"Take that Calgary Puck!" — SN960 and Calgary sports media discussion

[cam_calderon]

Francis still does a good job.

[FlamesFanStrandedInEDM]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Francis still does a good job.

Does he?


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[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM

Does he?


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Yes. He gets a bad rap from this board. He's an eloquent writer with a good news sense, though he is susceptible to puff pieces like he did with Andersson.

[FlamesFanStrandedInEDM]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Yes. He gets a bad rap from this board. He's an eloquent writer with a good news sense, though he is susceptible to puff pieces like he did with Andersson.

His bad rap is deserved.

He takes himself too seriously and is horribly arrogant. His political posturing during the new arena talks and Olympic referendum was unprofessional and should be saved for his personal social media and not TV/Radio.

The puff pieces are the least offensive part of what is “Eric Francis”.


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[Toonage]

In regards to the original subject, at this rate Calgarypuck will outlive Sportsnet 960.

Take that Calgarypuck

[metroneck]

Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM

Does he?


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The piece he just wrote on my nephew bought him a lot of goodwill with me…

Ya, he can be a little goofy, but that’s part of his charm.

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by metroneck

The piece he just wrote on my nephew bought him a lot of goodwill with me…

Ya, he can be a little goofy, but that’s part of his charm.

You're Celebrini's uncle?

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM

His bad rap is deserved.

He takes himself too seriously and is horribly arrogant. His political posturing during the new arena talks and Olympic referendum was unprofessional and should be saved for his personal social media and not TV/Radio.

The puff pieces are the least offensive part of what is “Eric Francis”.


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He’s a columnist not a reporter

[robertsfanatic]

Not sure where to put this (so apologies if already posted) but one of our media people got retweeted by O-Dog....and i thought that was pretty cool.

Edit: this doesn't show the O-Dog retweet but you can take me word for it.

https://twitter.com/user/status/2022009401377534319

[jayswin]

I won't sign up for a fascist media service like X and therefore can't see anything but the original post by TheScorpion, but who is O-dawg, is he a major celebrity?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Francis still does a good job.

Okay this is where you lose me.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by jayswin

I won't sign up for a fascist media service like X and therefore can't see anything but the original post by TheScorpion, but who is O-dawg, is he a major celebrity?

Jeff O'Neil

He does Overdrive daily with Bryan Hayes and Noodles on Toronto radio and TSN....he is the Rhett Warner of TO media.

He is a main guy for TSN hockey as well with Duthie and Button and that crew.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Francis is basically the last guy covering the team consistently. His work this year with the Maloney and Andersson stuff was strong
I’m curious what exactly people have a problem with?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

He's tapped in sometimes (probably because of incessant pestering) but dim. Always fishing for hot takes to throw off the good vibes of the intermission panel and in the papers. Firmly in the owners pockets.

Players/people I admire are put off by him and I trust their instinct.

Gaudreau and his family didn't like Francis. He did however like and welcome guys like Leslie. That speaks volumes. I trust the instincts of good people.

Francis seems slimy, attention seeking and doesn't have much insight to add about the team and games themselves that the casual fan can't figure out on their own. The most interesting thing he adds is what he's heard through the grapevine. Not sure that's always a positive. You can tell that he's a guy who can't keep a secret and will sell out whatever info to provide a scoop.

He pisses off players and has stories of being confronted by former Flames for good reason.

Good for him doing his "thing" consistently this year. Doesn't make me like it any more.

[Freeway]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Bummer... who's left lol, I always appreciated Wes's takes.

Danny, Eric, Darren, Donna, Pat (and a lot of good people at 960), Colton, Bryan and a slew of people whose names I can't remember.

[Knut]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Danny, Eric, Darren, Donna, Pat (and a lot of good people at 960), Colton, Bryan and a slew of people whose names I can't remember.

That Pike guy is solid too. A bit nerdy but I like his analysis.

[SutterBrother]

Just a note to all the Calgary media, past and present that I've really enjoyed the coverage of this team over the past 50 odd years.

I used to fall asleep next to the radio and record the call in shows on cassette tape so I could play them on my Walkman on the school bus the next day. That and the newspaper were about the only way to learn about the Flames. I would stake out the school library on Tues for the stats page, and for my 13th b-day I got a subscription to The Hockey News - hoo boy what a treat!

Now - there is just so much more access thanks to you guys! CP has been a stalwart for decades, but to be able to have dozens of articles, podcasts, commentary, videos... well this junkie loves his smack for a small market western Canadian team playing in a city he hasn't lived in for decades.

Your passion is awesome, your talent is growing. Keep it up! I predict the Rebiggle is going to create a new wave of Fans in 5-10 years, and they're going to be growing up with you guys just like I did with Eric Duhatschek, Peter Mahr, and Ed Whalen.

Ring-a-Ding-Dong Dandy!

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Francis is basically the last guy covering the team consistently. His work this year with the Maloney and Andersson stuff was strong
I’m curious what exactly people have a problem with?

Francis has his warts but also does some good things in the community. There have been some really good people covering the Flames over the years. I guess my issue is that somehow of all he's the last man standing. We all know why, and it's not because he was better or more deserving than the others.

[metroneck]

Originally Posted by SutterBrother

I used to fall asleep next to the radio and record the call in shows on cassette tape so I could play them on my Walkman on the school bus the next day. That and the newspaper were about the only way to learn about the Flames. I would stake out the school library on Tues for the stats page, and for my 13th b-day I got a subscription to The Hockey News - hoo boy what a treat!


Ring-a-Ding-Dong Dandy!

Wow, you just brought back the memory of many nights falling asleep to Henderson ripping callers on the post game show.

No wonder I now like to fall asleep listening to a hockey podcast…

[zukes]

Originally Posted by metroneck

Wow, you just brought back the memory of many nights falling asleep to Henderson ripping callers on the post game show.

No wonder I now like to fall asleep listening to a hockey podcast…

Oh man, as a kid, listening to the games on radio falling asleep, the hot stove lounge afterwards if I was alert enough to survive the game. There was a restaurant commercial that was always on with a memorable jingle that....this worn down brain just can't remember.

I was the same with the newspaper every morning, any hockey highlights I could find on TV, I remember thinking of the possibilities of TSN when it launched. The craziest was our local community centre had a bar/lounge upstairs with satellite TV. My parents knew on a bad weather Saturday they could go have afternoon drinks and have them find an afternoon Devils or Islanders or Rangers or Flyers game that I otherwise would never have seen and I'd be entertained for almost 3 hours.