you're talking about Bourque, he rarely ever drifts away from the game play (save for the occasional story from his playing days) and doesn't do anything that would make him seem like a clown. If you're talking about Errey, he's toned it down a lot in the last year or so.

You do know that Steigerwald has been gone since 2017, right?

Colour guy. Not sure who he is. Don't listen to Pens broadcasts often.

Could have been Stiegerwald. Just the worst piece of garbage I've ever heard on a broadcast.

Does that sound like him?

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Feels like watching the game with a drunk uncle at the Christmas party

 

[SabresSharks]

All home team announcers are homers. Edwards is arguably the most blatant about it.

 

[higgs011]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but his guest spot on the 31 Thoughts podcast was great. I couldn't stand the guy, but now I begrudgingly have some respect for him. Smart dude, plays to the fans, loves the Bruins.

 

[BonMorrison]

I say this whenever this thread pops up - Andy Brickley is worse, he's just more low-key about it. A common sequence of events is Edwards praising something the opposing team did like a nice goal and whatnot then Brickley comes in to buzzkill everything and be like "I mean sure but it only happened because..."

 

[StreetHawk]

It makes me cringe so hard, but maybe Bruin fans love it and that's who he does it for, so whatever I guess.

It’s fine for local broadcasts. So long as they don’t use him for national broadcasts it doesn’t matter.

 

[Iapyi]

Lol between this call and the ‘trip’ call last night those two pigeons in stripes should be filling out resumes today.

Jack IS a homer. This isn’t telling Bruin fans something they already know. At least he acknowledges there is another team on the ice most nights.

I’ve watched enough CBC Toronto games to know what I’m getting in to there. You’d swear it was a one team scrimmage for all the talk they give anyone not in a blue jersey.

You could not have possibly proven your lack of credibility any more with this inane comment.

The team that does the Maple Leafs broadcasts is well known throughout the hockey world for their obvious and clear bias against them. They have even publicly admitted it.

Next time you may want to think twice before you make things up.


As for Edwards he has no respect in the hockey world, his grossly blatant homerism has rendered his opinion moot. His lies and plastic deception tactics are no surprise and as a matter of fact it is taken for granted that he is full of poop.

 

[Laterade]

not the biggest homer but it was really funny hearing the announcer say "NOOO" when Pettersson scores



but they do give credit where its due

 

[compan]

Most announcers are biased, ours just has comedic value lol

FWIW, Edwards sometimes screams as loud when the other team scores. I'm probably as biased as he is towards the Bruins, but I can't bring myself to have that natural reaction when another team scores.

 

[compan]

The biggest homer thing about him is that he constantly calls out guys for diving or whatever and fails to aknowledge that guys like Marchand on his team are known for this. It's okay to call players out, it's okay to call Marchand out but saying that he is a great player regardless and stuff, but the way he goes about stuff is just complete homery.
Still remember how he blamed Orpik for being ko'd by Thornton because thats what happens when you dont fight. It's not even that he was completely wrong on this as Orpik probably could have avoided it by fighting earlier, but dont act like the Bruins are saints all the time and acknowledge when they ****ed up big time. Thats what I hate most about him. Otherwise it's fine to be a fan of the team you are spending ur life with.

Are you expecting every home announcer to recite back a previous incident of their own team's players doing something before they criticize another team for doing it? Do the announcers for the team you support do that?

 

[easton117]

You could not have possibly proven your lack of credibility any more with this inane comment.

The team that does the Maple Leafs broadcasts is well known throughout the hockey world for their obvious and clear bias against them. They have even publicly admitted it.

Next time you may want to think twice before you make things up.


As for Edwards he has no respect in the hockey world, his grossly blatant homerism has rendered his opinion moot. His lies and plastic deception tactics are no surprise and as a matter of fact it is taken for granted that he is full of poop.

Web of lies.

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[BLONG7]

Nobody could ever be more of a homer, and more embarrassing, than Joe Bowen.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he wore face paint and held pom poms during the broadcasts.

Speaking of this Bowen clown, WTF is Holy Mackinaw?? Why does he say this?

 

[BernieParent]

I have no issues listening to Jack E. I absolutely respected him in the 2010 Flyers comeback giving a ton of credit to the Flyers in the waning minutes rather than dump on the Bruins. I have a hard time listening to the Flyers broadcast, to be honest. When the other team makes a beautiful play, call it that way. And don't call every goal against like you just watched your dog die.

Canadian broadcasts are usually quite good for pure hockey enjoyment ... except when it is the Leafs. TMLSN is the worst for this, even when the other team is Canadian.