Sportsnet: Paul Romanuk

[Man Bear Pig]

Never really like his voice or game calling. I'm not Bowens biggest fan but at least the guy was/is entertaining. His problem was his insane tangents. I don't need to hear about how trashed you were every night Joe.

 

[FerrisRox]

Anything is better than listening to Joe Bowen.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

i find him to be very boring and unenthusiastic.

 

[Ratboy]

Bowen is terrible. Guy can't go 20 seconds without talking about some nonsense and laughs like a fool in the middle of the game. PR is a breath of fresh air. At least he creates actual hockey discussions. Just get rid of Millen, the guy basis everything on "confidence".

No more Holy Makinaw! Hooray!

 

[Rielly4]

honestly does not make a difference to me. I can distinguish each player from the next easily myself. IF you can do this it really should not matter.

 

[Ratboy]

Romanuk has been out of the loop for a bit but I remember him calling some NHL games in the past (on TSN IIRC).

He's ok. At least he's not yelling everytime there's a centring pass or a Leaf has the chance to touch the puck.

Bowen's done and I'm fine with that. Now can we get Andy Frost off of Leafs talk next?

 

[Leaf Lander]

Roman UK is a excellent ply by play man


And yes fans loved bowen I do not get why he was rail roaded out of his job

Would rogers fire Danny gallivan or foster hewitt?

 

[FerrisRox]

Would rogers fire Danny gallivan or foster hewitt?

Joe Bowen is nowhere near the level of Danny Gallivan or Foster Hewitt.

 

[KuleminFan41]

Last year, people disliked Bowen called him too much of a homer and all he does is laugh. Now that he's off TV, people want him back. Its unfortunate how ignorant people are about Romanuk and complaining about him making mistakes. The guy's lived over in England for 7 years, try living there and keeping up with NHL hockey having to watch games at midnight or later. Hell, try actually watching a hockey game over there you wont find that many options over there

 

[ACC1224]

Last year, people disliked Bowen called him too much of a homer and all he does is laugh. Now that he's off TV, people want him back. Its unfortunate how ignorant people are about Romanuk and complaining about him making mistakes. The guy's lived over in England for 7 years, try living there and keeping up with NHL hockey having to watch games at midnight or later. Hell, try actually watching a hockey game over there you wont find that many options over there

How do you know those are the same people?

I have no issue with his errors, although as a Professional he should have prepared himself better, it's his lack of enthusiasm that's the issue.

 

[The CyNick]

IMO, Regional games should have a Homer announcer.

Agreed

 

[ACC1224]

Agreed

I thought the Wings announcers did a great job last night.
Been a long time since I watched a Leaf game listening to the opponents broadcast.

 

[Duke Silver]

i find him to be very boring and unenthusiastic.

There are shades to this. He isn't at Jim Hughson's level in terms of enthusiasm (or lack thereof).

 

[Daisy Jane]

I thought the Wings announcers did a great job last night.
Been a long time since I watched a Leaf game listening to the opponents broadcast.

I did it mostly all last year. it's fun. A: you learn things about your team you never knew and b: for the most part you actually hear nice things about your team.

 

[Darkside Blue]

I thought the Wings announcers did a great job last night.
Been a long time since I watched a Leaf game listening to the opponents broadcast.

I can't echo this sentiment enough. As I watched the Wings announcers I couldn't help thinking how much they completely outclassed the 3 Stooges on the HNIC broadcast, and how ironic that a regional Fox broadcast was so much better than the flagship, national broadcast of the CBC.

 

[Fenton]

Play-by-play announcers are such a dated idea... They were useful when broadcasts were poor quality, but today we should just have the option to turn them off. I want the option to hear only the on-ice sound.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Don't like him very much but I also loved Bowen. I was very confused in overtime when he called Kessel, JVR. I knew JVR was fast but for a second I thought he added another notch

 

[Metal God]

Bowen please.

I hate when Romanuk stops announcing the play for a few seconds. A few plays already made in this time. He does this many times during the game.

Annoying.

 

[crump]

Liked him. Pretty straight forward, a little humor here and there and gets exited when anyone scores. Pretty neutral guy and I like him better than most.

 

[Rob11]

Last year, people disliked Bowen called him too much of a homer and all he does is laugh. Now that he's off TV, people want him back. Its unfortunate how ignorant people are about Romanuk and complaining about him making mistakes. The guy's lived over in England for 7 years, try living there and keeping up with NHL hockey having to watch games at midnight or later. Hell, try actually watching a hockey game over there you wont find that many options over there

yes but it's his job. He should have watched tapes and practiced over them all summer.

At least he could memorize the leafs players and their number. At the very least......

 

[The Legend]

Bowen please.

I hate when Romanuk stops announcing the play for a few seconds. A few plays already made in this time. He does this many times during the game.

Annoying.

So you'd prefer he just keep talking non stop?

 

[crump]

I thought the Wings announcers did a great job last night.
Been a long time since I watched a Leaf game listening to the opponents broadcast.

Ken Daniels used to work in Toronto, and Mickey Redmond knows hockey. He would have been very famous if it weren't for a back injury. Retired at 28 after having become only the third player to score back to back 50 goal seasons. Played on a line with Delvecchio for his first 50 goal season then Marcel Dionne for his second. He was entering into perennial 40-50 goal scorer range when his injury happened. Always liked that guy and thought it was a shame he had to retire.

 

[Super Mega]

Last year, people disliked Bowen called him too much of a homer and all he does is laugh. Now that he's off TV, people want him back. Its unfortunate how ignorant people are about Romanuk and complaining about him making mistakes. The guy's lived over in England for 7 years, try living there and keeping up with NHL hockey having to watch games at midnight or later. Hell, try actually watching a hockey game over there you wont find that many options over there

interesting! this explains why he doesn't seem himself

 

[rojac]

Play-by-play announcers are such a dated idea... They were useful when broadcasts were poor quality, but today we should just have the option to turn them off. I want the option to hear only the on-ice sound.

That might work for those people who three hours to waste staring at their TV but many people are doing other things while watching the game. And for those people, the play by play is incredibly useful.

 

[Milan90]

And great calls can make memorable plays iconic.


I found Romanuk good. He seemed pretty on par with the rest of NHL commentators.