Flames Play by Play Announcer UPDATE: Ball and Hrudey

[getbak]

Shame about Healy.


I like the hiring of Leah Hextall. Following Gaudreau over the last couple of seasons, I've seen some of her stuff with NESN and she's pretty good. Now, she just needs to borrow one of her cousin's sticks to keep the panel in line.

[Art Vandelay]

Happy with the PBP team. Been a fan of Rick Ball since he did radio in Kelowna in the 90s.

[_Q_]

I was happy with the Mark Lee rumors, but man is this ever great news! Rick Ball is one of the best in the business. So ecstatic that we have him calling our games.

Well done sportsnet, well done.

[stone hands]

aw man the year i get season tickets is the year we dont have the worst announcers in the league :[

[Joborule]

Rogers did right; that's a good team assembled. Pretty much everyone from CBC went over, which was a no brainier.

I don't understand what these executives see in Glenn Healy though. I don't know anyone that likes his persona.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Joborule

Rogers did right; that's a good team assembled. Pretty much everyone from CBC went over, which was a no brainier.

I don't understand what these executives see in Glenn Healy though. I don't know anyone that likes his persona.

I think they had to take Healy because they were surprised at the amount of TSN talent that they didn't land. Granted, it is Sportsnet, and aside from our regional PBP tandem luck here, they typically don't know how to put out a great product. So it's entirely possible that they genuinely think Healy is awesome.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Ball/Hrudey/Rog makes me giddy to start the season.

I could do without Millions I don't think he adds anything at all (nothing positive anyways). I'm on board with Ball/Hrudey thou... solid crew.

[troutman]

Ball has the Canuck taint.

[theTrumanShow]

Originally Posted by Joborule

Rogers did right; that's a good team assembled. Pretty much everyone from CBC went over, which was a no brainier.

I don't understand what these executives see in Glenn Healy though. I don't know anyone that likes his persona.

I think only the NHLPA reps.....

[heep223]

“I’m very much looking forward to joining the Sportsnet broadcast team, and to working with Rick in the broadcast booth,” said Hrudey. “The opportunity to work with the Calgary Flames is near and dear to my heart, as is the opportunity to continue the important tradition of Hockey Night in Canada.”

“I’m thrilled to be starting this new chapter in my life, joining Sportsnet and becoming an integral part of the Calgary community,” said Ball. “I've called many Calgary Flames games over the years, and they have some of the best fans in the league. They're a young, up-and-coming club with a strong work ethic. I look forward to calling the games alongside Kelly – it’s going to be a great season.”

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729260

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Parallex

I could do without Millions I don't think he adds anything at all (nothing positive anyways). I'm on board with Ball/Hrudey thou... solid crew.

I don't see anything wrong with Roger. He's much better than Principe and doesn't make a fool of himself.

Plus he actually interacts with fans.

[nik-]

Millions has to interview players ... it's not exactly the type of source material that breeds amazing segments.

[J epworth]

So being announced on Twitter Derek Wills is the new pbp voice for Fan 960, big shoes to fill but even Peter Maher was a young up and comer at some point!

[Huntingwhale]

[getbak]

Although the rumours have been circulating for weeks, the Flames broadcast voices are now official: http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729260

TV

• Play-by-Play: Rick Ball
• Analyst: Kelly Hrudey
• Rinkside Host: Roger Millions

RADIO

• Play-by-Play: Derek Wills
• Analyst: Peter Loubardias

[Azhouse]

Originally Posted by calf

I keep mis-reading Rick Ball as Rick Bell.

My brother had Bell as a teacher way back and said he was the biggest dick that he had ever met.

[Flame On]

From his local paper it mentions Wills' 1147 games under his belt for the Bulldogs.
Link

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

What? No more Andi Petrillo? I am saddened by this.

[codynw]

I'm was a big fan of Hrudey on HNIC, so I'm very, very happy with this, a massive improvement over last year's commentary.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Azhouse

My brother had Bell as a teacher way back and said he was the biggest dick that he had ever met.

Dear God, what did he teach? Tell me it wasn't journalism.