Jeanneret to reduce workload

[sabresfaninthesouth]

One thing I like about watching him do TV games too is that he actually talks about what's going on in the game because he's also doing radio.

Many of the announcers now talk about all sorts of random stuff other than the game, I guess because they figure that you can see what's on the screen so they don't need to tell you.

In those cases, I'd rather have no announcer rather than guys talking about random crap during the game.

 

[Comeds]

Fantastic. Glad to read he is getting more rest.

 

[sbb122]

Many of the announcers now talk about all sorts of random stuff other than the game, I guess because they figure that you can see what's on the screen so they don't need to tell you.

See Steigerwald;Paul...

 

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Fantastic. Glad to read he is getting more rest.

lol

well played comeds, well played

 

[puckhead]

One thing I like about watching him do TV games too is that he actually talks about what's going on in the game because he's also doing radio.

Many of the announcers now talk about all sorts of random stuff other than the game, I guess because they figure that you can see what's on the screen so they don't need to tell you.

In those cases, I'd rather have no announcer rather than guys talking about random crap during the game.

Jim Robson and Tom Larcheid always used to give a shout-out to the "shut-ins and the blind"

We've been really, really fortunate for local guys here
Hall of famer Jim Robson, followed by Jim Hughson, and now John Shorthouse.

 

[dare2be]

See Steigerwald;Paul...

The Yin of Steiggy is countered with the Yang of HOF Mike Lange.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Jim Robson and Tom Larcheid always used to give a shout-out to the "shut-ins and the blind"

We've been really, really fortunate for local guys here
Hall of famer Jim Robson, followed by Jim Hughson, and now John Shorthouse.

as an aside: I can't believe people are calling him a homer

“Take that, Ben Eager,” CBC play-by-play announcer Jim Hughson exclaimed as the San Jose forward’s penalties sabotaged the Sharks in Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference final against Vancouver.

Hughson was assuming the voice of Canucks retribution on the feisty Eager, a nice stylistic flourish. But it’s led some outside Vancouver’s orbit to question whether Hughson has been a little too in-sync with the feelings of the Canucks and their fans.

After all, goes the thinking, if Bob Cole and Don Cherry can be pilloried outside Toronto for a perceived bias toward the Maple Leafs (Cherry boasts of his blue-and-white fandom), should the same standard not be applied to the No. 1 play-by-play voice of Hockey Night in Canada?

Hughson’s a British Columbia boy, born and bred in Fort St. John. He lives in Vancouver and has broadcast the Canucks games in the past.

Guilty as charged? Well, Hughson is naturally animated and well-prepared for all NHL games we hear him broadcast. It’s also fair to say that, as a local, Hughson is fully cognizant of the Canucks’ odyssey to become the first Canadian-based team to win the Stanley Cup since 1993. As the voice of the only Canadian team left in these playoffs, he doesn’t have to worry about balancing the neurotic sensibilities of Canucks fans against, say, Calgary or Ottawa’s angst.

As such, you’re hearing a lot of Vancouver story lines from Hughson, as well as CBC sidekicks Craig Simpson and Glenn Healy.

On Sunday, for instance, Healy put Vancouver’s erratic goalie, Roberto Luongo, on notice, even though San Jose’s Antti Niemi has been more sieve-like. The criticism of the Sedin twins by Hughson and Simpson in the first two playoff rounds was unvarnished – although some might say the disdain for the Swedes’ stumbles betrayed a little too much caring.

For all his efforts, a sense of satisfaction creeps into Hughson’s tone as Vancouver has advanced – witness the Eager comment.

Would it be the same for another Canadian team?

Hughson did not work the 2010 Montreal Canadiens-Philadelphia Flyers Eastern Conference final so we have no recent reference point for him. But who better knows what the Canucks’ march means to his neighbours and friends in B.C.?

That empathy strengthens the broadcast. So, in the court of Usual Suspects, Hughson gets an absolute discharge on the accusation of Vancouver bias. Shoot us.

 

[Comeds]

I always thought Hughson was pretty fair. He'd be far down the list of people on that network I would call out for being too biased.

 

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as an aside: I can't believe people are calling him a homer

Hughie is still the best in the business in my opinion, but there's no denying that at times, he's pulling for the Canucks in his commentary/play-by-play work. It doesn't help when his partner Craig Simpson keeps gushing over the Canucks either.

Over at Calgarypuck, they're lovingly referred to as Homer and Simpson.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Noooooo.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Hughie is still the best in the business in my opinion, but there's no denying that at times, he's pulling for the Canucks in his commentary/play-by-play work. It doesn't help when his partner Craig Simpson keeps gushing over the Canucks either.

Over at Calgarypuck, they're lovingly referred to as Homer and Simpson.

I dont see it at all ... im must be the blind homer lol ... in the first round series, Simpson took the stick to the canucks pretty good

they (CBC) are canadian tax payer funded so i would expect everything to be coming from a vancouver angle at this point but theyre not blatantly cheering for the canucks

they take opportuntities to get shots in or remind the viewer of our past

case in point, game 3 after the 3rd san jose goal in the first ... camera pans to the canuck bench and focuses on Cory Schneider for a good 5 seconds

didnt catch that camera move during game 2 when Niemi was leaking goals in the 3rd ... well obviously because Niemi is a winner, right?

 

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Obviously, there's some resentment and jealously from other Canadian markets (probably most pronounced in Calgary with Hughson hailing from BC and before joining CBC, the Canucks play-by-play guy and Simpson being a former Oilers player and coach). Put it this way, it's still way better than listening to Mark Lee (and his obtuse angles) and Kevin Weekes.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Obviously, there's some resentment and jealously from other Canadian markets (probably most pronounced in Calgary with Hughson hailing from BC and before joining CBC, the Canucks play-by-play guy and Simpson being a former Oilers player and coach). Put it this way, it's still way better than listening to Mark Lee (and his obtuse angles) and Kevin Weekes.

the most outstanding case of surprising Canucks homerism to me has been MacT on the tsn panel ... must have been angling for the job that would have been available if the canucks didnt make the cup finals