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I loved seeing him occasionally chase away Bad News Brown or some of the other wrestlers out of the ring. They were tough guys during the post-match interview but when they got lippy Ed threatened them with a slap and they’d all dive out of the ring.
I remember one night at the end of the show Ed clobbered one of the wrestlers with the microphone and he wasn't playing around as evidenced by the sound of a live mic crackin some dudes skull.
Might of been the Cuban Assassin or maybe Mr. Hito (famous for the line "no chancey Mr. Whalen")
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I remember one night at the end of the show Ed clobbered one of the wrestlers with the microphone and he wasn't playing around as evidenced by the sound of a live mic crackin some dudes skull.
Might of been the Cuban Assassin or maybe Mr. Hito (famous for the line "no chancey Mr. Whalen")
Yeah, its the same thing when kids wonder why we might be thrilled to be able to watch the Flames on TV.
You didnt use to get all 82 games. Sometimes it would only be on PPV, so when a game was televised on a channel you got you cleared your schedule to be able to watch it!
Yup, Flames games used to only be televised on Thursday nights at 7:30 (and the odd Saturday). My bedtime was 9pm, so I often missed the third period. Would have to listen to it on a portable radio under my pillow.
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I had the good fortune of meeting Mr. Whalen socially on several occasions as he was a friend of a friend. He always came across as kind, respectful, and interested in others. A good person as well as a great play by play guy for the Flames.
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Yup, Flames games used to only be televised on Thursday nights at 7:30 (and the odd Saturday). My bedtime was 9pm, so I often missed the third period. Would have to listen to it on a portable radio under my pillow.
I did the exact same thing lol
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Yup, Flames games used to only be televised on Thursday nights at 7:30 (and the odd Saturday). My bedtime was 9pm, so I often missed the third period. Would have to listen to it on a portable radio under my pillow.
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I did the exact same thing lol
Me too!
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John Davidson early on then I believe it was Garett
They rotated through. Davidson, Garrett, Harry Neal, Scotty Bowman, among others. Even Don Cherry did a few games, IIRC.
I believe Molson/Molstar owned the rights for all broadcasts across Canada (except maybe Quebec, which was owned by Carling), so they supplied the colour guys.
After he retired, Peplinski became a regular in the booth with Ed.
Pollock was the host for the longest time, but before him, Ron Maclean did it for a few years before he left for HNIC and Jim Van Horn was the original host before he was hired away to be one of the first on-air hosts at TSN.
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They rotated through. Davidson, Garrett, Harry Neal, Scotty Bowman, among others. Even Don Cherry did a few games, IIRC.
I believe Molson/Molstar owned the rights for all broadcasts across Canada (except maybe Quebec, which was owned by Carling), so they supplied the colour guys.
After he retired, Peplinski became a regular in the booth with Ed.
Pollock was the host for the longest time, but before him, Ron Maclean did it for a few years before he left for HNIC and Jim Van Horn was the original host before he was hired away to be one of the first on-air hosts at TSN.
I miss Flames on 2 and 7 that was my favorite hockey channel.
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Hard to believe Eddie has been gone about as long as he called Flames games... I remember that first weekend of December, 2001 well; my grandmother died on the 1st, and Ed Whalen died just a few days later. Double-whammy; felt like #### for a while after that.
