OLN's dynamite NHL TV talent lineup

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:03 am

From NHL.com:

>>>Mike "Doc" Emrick will be the network's lead play-by-play announcer, John Davidson will serve as the network's lead analyst and veteran NHL analyst Bill Clement will host OLN's studio show. Additions to OLN's hockey commentating team will be released as details become available.<<<

I'll miss Gary Thorne as much as anyone, but Emrick is outstanding, every bit as good as Thorne. Emrick also knows player backgrounds and stats better than Thorne.

Emrick and JD in the booth, with Clement leading the studio show. Sorry, but none of the other "big three" stick-and-ball sports on American TV has a lineup to match that.

Good work by OLN! Can't wait for the puck to drop!

Take care,
PK

bjackets · Post by **bjackets** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:54 am

Well PK,

I just got to say that kicks ass. That's 3 heavyweights for sure. I would imagine Barry Melrose joining the team eventually as well since there's no reason for ESPN to keep him there. I think I heard that Panger signed on with a team to do color but I'm not sure.

I will also miss Thorne. I really like him. Great passion for the sport.

Just saw some other good news the other day. I have TimeWarner cable and one of the high defintion stations they carry-HD.NET will be airing 2 hockey games a week in high definition. Wasn't expecting this so it came as a big surprise.

I, like you, am really looking forward to the season. Got tickets to see BJackets vs Penguins later this year.

Bjackets

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:01 am

HEre is the HDnet lineup for hockey. I'm not a hockey fan, but I'll check out the HD feed every now and then.

http://www.hd.net/nhlinhd.html

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:03 am

I like that lineup. Thorne has always been a favorite of mine but Emrick just has that "hockey voice" I really like him. Clement is a super choice for the studio. Now all they need is a hot chick for between period interviews

bjackets · Post by **bjackets** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:05 am

WOW,

It's a amazing what signing the next coming of Gretzky can do for your popularity. Look at all the love they dropped on The Peguins.

Bjackets

bjackets · Post by **bjackets** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:06 am

WOW,

It's a amazing what signing the next coming of Gretzky can do for your popularity. Look at all the love they dropped on The Peguins.

Bjackets

HipE · Post by **HipE** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:33 am

Awesome, I'll get to see the Pens home opener in HD!

rubba19 · Post by **rubba19** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:10 pm

bjackets wrote:. I would imagine Barry Melrose joining the team eventually as well since there's no reason for ESPN to keep him there.

I think Melrose is staying at the worldwide leader in poker and bad sports movies as their top hockey analyst. Bucci mentioned it in his weekly column.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:32 pm

bjackets wrote:I think I heard that Panger signed on with a team to do color but I'm not sure.

As a Hawks fan it pains me to say that he signed on to do the color commentary for the Phoenix Coyotes instead of the Hawks.

That's quite a team they've put together. I've had a hockey hard-on since they finalized the deal. Next week we get to see the second best sport and it's glorious return (IMO).