Flames Play by Play Announcer UPDATE: Ball and Hrudey

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Healy is the Sarah Palin of broadcasters. Not ideologically or with regards to popularity, but rather with how their whole shtick seems to revolve around being loud and incomprehensibly stupid for the positions they hold/held.

[Finger Cookin]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Interesting they got Pang and Johnson from TSN.

Pang hasn't been a TSN guy for a while, just like McGuire. Pang contributes to a lot of broadcasts - Blues games, NBCSN, Fox, and so on.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix

Healy is the Sarah Palin of broadcasters. Not ideologically or with regards to popularity, but rather with how their whole shtick seems to revolve around being loud and incomprehensibly stupid for the positions they hold/held.

From the archives... Healy making an ass out of himself

All those wonderful rule modifications in the National Hockey League's new ice age, proclaimed the TV dude, will effectively serve to take coaching out of the game. The implication, seemingly, was the skill of players -- not the tactics of bench bosses -- would rule the day.

Calgary Flames head coach and general manager Darryl Sutter smiled wryly upon hearing the theory.

"As far as taking coaching out of the game," he retorted, "I would say the coaches who consistently do a good job, that's usually where the players have the most success."

Sutter then asked about the identity of the hypothesis' author -- TSN's Glenn Healy. The simple clue "a former goaltender" was more than enough to put Sutter on the right track.

"A former backup goaltender, right?" quipped the Flames boss. "Well, he didn't do a very good job for his coaches."

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpos...84&postcount=1

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

A little late to the party here, but color me excited, if for no other reason than we get Hrudey, who not only do I respect, but keeps the game enjoyable to watch. Fantastic.

Sucks again to be the Oilers who get crappy Drew Remenda. I can't wait until they broadcast a game against the Sharks where Remenda will spooge all over the place complimenting the San Jose players. What a joke that guy is.

I am also incredibly excited to see Romanuk return. I was really sad to see him only doing international events and only get to hear him do the Spengler Cup every Christmas. It'll be great to hear him again doing regular broadcasts. Really an underrated talent.

[LIP MAN]

Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan

A little late to the party here, but color me excited, if for no other reason than we get Hrudey, who not only do I respect, but keeps the game enjoyable to watch. Fantastic.

Sucks again to be the Oilers who get crappy Drew Remenda. I can't wait until they broadcast a game against the Sharks where Remenda will spooge all over the place complimenting the San Jose players. What a joke that guy is.

I am also incredibly excited to see Romanuk return. I was really sad to see him only doing international events and only get to hear him do the Spengler Cup every Christmas. It'll be great to hear him again doing regular broadcasts. Really an underrated talent.

Spot on, especially as pertains to Romanuk. In a recent Spengler, his call of "robbed by Burglr" was fantastic. Great hockey guy with a good flow in his broadcast to boot.

[Arya Stark]

This is great news. Rick Ball was great for CBC. I actually thought he was one of the best they had.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

so Johnson was the only TSN guy to jump ship, I like that he was really good

only guy I wish they didnt bring was PJ

and how lucky are Flames fans with Ball/Hrudey over Quinn/Remenda

In addition to Johnson Pang and Randorf left TSN

[Finger Cookin]

Pang wasn't a TSN guy.

[Arya Stark]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

Pang wasn't a TSN guy.

Yeah he was. He was a part time analyst for them.

[Finger Cookin]

And several other networks. Which distinguishes him from Randorf and Johnson, who worked exclusively for TSN.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

Pang wasn't a TSN guy.

He most certainly was.

[Arya Stark]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

And several other networks.

Still, he was hired by TSN.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

And several other networks.

which he will continue to do much of as well

[Finger Cookin]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

which he will continue to do much of as well

Which isn't really "jumping ship" then.

[jayswin]

Yeah, Panger wasn't really at TSN very much at all in recent years. He was more of a St. Louis Blues guy than anything, most recently.

[JohnnyT]

Yeah Pang was the colour guy for Blues games on FS Midwest, I think he only really did TSN in the post season after FS was done broadcasting games

[Tyler]

So does Don Cherry do Coaches Corner by himself or does he have a co-host?

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Tyler

So does Don Cherry do Coaches Corner by himself or does he have a co-host?

Still Ron MacLean.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by Mike F

I'd love it if Sportsnet could steal Rick Ball to be the Flames full time play-by-play man. He's really solid.

Originally Posted by Mike F

As much as I didn't like Kerr's PBP, I'm not going to cheers for guys losing their jobs, particularly not when they were likely just let go from their dream jobs.

I am waiting anxiously for the announcement of the new crew, however, and am hoping that will be something to cheer about. As I said before, my preferred choice would be to steal Rick Ball from Team 1040.

Originally Posted by vennegoor of hesselink

@dowbboy 3m Rick Ball is the new Flames TV voice. Will work w/ Kelly Hrudey. Congrats, Baller.

Well, colour me excited

Going to be a great season. As others have said, this would be a top pairing for any major network, national broadcast. To have them as an every game regional team is a huge coup.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Massive upgrade over what we've had previously.