Was CBC's Firing of Chris Cuthbert in 2005 A Mistake?

[Langdon Alger]

Or when LA won the cup in OT "The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanely Cup" which he does every year..

What did you want him to say?

 

[Joey Moss]

What did you want him to say?

I don't know something not boring? Look at Emrick's call on the goal vs. Hughson's. Once again, Hughson has to pause to think of what he's going to say.. Emrick is just emotion.

 

[Langdon Alger]

I don't know something not boring? Look at Emrick's call on the goal vs. Hughson's. Once again, Hughson has to pause to think of what he's going to say.. Emrick is just emotion.

So when a team wins the cup you don’t want the announcer to say “they have just won the Stanley cup?”

 

[Joey Moss]

So when a team wins the cup you don’t want the announcer to say “they have just won the Stanley cup?”

When it's an OT goal to win the cup, absolutely not. When there's a countdown in the last 10 seconds of the game it's fine.

Hughson is just not original.

 

[Langdon Alger]

When it's an OT goal to win the cup, absolutely not. When there's a countdown in the last 10 seconds of the game it's fine.

Hughson is just not original.

Just went and watched both feeds. Here’s what doc said

“Shot, save, scores! The Stanley Cup! Martinez!”

Here’s what Jim said

“Toffoli shoots, great save, rebound, they score! Alec Martinez gets the goal! The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup!”

Yeah, Doc’s call is so much better.

I don’t get your point. The announcer is not supposed to mention that the goal just won the team the Stanley Cup? They should just treat it like any other goal?

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Jim Hughson is the best announcer in hockey AINEC. Cant believe people are actually saying negative **** about him ITT. I guess it's the HF way though, hate on everybody just cause.

Says the Canucks fan.

Hughson sounds like a constipated asexual robot. Cuthbert and Cole still have the best voices in the game. Honorable mention to Miller.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Says the Canucks fan.

Hughson sounds like a constipated asexual robot. Cuthbert and Cole still have the best voices in the game. Honorable mention to Miller.

Cuthbert is great, but he’s not blessed with the greatest voice. Hughson’s voice is better, but that doesn’t mean he’s better at his job.

For the record, I like Hughson. Not sure why so many hate him. Oh well, enjoy listening to him tonight!

 

[CanuckGame39]

Says the Canucks fan.

Hughson sounds like a constipated asexual robot. Cuthbert and Cole still have the best voices in the game. Honorable mention to Miller.

Yeah you're probably the 15th person to @ me with the hilarious response of "hyuk hyuk says the canucks fan hyuk hyuk"

Go talk **** somewhere else. Bunch of fat neck beards on this forum cant give guys like hughson who hasn't been anything but a professional his entire career credit.

If you prefer other announcers that's fine, everyone has their opinion, doesn't mean you have to be a complete piece of **** and call someone a "constipated asexual robot" or tear the guy down for no reason. have some respect.

 

[snipes]

@Killion My understanding was Nancy Lee who ran CBC then wanted a Vancouver based announcer because it would cost less. Turns out for the 2010 Olympics she gave men's hockey to Cuthbert.

The man is happiest when he calls CFL games.

Yup, he's in his element calling CFL games. Very knowledgable about football, I always think of him as a football guy first. But, he's also the best hockey announcer. A real treat for us fans to have him.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Yeah you're probably the 15th person to @ me with the hilarious response of "hyuk hyuk says the canucks fan hyuk hyuk"

Go talk **** somewhere else. Bunch of fat neck beards on this forum cant give guys like hughson who hasn't been anything but a professional his entire career credit.

If you prefer other announcers that's fine, everyone has their opinion, doesn't mean you have to be a complete piece of **** and call someone a "constipated asexual robot" or tear the guy down for no reason. have some respect.

Meh, some Canucks fans are going to be biased for the old time home team announcer.

I didn't call him that, I said that's what he sounds like. And he does. Emotionless almost as if he's pretending to be human with a high pitched and strained voice like he's been pinching a Byfuglien sized loaf since 1999.

 

[Deuce Awesome]

Yeah you're probably the 15th person to @ me with the hilarious response of "hyuk hyuk says the canucks fan hyuk hyuk"

Go talk **** somewhere else. Bunch of fat neck beards on this forum cant give guys like hughson who hasn't been anything but a professional his entire career credit.

Fat neck beard? Now who is "hyuk hyuk"

Being professional doesn't change the fact that he is a terrible announcer. Im sure he is wonderful for the community and helps old ladies across the street, that doesn't change the fact that him and Simpson are the worst "#1" combo that HNIC has ever iced.

Scott Moore needs to be fired, and those guys next. Getting rid of Healy was a start.

 

[ranold26]

The best in the business is Gord "a goat getting raped" Miller.

 

[JianYang]

Hughson gets **** on because he's garbage. Monotone. No excitement. Annoying pompous sounding voice. Poor analysis. Its fitting that he calls games with Craig Simspon who is a complete idiot himself.

He's not impartial and he's proud of it. He doesn't give a ****.

Canucks fans like Jim Hughson - thats it.

He's good...... Just a bit bland.

I remember while ago he talked about how he didn't want to be that guy who is known for some punchline. It explains why he stopped saying "thaaaats hockey"

Anybody who remembers him from his tsn days will tell you that he was fun to listen to. I'm guessing that he's trying so hard not to become some caricature, that he actually goes the other way, and becomes a bit vanilla.

 

[MasterDecoy]

He's good...... Just a bit bland.

I remember while ago he talked about how he didn't want to be that guy who is known for some punchline. It explains why he stopped saying "thaaaats hockey"

Anybody who remembers him from his tsn days will tell you that he was fun to listen to. I'm guessing that he's trying so hard not to become some caricature, that he actually goes the other way, and becomes a bit vanilla.

a bit?

 

[EpochLink]

Jim Hughson used to do Blue Jays games in the early 1990's on TSN. Plus he did some hockey games for TSN before switching to be the primary Canucks play by play guy for Sportsnet before the switch.

 

[MasterDecoy]

Jim Hughson used to do Blue Jays games in the early 1990's on TSN. Plus he did some hockey games for TSN before switching to be the primary Canucks play by play guy for Sportsnet before the switch.

i can't imagine how boring watching baseball on tv must be if he's doing the calls

why did he swtich to hockey? did he bore everyone so much its like he was handing out aneurysms?

 

[Langdon Alger]

I like the fact that so many people who hate Hughson are forced to listen to him. That brings me some happiness.