Yikes. I was hoping to catch MacKinnon play on Atlanatic tomorrow night but if the coverage is bush league I might abstain.
Watched the Ontario-Finland Exhibition game last night from Fasthockey.
Good things:
- The sportscaster and the commentator were good. Definitely knew what they were doing.
- They had audio interviews during the intermissions.
Something to improve:
- The aspect ratio was 4:3.
- Camera work was slightly off target at times and zooming was bad for a few times.
Bad things about the arena:
- Lighting wasn't ideal
- It was a small arena, so the view angle of the camera was too low.
- The camera was situated slightly right from the centre line, so the view to the other end was weaker.
Final verdict:
The game was played at MTS Iceplex, so broadcasts from that arena probably aren't going to improve significantly because of the conditions. These streams are better than nothing, but don't expect that you would get a good picture of the players.