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

[dukeofjive]

All I can say is people are lucky they don’t have to listen to tva sport to watch any type of sports, the commentators can barely use words found in a dictionary.

She needs more practice thats for sure but no she is not even close to being the worst.

 

[Pip]

Why is she down there. Puck out of play and they cut to her for "insight" on why it wasn't a penalty and she didn't even know the rule. Boucher had to correct her. Such a waste.

You’re obsessed

 

[bleedblue94]

You’re obsessed

Bc I made two posts? Weird criteria for obsession status

 

[lardneau]

After playing and watching hockey for almost 20 years, this lady is among the worst I’ve ever experienced. Unbearable to listen to. And yes I’m a female. So many more qualified people (& women) to pick from, and she’s the one we’re stuck with... what a disappointment. Hoping she gets replaced ASAP

 

[Nemesis Prime]

hockey dudes be like

 

[MuckOG]

Hextall is the worst play by play caller in all of professional sports

 

[Church Hill]

She's calling the San Jose - Vegas game and it's an absolute mess. You can feel the awkwardness. Many extended moments of silence punctuated by generic announcer platitudes.

 

[PaulD]

Hextall is the worst play by play caller in all of professional sports

And will hold that title for ever

 

[Devils090]

Her call on that kessel goal omg

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

awkward

 

[hangman005]

As I said in our GDT:

If I didn't already know she was awful, I would swear she's being held at gun point in the broadcast booth and forced to do Play by Play against her will... but alas

 

[Sheppy]

I’m so, so excited that we had Leah Hextall walk us through Phil’s goal. Poor guy will have to show his future kids or grand kids that on mute.

f*** me, she’s the worst.

 

[Chips]

I’m so, so excited that we had Leah Hextall walk us through Phil’s goal. Poor guy will have to show his future kids or grand kids that on mute.

f*** me, she’s the worst.

It’s better than having your first ever goal called by her, and you get both the awkward pause and she says your name wrong.

 

[bsu]

 

[Church Hill]

"We have a flare for the dramatic here" comment was so tough. The silence after...

 

[Chips]

"We have a flare for the dramatic here" comment was so tough. The silence after...

It sounds like he’s stretching out his sentences to maximize what little he can think of to say there

They’re pretty eh as a duo

 

[HabzSauce]

Five minutes in and I had to switch the game. Brutal to listen to

 

[Sheppy]

She’s got “go away heat”

That ain’t good.

 

[hangman005]

What market are the even trying to pull in with Hextall? Insomniacs?

 

[Chips]

What market are the even trying to pull in with Hextall? Insomniacs?

This is what I’m wondering

Very strong negative response

Occasional defenders who don’t so much say what’s great about her as they just accuse every critic of being a misogynist. 99% of the “positive” descriptions of her is “she’s fine”

 

[Duffalufagus]

She didn’t earn it, isn’t good at it, and everyone has to suffer for it. In the name of “equality”.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

This might be my favorite goal call of all-time. It will be in Leah Hextall’s highlight reel when she’s inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame next year.

 

[bsu]

The comments

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I thought they put her between the glass. She was fine there.

Why the hell did they put her back on commentary? Does she have dirt on them?

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

She was good on the mic tonight.

Enjoyable, funny, personable, less jittery than the last game I saw her commentate (which was last season).