A new contender for worst broadcaster of all time (Leah Hextall)

[Quinning]

She's bad, but she definitely gets more hate than a man in her position gets.

You have Felix f***ing Potvin on TV calling people peanut butter licking lowlifes

 

[beedee]

I couldn't be the only one that thought her new look was inspired by Mavis, from the Hotel Transylvania movies. And for the record, as I stated in my other post here, I didnt mind her in-between the benches. Not a fan of her PxP though.

 

[Quinning]

Someone in the prospects forum pointed out How bad Wyatt Johnston’s first goal play by play’s was and I couldn’t agree more.

One of the worst goal calls I’ve ever heard.
[/MEDIA]

Dear God....

 

[Duffalufagus]

She is, without question, the worst play-byplay caller I have heard in my lifetime. having her call NHL games is a disgrace.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Shes garbage I'm glad everybody is calling it out maybe they will stop her reign of terror.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Is she related to Ron Hextall? It's sickening how much nepotism there is in and around the NHL

 

[tunnelvision]

Hextall broadcasts will continue until morale improves.

I have a feeling her position will be secured as long as useful idiots keep sending her misogynistic stupid messages that will distract ESPN and thus prevent all reasonable critical feedback from making an impact.

 

[FrailSwan]

Hey, if it wasn’t for Leah I would have never known that Yoshi plays for Nashville.

Good ol’ Roman Yoshi. Nintendo must be so proud.

 

[majormajor]

I couldn't be the only one that thought her new look was inspired by Mavis, from the Hotel Transylvania movies. And for the record, as I stated in my other post here, I didnt mind her in-between the benches. Not a fan of her PxP though.

I don't mind her between the benches at all. I don't hate her voice. Hextall is just really bad at PxP.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I have a feeling her position will be secured as long as useful idiots keep sending her misogynistic stupid messages that will distract ESPN and thus prevent all reasonable critical feedback from making an impact.

So like Disney with the Phase 4 "MSheU", Disney with Star Wars and Amazon with Lord of the Rings. It doesn't matter how bad it is, as long as some portion are toxic misogynistics and the big corporations can pretend that ANYONE who doesn't like their product (which is fast approaching everyone at this point) is just a toxic misogynist, and not actually address the root cause and valid criticisms.

 

[Mikeshane]

Just imagine there was probably some little guy out there watching Leah Hextall ruin the call on Wyatt Johnston's first goal dreaming about a day he gets to play in the NHL and have his first goal call ruined by her.

 

[tunnelvision]

So like Disney with the Phase 4 "MSheU", Disney with Star Wars and Amazon with Lord of the Rings. It doesn't matter how bad it is, as long as some portion are toxic misogynistics and the big corporations can pretend that ANYONE who doesn't like their product (which is fast approaching everyone at this point) is just a toxic misogynist, and not actually address the root cause and valid criticisms.

Yeah, that's pretty much what my cynical side is telling me.

At the end of last year she was speaking at some event about her first year experiences as an NHL pbp announcer. Only focused on misogynistic messages she had received over the year and gender inequality within hockey culture/business. Maybe she wasn't meant to talk about her pbp skills there but would be nice to hear a bit of self-criticism/awareness from her whenever she decides to open up about her job since there are so many consumers unhappy with her pbp. Try to publicly express that you've been asking yourself questions such as: What am I trying to do better this year? In which areas do I need to improve in order to become a tolerable hockey announcer?

 

[majormajor]

I have a feeling her position will be secured as long as useful idiots keep sending her misogynistic stupid messages that will distract ESPN and thus prevent all reasonable critical feedback from making an impact.

Yes it seems that ESPN thinks they're bravely getting us all used to female pxp, like this is some Jackie Robinson moment. And to some extent I think that is true. Some of the haters aren't going to be happy with any female pxp.

But if Hextall is legitimately awful at it, how do you convince ESPN that there is an actual quality problem here? We might have to wait until a decent female play caller comes along and then they'll realize how bad Hextall is.

 

[seafoam]

Go work on your craft in the AHL Leah. The Islanders farm team PxP announcer is better than you and has paid his dues.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Is she related to Ron Hextall? It's sickening how much nepotism there is in and around the NHL

Cousins

 

[SnipeShowJB11]

She is, without question, the worst play-byplay caller I have heard in my lifetime. having her call NHL games is a disgrace.

I actually thought people were overreacting and then I YouTubed her calls. She is TERRIBLE at her job

 

[nbwingsfan]

Once you realize its literally only HF nerds and eternally grumpy twitter warriors that complain about her, you'll realize shes not bad at all and its all in your head.

She’s hands down the worst they have to offer, but it’s also not a big deal and really easy to tune out anyways.

 

[choirboy]

Go work on your craft in the AHL Leah. The Islanders farm team PxP announcer is better than you and has paid his dues.

More like go back and start with the local Junior A or B team for a full season or two. The AHL is still the second best league in North America.

 

[MuckOG]

She is the worst ever.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Still so f***ing cringe.

that was TMZ edit and it only had to do whit late night fantasies about 3am when she couldn't sleep, this is all hersay

 

[Stony Curtis]

ESPN made a calculated error by not having enough competition in this year's announcer training camp. On air time must be earned, not gifted. They need to invite some undrafted media free agents next year, as well as scour the NCAA for some late developers. If they up their scouting game in Europe, that could pay dividends. An accent would be welcome compared to what we're currently exposed to. Maybe Hakan Andersson's agent might know someone.

Is nobody watching what Yzerman is doing in Detroit, FFS? Single-handedly rebuilding the DRW media team? Case in point: They lose Manon Rheaume, but after an exhaustive search, find Jimmy Howard as a replacement. A stroke of genius from the best GM in the NHL.

I'd better edit and stress thst this is satire.

 

[cliffclaven]

She is 1000x worse than Jack edwards worst homer calls. Just god awful.

 

[holy]

She is the worst ever.

The most brutal, vicious and the most ruthless there’s ever been.

 

[bsu]

The amount of hate she gets is in no way in proportion to anything she does in her profession. Just a fact. A sickening one.

What color is your horse so I know who to look for in shining knight armor. She sucks ass at her job.... Fact.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Dear God....

Wow
I cannot listen to this