I absolutely LOVE JK and Panger on our local STL broadcasts, Panger is simply a local treasure here in St Louis - he's probably as well known as guys like Tim McCarver and Joe Buck (baseball guys) and his "holy jumpin", "the old nine o' hearts", "thanks for comin" never get old. I cannot stand Mike Millbury. I agree with everything you said about him - he sounds dull like he couldn't care less about what he's doing. Whenever the Blues are on NBC I just pray it's Doc Emrick, although I don't mind John Forslund or Kenny Albert either. I always in the past would hope for Doc to call our games cause we'd get Olczyk too, but with him having cancer this year we've gotten a lot of Millbury. And NBC can do better than Pierre Mcgwire, but I'd rather have him do national games so we can keep Panger. Panger is great on national games but when he's doing Blues telecasts, HOLY JUMPIN he's the most colorful person interview he world.
Oh Shannon, I loved your comment about Bob Cole. It struck a bell with me and I agree totally. BUT I wish I could steal your words and insert the name Danny Gallivan. He was the voice of my youth. He was the hockey voice to me.The voice that still suddenly pops into my head while watching a game. When they run old clips to highlight some past series and I hear his voice it gives me chills. Sadly, here in Canada we don’t get to hear many of the other voices from the States because they simply are not heard.
Yeah, John Forslund not making the list seems off. Differing opinions, I know. But he is arguably the next in line to take over if/when Doc Emrick decides to hang it up. And he is that next in line potentially for a reason.
i love the dallas home feeds, they are exciting and who ever the announceris he makes the games fun to watch "JAAAAAAAYMEEEEEE BENNNNNNN........ scores!"
Oh, on the topic of Pee-Air McGuire, he was grabbing Giroux's leg fairly vigorously to get him to start the post game interview yesterday while they were on the bench and Giroux kinda seemed weirded out by it, did anyone else notice that?
Darren Pang was one of the only things keeping me watching during the recent losing streak. Fox Sport Midwest almost didn't bring him back in the offseason because his contract was up or something. Thank god they did.
Holy Jumpin' ........ Hard not to love Panger. I like him mostly because even though he's a Blues commentator you very rarely hear him bad mouth the other team.
He's also playfully self-deprecating in every good way. I'm surprised THG didn't add that to the list of good things he had to say about him though he has said it elsewhere regarding Pang.
Panger made me love the game of hockey. He is fun, exciting and kinda goofy which makes for an absolute stellar color guy. Fun to watch whether Blues win or lose.
Thomas Therriault It’s understandable if he didn’t include him. RJ is a pretty big homer. But you can’t include Jack Edwards and not include RJ. Both are in the list, I’m fine with it. Both are excluded from the list, I’m fine with it. Can’t choose one and not the other though.
Christian Shrug I stop watching this video immediately after he said that, he is not only the greatest hockey announcer of all the time, but all sports !
As someone who's from the new England area, I can't stand jack Edwards. Even if a player from the other team makes a good play or something, he can't give any credit to that team. Also, if a play is dirty and it's against the Bruins, it's always a harsh call, but if it's against the other team, it's always a good call
Tylercbj7 You clearly don’t watch him then. He gives credit to guys all the time who aren’t on the Bruins. I’m being so serious too, he really does. I agree he can be a homer sometimes, but NESN is a New England network where everyone watching is a Bruins fan. So lay off a little, would ya?
Tyler both your reasons are why he is such a great commentator because he has great emotion for the team that you want to express yourself even if it is Biased
Jack Grogan And Jeremy Roenick is awful as well. They guy can't put two sentences together to save his life. NBCSN needs to clean house with their studio guys. Eddie O is fine, but most of the others are annoying imo.
Just coming across this video now and I agree with you about Edwards. He has a ton of natural talent as an announcer. But as a play-by-play guy, even for a local team, you can't be that big of a homer and be taken seriously. I've learned that the hard way when I was in school and early on in my career as a broadcaster. A color guy can get away with some bias, a play-by-play guy cannot.
I think the Capitals play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati should have been on the list. For me he has always made the game entertaining to listen no matter what the score is. He also used to do national and playoff games on Verses (former name of NBCSN)
I admire you for doing this video because I feel like everyone gets very defensive about their commentators. But seriously Rick Jennerette is #1 I don't care what you say. Hahaha
Ludwig has come a long way from when they started. Their first run was a preseason game and it was almost unlistenable (radio simulcast). Weird position they ended up in when Ralph left then Strader got sick. The Ralph and Razor combo was top notch.
Leafs fans want Bowen and Ralph like the old days yet we're still stuck with Romanuk and Millen. The most profitable NHL franchise literally has the worst commentator duo. What a joke...
Just cut and paste: "How is (insert name of my local guy) not on this list? Outrage" Despite disclaimers that this is personal preference. Anyway, I agree that Panger is the best. I have to stream games so I get a lot of local announcers. In general I find Canadian and norther US announcers to be better and more insightful. Southern based announcers tend to be less knowledgable and get annoying with the homerism. just my observations.
Dave Goucher is a phenomenal play-by-play man. I was devastated when he left Boston for Vegas. Im an amateur broadcaster myself, and for hockey I try to model myself after Dave. I was hoping he’d crack your list.
Butch Goring is a great colour guy. Being a Canadian is also critical of the home side and does a great job of balancing his commentary to fit both the experienced hockey fan and a new viewer.
This is a great video. I think I'm gonna rank the 31 regional broadcasting tandems on my hockey channel. I'll make sure to mention your channel. I agree with all of your rankings. Edwards is biased but very funny, and people just don't appreciate Bob Cole for doing a hell of a job calling games in his eighties.
Musix I agree with that. I'm a Penguins fan, so generally speaking I cheer against the Rangers, but if I'm listening to him it's hard to do. He just makes you feel kind of warm inside.
I think because he is odd.. I didnt get it either until I did some youtube searches of his oddness. Very knowledgeable about the game though. I don't mind him myself though.
Edwards is very funny. Heard him make a mistake or say something wrong and he says "any aspiring announcers send your applications to nesn" or something like that.
My faves not on the list: John Forslund (CAR & NBCsn), Randy Hahn (SJ) and Joe Beninati (WSH). As a ducks fan, John Ahlers and Brian Hayward do not enthuse me for some reason.
It’s amazing how long Bob Cole has been around, I’m in my mid 20’s and I have the same feeling as you described. He was the voice of HNIC and I still get excited when I hear him calling the game
I really miss Gary Thorne, Dave Strader, and Bob Miller (voices of my childhood), but John Forslund and Randy Hahn are fantastic. I also consider Kenny Albert and Matt McConnell to be severely underrated.
Being french canadian, watching Pierre Houde being pbp for habs is truly spectacular, he is an icon here in quebec and i thought he should get more love
I remember Jiggs McDonald well from his days broadcasting the Atlanta Flames games way back when. He was great. John Forslund is very good, too. I'm biased, since I see his calls of the Canes games, but I hope he ends up replacing Emrich on NBC.
Edwards & Brickley are amazing to watch. People always get so mad at how biased they are, but they work for NESN. A LOCAL NETWORK FOR NEW ENGLAND SPORTS FANS!!!
So do most of the people on this list. But NONE of them are as condicending against the other team as Edwards. If he"s on the broadcast, I turn the volume off.
I miss Gary Thorne...wish he'd do hockey again.
Me too. Thorne & Clement were a good team.
He did a couple Kings games last year
I get to watch him announce my os now
YES! Like "The Stars are shining in the heart Texas" and "Off the floor, on the board! PAUL KARIYA!!!
FED A TAN KO!!
I absolutely LOVE JK and Panger on our local STL broadcasts, Panger is simply a local treasure here in St Louis - he's probably as well known as guys like Tim McCarver and Joe Buck (baseball guys) and his "holy jumpin", "the old nine o' hearts", "thanks for comin" never get old. I cannot stand Mike Millbury. I agree with everything you said about him - he sounds dull like he couldn't care less about what he's doing. Whenever the Blues are on NBC I just pray it's Doc Emrick, although I don't mind John Forslund or Kenny Albert either. I always in the past would hope for Doc to call our games cause we'd get Olczyk too, but with him having cancer this year we've gotten a lot of Millbury. And NBC can do better than Pierre Mcgwire, but I'd rather have him do national games so we can keep Panger. Panger is great on national games but when he's doing Blues telecasts, HOLY JUMPIN he's the most colorful person interview he world.
Two years later, as a longtime Blues fan and year-long subscriber, I LOVE how good Panger and John Kelly are together! Panger is AMAZING
Also, cabin fever is setting in from coronavirus "social distancing", so I'm a little more excited than usual lol
Oh Shannon, I loved your comment about Bob Cole. It struck a bell with me and I agree totally. BUT I wish I could steal your words and insert the name Danny Gallivan. He was the voice of my youth. He was the hockey voice to me.The voice that still suddenly pops into my head while watching a game. When they run old clips to highlight some past series and I hear his voice it gives me chills.
Sadly, here in Canada we don’t get to hear many of the other voices from the States because they simply are not heard.
Craig Simpson might actually be a hologram... can we confirm his existence?
Yeah, John Forslund not making the list seems off. Differing opinions, I know. But he is arguably the next in line to take over if/when Doc Emrick decides to hang it up. And he is that next in line potentially for a reason.
Hopefully true!
What do you think of Drew Remenda ?
I wish he was still with the Sharks.
i love the dallas home feeds, they are exciting and who ever the announceris he makes the games fun to watch "JAAAAAAAYMEEEEEE BENNNNNNN........ scores!"
Funny seeing some of the criticism of Jack Edwards. I actually like him for some of the same reasons others don't.
Oh, on the topic of Pee-Air McGuire, he was grabbing Giroux's leg fairly vigorously to get him to start the post game interview yesterday while they were on the bench and Giroux kinda seemed weirded out by it, did anyone else notice that?
Gary Thorne is my all time favorite and no one else is close.
Darren Pang was one of the only things keeping me watching during the recent losing streak. Fox Sport Midwest almost didn't bring him back in the offseason because his contract was up or something. Thank god they did.
eiminator This aged extremely poorly
Holy Jumpin' ........ Hard not to love Panger. I like him mostly because even though he's a Blues commentator you very rarely hear him bad mouth the other team.
He's also playfully self-deprecating in every good way. I'm surprised THG didn't add that to the list of good things he had to say about him though he has said it elsewhere regarding Pang.
Howie Meeker used "Holy Jumpin'" first.
Panger made me love the game of hockey. He is fun, exciting and kinda goofy which makes for an absolute stellar color guy. Fun to watch whether Blues win or lose.
Gary Thorne and Bill Clement were great back in the day. Should've gave them an honorable mention.
Agree. I'm 26 and some of my earliest memories of hockey were of were of those two doing games on ESPN.
THP Island And Bill still does the flyers games
@THP Island gary thorne was amazing. he should have still been calling games after the 2005 lockout!!
Love Gary Thorne, and the late great Dave Strader. Still miss the 1990's ESPN theme and broadcasts.
John Forsland? He’s funny. He’s iconic, as in everyone knows who he is. He’s a great guy, and has covered a bad franchise for 20+ years.
Mickey Redmond is one of my favorite human beings of all time
Supreme Plug mine too I was happy thg thought so too
Mickey Redmond is awesome as an announcer and as a person
I cringe when the Redwings play on NBC. We are spoiled on Fox sports Detroit.
Larry Murphy with the dollar dog report!
Mic is so cool in person I was shocked when I met him because I didn't think my opinion of him could get higher but boy did it .
John Forslund should at least be an honorable mention I think. And Jim Fox is a great analyst on Kings broadcasts.
Disagree on Jim Fox but TOTALLY AGREE on John Forslund.
Lucky to grow up in Montreal.. The Danny Gallivan / Dick Irvin combo was incredible.
No John Forslund at all? He has emotion (for both teams), he calls the game very well, Canes often lose and game is still fun to watch.
MrTheChemical HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU SAY?
Jack Edwards is such a dweeb
I agree 100%
Edwards is a nerd
i am a leaf fan but i will take jack edwards over paul romanuk
I like Romanuk, but I don't watch the Leafs that often, so he might get annoying if u watch many games.
Johan Ericsson he makes me want to blow my brains out so anti leaf same with hughson and simpson. the best is the tsn guys and bob cole
Rick Jeannerette case closed
J C - When Shannon said no Jeannerette, I was done.
Thomas Therriault It’s understandable if he didn’t include him. RJ is a pretty big homer. But you can’t include Jack Edwards and not include RJ. Both are in the list, I’m fine with it. Both are excluded from the list, I’m fine with it. Can’t choose one and not the other though.
J C hands down!!
Joe B for Washington caps. PBP
Rick Jenneratte ?? (this is coming from a Sabres fan but seriously!) 🤔
Gary Thorne??
Bdots44 he’s retired. Surely if he still had his gig he’d be on it
A list without Jeanneret is a faulty list.
Christian Shrug I stop watching this video immediately after he said that, he is not only the greatest hockey announcer of all the time, but all sports !
Not faulty, it ceases to even be a list if R.J. isn't on it (at #1).
I'm a habs fan, but jeanerette is no. 1 by a country mile.
Its an opinion list, ya morons.
As someone who's from the new England area, I can't stand jack Edwards. Even if a player from the other team makes a good play or something, he can't give any credit to that team. Also, if a play is dirty and it's against the Bruins, it's always a harsh call, but if it's against the other team, it's always a good call
Tylercbj7 You clearly don’t watch him then. He gives credit to guys all the time who aren’t on the Bruins. I’m being so serious too, he really does. I agree he can be a homer sometimes, but NESN is a New England network where everyone watching is a Bruins fan. So lay off a little, would ya?
Tyler do you even watch the Bruins?
Not really, so I understand if my view is harsh. It’s just what I notice, the few times a year I do turn on nesn
Tyler both your reasons are why he is such a great commentator because he has great emotion for the team that you want to express yourself even if it is Biased
If they didn't wave pompoms in the booth in Boston, they'd probably be fired.
Agree on the US broadcasts. Millbury is awful, total curmudgeon. Pierre weirds everyone out. Doc is the only saving grace.
Jack Grogan And Jeremy Roenick is awful as well. They guy can't put two sentences together to save his life. NBCSN needs to clean house with their studio guys. Eddie O is fine, but most of the others are annoying imo.
Just coming across this video now and I agree with you about Edwards. He has a ton of natural talent as an announcer. But as a play-by-play guy, even for a local team, you can't be that big of a homer and be taken seriously. I've learned that the hard way when I was in school and early on in my career as a broadcaster. A color guy can get away with some bias, a play-by-play guy cannot.
Mike Lange will forever be Pens Hockey to me.
First Last he should be in the hall of fame
He IS in the HoF.
Shave my face with a rusty razor LOL. He's pretty fun. As much as I cant stand the Pens, he's always fun to hear his old calls
Rick Jeanneret belongs top shelf...where momma hides the 🍪’s
Joe Beninati, and Craig Laughlin for the Caps should have been on your list!!!!!
Agreed
John Forslundand Tripp Tracy (yes he’s silly, but he is one hell of an analyst)
I think the Capitals play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati should have been on the list. For me he has always made the game entertaining to listen no matter what the score is. He also used to do national and playoff games on Verses (former name of NBCSN)
agreed. Craig Laughlin is great but his voice is a little annoying but I still love them as a duo. Theyve been with the CAPS forever
I'll forever get chill bumps when i hear Joe B say "Ovechkin, fires he scoressssss!
I admire you for doing this video because I feel like everyone gets very defensive about their commentators.
But seriously Rick Jennerette is #1 I don't care what you say. Hahaha
Mickey Redmond is a national treasure!
Mickey is at his best when he is down on the ice. Love his commentary we are spoiled in Detroit “Fox Sports”
I can't stand Jack Edwards lol
Best goal call Steve Cangialosi
I love Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin as a team for CAPS broadcasts.
Jack Edwards!? wtf. John Forslund should be on that list and i’m not even a Canes fan
Kenny Alberts is the most underrated PBP guy in the league
Agree with you, he is my favorite besides Doc.
My favourites are Pierre Houde, Richard Garneau, and René Lecavalier.
Ludwig has come a long way from when they started. Their first run was a preseason game and it was almost unlistenable (radio simulcast). Weird position they ended up in when Ralph left then Strader got sick. The Ralph and Razor combo was top notch.
Bob Miller
Clorox Bleach I miss Bob :( too bad he retired, the new Kings PxP just isn't the same.
I like the new Kings PxP but obviously don't expect him to replace what Bob's done for the last half century or so. :P
I like the new guy as well I'll miss Bob his the voice of the kings
jasonfire34 he was definitely a legend. I do like their new play by play guy a lot though.
Where in the love of God is Sam Rosen?!30+ years as the voice of the New York Rangers shouting its a POWER PLAY GOAL!
Bob Cole and Harry Neil are my favourite. When I watch Leaf games it was Joe and Harry. I miss Joe as the Leafs PBP guy.
Doc Emrick is a legend
agree
Randy Hahn tho. Always a legend with the sharks
Jack Edwards is not funny. He is just unprofessional.
I Hate Jack Edwards As a Flyers Fan!
My favorite play by play announcer is john forslund and for color commentary i like ed olczyk
Ken Daneyko is awesome! He gets so pumped up after a goal/hit/fight.
Mike Lange???????
Cody Archwood agreed, yea he's crazy but he's a fun kind of crazy
Best drunk to ever get behind the mic
hes a radio guy, this list is likely only tv guys
@Scotland1908 Mike Lange used to hang out in many bars when younger. Not so much anymore.
Leafs fans want Bowen and Ralph like the old days yet we're still stuck with Romanuk and Millen. The most profitable NHL franchise literally has the worst commentator duo. What a joke...
Doc, Gord Miller, and Gary Thorne are my favorite announcers
No Marty biron nor Rick jeanneret. Gross
#1 should be George Costanza, you know how he makes those interesting comments in the games
Denis Potvin is an amazing colour commentator in some games and an awful colour commentator in other games.
Just cut and paste:
"How is (insert name of my local guy) not on this list? Outrage"
Despite disclaimers that this is personal preference.
Anyway, I agree that Panger is the best. I have to stream games so I get a lot of local announcers. In general I find Canadian and norther US announcers to be better and more insightful. Southern based announcers tend to be less knowledgable and get annoying with the homerism. just my observations.
I'm glad that Dennis Beayk is in your list, coming from Jets fan :)
Bob cole is the best
autumnfall1997 lol he pretty bad these days
Steven Stamkos still way better than romanuk
Bob Cole 'was' the best
Dave Goucher is a phenomenal play-by-play man. I was devastated when he left Boston for Vegas. Im an amateur broadcaster myself, and for hockey I try to model myself after Dave. I was hoping he’d crack your list.
Where is Rick Jeannerart? (Idk how to spell his last name, sry.)
Butch Goring is a great colour guy. Being a Canadian is also critical of the home side and does a great job of balancing his commentary to fit both the experienced hockey fan and a new viewer.
Gord Miller, John Forslund, and Jack Edwards are my top 3 play-by-play announcers.
This is a great video. I think I'm gonna rank the 31 regional broadcasting tandems on my hockey channel. I'll make sure to mention your channel. I agree with all of your rankings. Edwards is biased but very funny, and people just don't appreciate Bob Cole for doing a hell of a job calling games in his eighties.
Where's Rick Jeanneret? Literally HOW is he not on this list at all?
CircleTheWagons he’s hiding in the breadbox... where mommy stores the cookies!
I totally agree with Darren Pang as 1. I am a STL fan and love listening to him.
Agree with your no 1 in both categories, Pang is one of the reasons I watch St. Louis games even tho they have been hot garb lately.
if you get the chance watch the san jose sharks intermission and post game feed. The guy with the giant beard is hilarious
Sam Rosen does an amazing job, hard to believe it’s been 30+ years.
Musix I agree with that. I'm a Penguins fan, so generally speaking I cheer against the Rangers, but if I'm listening to him it's hard to do. He just makes you feel kind of warm inside.
Its a POWER PLAY goal!!!!!
Not anymore.
But he used to be great
Why does everyone hate Pierre McGuire so much? 😂😂
I think because he is odd.. I didnt get it either until I did some youtube searches of his oddness. Very knowledgeable about the game though. I don't mind him myself though.
Dudes a creep
And he spreads too much love to the Penguins.
Crosby in particular. Fuckin Crosby.
I think it's how he has man crushes on some players. PK Subban and Crosby in particular.
I announced a hockey game for my high school a few years back, it's utter chaos.
Gary Thorne has to be 11 he was fantastic! He still is even though he’s only doing baseball now I like him as both a hockey and baseball announcer.
It’s interesting, I personally think Gary Thorne as the Orioles announcer is very mediocre. But he’s arguably my favorite hockey announcer ever.
Honestly I think he’s better as a baseball announcer than a hockey announcer.
I'm weird but I love John Forslund, Gord Miller and Kenny Albert for some reason.
Obviously Mike Milbury.
/s
A lot of these team announcers make hockey sound great, be it the television or radio, it’s just wonderful.
Lol where the fuck is the legend himself RJ
if darren ever leaves i’ll be depressed
There is a severe lack of Gary Thorne here.
Oh and whoever the guy who does the commentary for Washington is, he is great... voice does not at all match how he looks though lol
Edwards is very funny. Heard him make a mistake or say something wrong and he says "any aspiring announcers send your applications to nesn" or something like that.
I think you spelt color wrong. Isn't it spelt colour?
I use US spelling online. It's just easier than explaining a million times why I put a U in certain words.
I'm from the US, both are accepted, at least where i'm from, just less common
Isn't "spelt" spelt "spelled"? ffs
My faves not on the list: John Forslund (CAR & NBCsn), Randy Hahn (SJ) and Joe Beninati (WSH).
As a ducks fan, John Ahlers and Brian Hayward do not enthuse me for some reason.
I really like Randy. He's gotten so much better over the years and works well with guys like Baker, Hedican, and Remenda.
It’s amazing how long Bob Cole has been around, I’m in my mid 20’s and I have the same feeling as you described. He was the voice of HNIC and I still get excited when I hear him calling the game
I really miss Gary Thorne, Dave Strader, and Bob Miller (voices of my childhood), but John Forslund and Randy Hahn are fantastic. I also consider Kenny Albert and Matt McConnell to be severely underrated.
No John forslund??????!!!??
Steve Mears and Bob Errey are also a great combo for the Pittsburgh games on AT&T Sportsnet
I really enjoy John Forslund. He just has such a deep soothing voice in my opinion.
Detroit has best announcer duo
Ken and Mickey
Being french canadian, watching Pierre Houde being pbp for habs is truly spectacular, he is an icon here in quebec and i thought he should get more love
What no Joe B or John Walton ?
Bob Coles late calls are priceless... “and a Goal!” 5 seconds after it went in...
John Walton anybody?
Mike Lange is one of the best and also Jiggs Mcdonald
I remember Jiggs McDonald well from his days broadcasting the Atlanta Flames games way back when. He was great. John Forslund is very good, too. I'm biased, since I see his calls of the Canes games, but I hope he ends up replacing Emrich on NBC.
Edwards & Brickley are amazing to watch. People always get so mad at how biased they are, but they work for NESN. A LOCAL NETWORK FOR NEW ENGLAND SPORTS FANS!!!
So do most of the people on this list. But NONE of them are as condicending against the other team as Edwards. If he"s on the broadcast, I turn the volume off.
san jose sharks home ffed is one of the best also
Where is John Forslund?
#1 Pat Foley
Darren Pang is definitely my favorite commentator