When did the excited-sounding "It's A Power Play!" PA announcements start?

[Andy6]

When did the rousing PA announcements introducing the home team's power plays begin? Does every U.S. team do it or just some? Has any Canadian team ever done it? It sounds a little silly to me, as though a power play is like getting a multi-ball in pinball or something, but I guess it's kind of fun. As a Jets fan who watched no NHL games between 1996 and 2011, it was one of the changes that I noticed right away.

I would even extend the query to when the modern-style loud/obnoxious home-team goal announcements started ... did that require a change in NHL policy or did some teams just start doing it and it caught on? It used to be that the public address announcer announced both teams' goals in essentially the same dispassionate way.

Click to read more...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it started with the Mighty Ducks in the 90s to get their crowd pumped up. Then they started to attach the announcements with a sponsor, and it took off.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

gotta be only certain markets?

I know the Bruins dont do this. All you get is the player/infraction/time of infraction announcement from the PA

 

[Mandar]

gotta be only certain markets?

I know the Bruins dont do this. All you get is the player/infraction/time of infraction announcement from the PA

agreed....the Rangers don't do this either.

The absolute worst is the Flyers PA guy.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Just after American culture started heading down hill.

 

[The Panther]

The absolute worst is the Flyers PA guy.

Five to ten years ago, I felt bad for the Philly play-by-play guy (I don't know his name), because he always had to say, "So-and-so scores for a taste of Tasty Cakes!", as an ad.

That was pathetic. I can only imagine the broadcast crew's reaction when they were told they were going to have to do that for years to come...

 

[MS]

Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it started with the Mighty Ducks in the 90s to get their crowd pumped up. Then they started to attach the announcements with a sponsor, and it took off.

My recollection is similar. It was either Anaheim or Florida after the 1993 expansion.

 

[Inkling]

Some junior teams sell sponsoring for the man advantage. I always think of the 'Booster Juice Powerplay', which I guess means that it worked (although I can only count on one hand the number of times I've actually purchased something there).

 

[Normand Lacombe]

agreed....the Rangers don't do this either.

The absolute worst is the Flyers PA guy.

Lou Nolan is the Flyers PA announcer. Been with the Flyers since 1972 and really doesn't do much today except announce penalties, goals and shots on goal. Mostly everything else is prerecorded, namely last minute of play announcements and the grating, "The Flyers are going on the Pecoooo Powerplay."

Five to ten years ago, I felt bad for the Philly play-by-play guy (I don't know his name), because he always had to say, "So-and-so scores for a taste of Tasty Cakes!", as an ad.

That was pathetic. I can only imagine the broadcast crew's reaction when they were told they were going to have to do that for years to come...

That TastyKake contest was around when I started watching hockey in 1984. TastyKake (how the company spells their name) held a promotion where fans would mail in their names and address for a chance to win a case of cupcakes or other TastyKake products if the Flyers scored on the PP. The late Gene Hart would announce a name of a fan on air before every PP. If the Flyers scored, Hart would say, "Score! Sinisalo scores for a case of TastyKakes! Congratulations to The Panther!"

 

[The Panther]

That TastyKake contest was around when I started watching hockey in 1984. TastyKake (how the company spells their name) held a promotion where fans would mail in their names and address for a chance to win a case of cupcakes or other TastyKake products if the Flyers scored on the PP. The late Gene Hart would announce a name of a fan on air before every PP. If the Flyers scored, Hart would say, "Score! Sinisalo scores for a case of TastyKakes! Congratulations to The Panther!"

Wow, didn't realize it had been around that long. Thanks!

 

[HisIceness]

Not NHL but ECHL teams were doing it in the early 90s.

 

[CMitchelli]

Wow, didn't realize it had been around that long. Thanks!

It has been around since at least the 1973-74 season.

 

[iamjs]

Lou Nolan is the Flyers PA announcer. Been with the Flyers since 1972 and really doesn't do much today except announce penalties, goals and shots on goal. Mostly everything else is prerecorded, namely last minute of play announcements and the grating, "The Flyers are going on the Pecoooo Powerplay."

On the other side of the state, we get the equally grating "Your Paaaaaaaanguins are on.... THHHHHE POWWWWWWERBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL POWWWWWWWERPLAAAAAAAAAY!"

 

[NyQuil]

In Ottawa, we have the Big Ben chimes followed by "Pppppppooooowweeerrrpllaaaayyy....." which I think is used in a bunch of rinks.

 

[Nerowoy nora tolad]

It has been around since at least the 1973-74 season.

Totally off topic, but thats a nice setup play by Clarke there

 

[Tarantula]

In Ottawa, we have the Big Ben chimes followed by "Pppppppooooowweeerrrpllaaaayyy....." which I think is used in a bunch of rinks.

Major Junior hockey as well, so tired of hearing it.

 

[blood gin]

I'd be curious regarding the timeline of all of these celebratory traditions. First time a hat was thrown on the ice after 3 goals? First team to play a song over the loudspeakers following a goal?