Who are the worst commentators in the league?

[CherryToke]

Mike Haynes was the best. I'm glad the Avs new announcers have a similar style. I wish all announcers were like them. So much fun.

 

[gorangers0525]

In terms of accuracy, Sam Rosen is getting up there. Probably more a product of age than him randomly becoming a bad announcer.

Goring has got to be most biased, even considering Jack Edwards. He’s unlistenable unless you’re an Isles fan.

 

[johnnybbadd]

The Leafs have a new announcer on Sportsnet I think his name is John Bartlett. He seems like he knows what he's talking about and probably is a nice guy but I just don't like his voice and that really takes away from the experience for me.

 

[Quarter]

The Leafs have a new announcer on Sportsnet I think his name is John Bartlett. He seems like he knows what he's talking about and probably is a nice guy but I just don't like his voice and that really takes away from the experience for me.

He does the Marlies games and is covering the Leafs until Bowen is back from his throat ailment.

I don't really like his voice either though.

 

[Nolanitis]

Jeanneret is a legend. But there were times during his broadcast this weekend I swore he was not speaking English...

 

[Bounces R Way]

Probably HFBoards

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Jeanneret is a legend. But there were times during his broadcast this weekend I swore he was not speaking English...

Ya part of me loves it, part of me feels guilty laughing cause he's clearly losing it.

 

[heysmilinstrange]

Never gets old.

 

[goeb]

I can't stand the Devils announcer who replaced Doc (who I'm ironically not a big fan of either) he just comes across as way too melodramatic with his calls.

The new Stars announcer also gets on my nerves a bit but he does have big shoes to fill there.

 

[tom99]

Jeanneret is a legend. But there were times during his broadcast this weekend I swore he was not speaking English...

for english press 1
for gibberish press 2 or hit your sap button

 

[Isles72]

Brickley needs to work on his fake laugh , maybe shorten it by a few hah's

 

[John Price]

Penguins used to have the worst with Steigy and Errey. Thankfully Steigy was reassigned a few years ago and the new guy they have is okay.

Edwards is a homer but he also seems excited about hockey in general. I've seen him get pretty amped up over Habs goals.

 

[John Price]

I can't stand the Devils announcer who replaced Doc (who I'm ironically not a big fan of either) he just comes across as way too melodramatic with his calls.

The new Stars announcer also gets on my nerves a bit but he does have big shoes to fill there.

Yeah a lot of people don't like the new Devils guy. I wish Doc still did Devils games.

Some of their best moments came with Doc at the mic. "Marshall! In overtime! The Devils win it!"

 

[Dr Pepper]

The Leafs have a new announcer on Sportsnet I think his name is John Bartlett. He seems like he knows what he's talking about and probably is a nice guy but I just don't like his voice and that really takes away from the experience for me.

I feel the same way about Gord Miller.

Obviously knowledgeable and not TOO biased whenever he calls games, but his "excited" voice during a scoring chance or goal, I can't stand it. Like he reaches a whole other octave.

That said, I still feel bad for when Pierre McGoofball completely ruined his iconic Eberle goal call at the World Juniors.

 

[These Are The Days]

After all these years I just don't care for John Shorthouse. I don't dislike anything he does, I just can't get used to how he sounds like he's got a really bad kidney stone bothering him and he's just doing his job getting through the broadcast

 

[These Are The Days]

BTW Randorf gets a bad rap. He's not perfect but he's lightyears ahead of the bad ones

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

I dont know why but whoever calls Flyers games has the most annoying goal calls I've ever heard. He like falsetto screams and when his voice cracks it literally kills a small part of my soul.

 

[The don godfather]

I'm a Bruins fan and I find jack Edwards annoying.

 

[Dr Pepper]

I'm a Bruins fan and I find jack Edwards annoying.

I didn't know people like you existed.

A Bruins fan who ISN'T fiercely defensive towards any criticism of Jack Edwards? Now I've seen everything.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Anyone that mentions Jack Edwards should also mention Joe Bowen, for me he is up there as the biggest homer as announcers go in hockey. He has gotten progressively worse with the giggling as the years have gone by also.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

complaining a local announcer is a homer is like flying across the country then complaining because the local news isn't covering stories from where you live

 

[Craig Button]

Anyone that mentions Jack Edwards should also mention Joe Bowen, for me he is up there as the biggest homer as announcers go in hockey. He has gotten progressively worse with the giggling as the years have gone by also.

The big difference is that Joe Bowen doesn’t whine and complain about the other team landing a big clean hit.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I’m a Bruins fan and Jack Edwards sometimes is unbearable to me. Other times, he’s very good, but it becomes the “Jack Edwards Show” way too often.

The Florida Panthers announcers (Denis Savard and whoever the PBP guy is) are laughable homers. The majority of the broadcast is made up of complaining, both with the help of replay and during game play, about calls being “missed” against the Panthers. At least that’s what it was last time I watched a broadcast of theirs (over a year ago).

Jim Jackson, Flyers PBP, also used to drive me crazy.

There are some big homer booths throughout the league, but I think there is something to the most purely “annoying” homer teams being those in smaller markets and not often involved in the playoff picture. There is either a personal tendency within those guys to think they are constantly getting the short end in one way or another and/or it’s a weird method of trying to keep fan interest.

Mickey Redmond is also annoying. Not really because he’s a homer, but because he has the need to make noise and interrupt the PBP for no reason at all.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

complaining a local announcer is a homer is like flying across the country then complaining because the local news isn't covering stories from where you live

Its so odd. People can claim Edwards is annoying I guess but claiming hes a "homer" is dumb, he works for a regional sports network in Boston LOL.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

1# Doc Emrick and the NBC crew
2# Pens
3# Bruins