[GreenLantern2814]

His job is not to talk hockey during the play, or to 'host' the game while action is ongoing. That's what he does. Rob needs to communicate the emotion of what's happening on the ice and be able to build a narrative simply by the tone of his voice. Good play by play in this game is like music; there is a discernable rhythm and flow to it when it's done well.

I direct your attention to 5:07 of this video for a pitch-perfect example of how to call a hockey game.



I understand that not every game will have the emotion built in like this one. But since this is basically all your job requires, being unable to convey the tone of the game through the tone of your voice makes you a bad PBP man.