Also, Hockey Night in Canada: I know some people laugh at the hokey nature of the broadcasts, but I loved the old presentation.
The guy that did the montages, mixed with their "movie" style intros to games that made you truly feel like you were part of the game were second to none.
Rogers taking over already pissed me off, but I think I could have been swayed if they put out a stellar product. Instead they just wanted the rights, and as we found out had no intention of giving the fans a superior viewing experience.
Now they're cutting everyone and everything and making their horrible product even worse, and they're signed for years.
Hockey Night in Canada as produced by the CBC was so great growing up and it sucks to lose a Canadian tradition to a hair brained, desperate bid to take over all hockey in the country.
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