WJC: So, I get to broadcast a pre-tournament World Junior game tomorrow night

[R S]

Well, I work at a radio station in SK, and tomorrow night we are broadcasting a pre tournament game and I get to do colour for it. The only down side is the fact that it is between Latvia and Austria . The rosters are going to be full of unknowns and the names will be super tough to pronounce. It is still going to be a great career builder, good for the resume and just something cool that I can say I have done.

Looking forward to the unique experience

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[Bgav]

good luck man

 

[Grabovski]

Thats interesting, well hope you have fun and maybe one day you will broadcast a Team Canada game!

 

[ekcut]

UNTERGANSCHNIGG over to PALLESTRANG, Dropped to MÃœHLSTEIN back to UNTERGANSCHNIGG....onetimer....SCORES!!!!!!!

Good luck dude!!!!!



Here's hoping UNTERGANSCHNIGG has the game of his life!

 

[Addison Rae]

Good luck man

 

[fong p88]

Is that the game they are playing in Unity?

 

[R S]

Is that the game they are playing in Unity?

mhm.

 

[fong p88]

mhm.

Haha, thought so. I'm guessing they put you up in the lounge thingy above the lobby. I haven't been to that rink in a few years but get some chickenfingers and a cheeseburger they are unreal. I have a friend there who might have a ticket for me if I can make it down after work. It's only an hours drive but i've still got some Christmas shopping to do anyway.

 

[R S]

Haha, thought so. I'm guessing they put you up in the lounge thingy above the lobby. I haven't been to that rink in a few years but get some chickenfingers and a cheeseburger they are unreal. I have a friend there who might have a ticket for me if I can make it down after work. It's only an hours drive but i've still got some Christmas shopping to do anyway.

Cool thanks for the advice. Yeah, i havent been to the rink before and am driving from North Battleford. You should check it out if you can, Im sure it will be a fun atmosphere even if they are two weird teams.

 

[Fire Brunet*]

Just remember all that all Latvian names finish with an S.

 

[v-man]

Let me know if ya need any help pronouncing the Latvian names.

BTW, is there any way for us to listen to it online?

 

[R S]

Let me know if ya need any help pronouncing the Latvian names.

BTW, is there any way for us to listen to it online?

cjnb.com

tomorrow night at 7pm sharp

 

[Sakaarnis]

Just remember all that all Latvian names finish with an S.

That is not true, my friend. All names in masculine form and nominativ case has S in the end. In feminine form and nominativ case it's never S. Just for example forward Veldze.

Also, for example, in genitive case, names that had S in the end now have A. (Nominativ - Rberts Bukarts. genitive - Roberta Bukarta.)

Its about time to stop generalising this S issue. its pure grammar.

 

[R S]

Well its safe to say that we will butcher the names....but the very vast majority of people listening wont know the difference.

 

[habsman56]

Pick a random player, and anytime his name comes up say:

"He hasn't a point in 3 games, HFBoard posters tell me he is officially a bust"

 

[fong p88]

All the best players don't finish with an "S" anyways. Ozolinsh, irbe and Zholtok.

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

Give us some sort of shout-out. Unless you will get fired in which case don't ruin your future career.

You're lucky. Regardless of the two teams facing each other it will be a great experience for your career. As someone who has some serious interest in getting into Sports Broadcasting in the very near future (im already over 18+ ) I wish you great luck.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

That's outstanding! I'd love to call a game, regardless of who's playing. Best of luck! Don't fret about the names...Don Cherry butchers names for a living.

~Canucklehead~

 

[daethfromabove1979]

cool stuff.. congrats on the opportunity and good luck

i sometimes wish i had gotten into some kind of broadcasting career path.. i've always been told i have a great voice for it but i decided to get into the business world, ah well

 

[IslesRock4]

Awesome. Good luck and have fun!

 

[v-man]

All the best players don't finish with an "S" anyways. Ozolinsh, irbe and Zholtok.

Not quite. Ozolinsh is actually spelled Ozoliņš, so it does end in an s, he just added the h so it would be pronounced correctly (Heads up to Renegade Stylings: tonights roster has 3 three players with the same issue: Kenins, Kalnins and Mazins should all be pronounced as if they had an h at the end). Zholtok had an s added when he played with the national team, but since he's ethically Russian, he used the proper spelling in the NHL. Anyways, good luck with the commentary tonight RS. I'll let you know how badly you f-ed up

 

[john g]

some how, work in "Boom goes the dynamite"

=)

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

some how, work in "Boom goes the dynamite"

=)

[OT] ESPN's All Night w/ Jason Smith reference?

 

[john g]

[OT] ESPN's All Night w/ Jason Smith reference?

nah, watch below, it's painful

 

[DraftEligibleOHL]

So glad I finished my drink before I watched the video. Or there would be Dr.Pepper all over my monitor. And boom goes the dynamite! lol.