Can't replace a Legend, but who does PBP next season?

[Reclamation Project]

I can't handle grating, chainsaw voices like Michaels or Jeanneret. For my physical health and psychological well being, I'M OUT.

 

[Bandit]

If they hire someone awful I may seriously do what some Pens fans do and sync up radio and TV.

Fox is beyond horrible and now that Miller is gone there is no reason to listen to the TV guys if they hire another cheerleader in the booth.

Really wish Nick and Darryl did TV.

A-****ing-men.

 

[triplcrown]

Howie Meeker.

 

[lumbergh]

I can't handle grating, chainsaw voices like Michaels or Jeanneret. For my physical health and psychological well being, I'M OUT.

I'll take Al Michaels. He'll probably do it for cheap right?

 

[YP44]

I hope they get Nick Nickson

 

[HookKing]

I hope they get Nick Nickson

He's really the only choice. Let us get used to a new guy on the radio.
Come on Nick, take one for the team.

 

[deaderhead28]

He's really the only choice. Let us get used to a new guy on the radio.
Come on Nick, take one for the team.

Bob's shoe's would be hard to fill.I think it's a greater chance Rob Blake does TV PBP than Nick,unless Nick has come out and said he wanted the job that I'm not aware of.Nick loves his radio gig with Evans.

 

[Herby]

Hey, Steigerwald isn't doing Pens games anymore, him and Fox would be awesome.

 

[kingsfan28]

Hey, Steigerwald isn't doing Pens games anymore, him and Fox would be awesome.

That's not funny at all.

If Steve Levy would leave ESPN, he'd be a good choice.

 

[TonySCV]

Hoping we get Ralph. Hoping we don't get the guy from last night under any circumstances. I'd take Daryl Evans over that dude, easily.

I hope Ralph. Didnt really like any of the other tryouts. Last night's dude was so over the top too I can appreciate his style, it's just not for me and a complete pendulum swing in the other direction of what we're used to with Miller.

Ralph

Agree with all of the above. Ralph please. He cares about the Kings and has good energy along with an economy of words which helps contain Jim's verbal diarrhea at times. He and Jim have a good rapport as well.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

In addition to Strangis, can they please also hire Daryl "Razor" Reaugh? By far the best color commentator in sports, who actually adds color with his commentary.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Cuthbert. Dump truck of money. Go.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Cuthbert. Dump truck of money. Go.

Elisha Cuthbert? I'm there, but not sure whether Phaneuf would let her move to LA.

 

[Reclamation Project]

The only factor that made all those rumors about Phaneuf to LA palatable.

 

[KINGS17]

Agree on Daryl Reaugh, he would be a great addition.

Jim Fox does a lot more than color on the TV broadcasts though, and I don't see him being replaced anytime soon. Jim is heavily involved in PR for the Kings.

 

[BigKing]

Jim is going nowhere except to the top of the Kings broadcast totem pole.

He needs to be kept in check but I doubt it happens. Strangis faded down the stretch after a hot start and basically wound up encouraging Fox by the end of it.

He's been here for so many year now. It's his show now and the homerism will run rampant.

 

[YP44]

Cuthbert. Dump truck of money. Go.

would love it

 

[TwzKing]

Cuthbert. Dump truck of money. Go.

I wouldnt even let him anewer. I would just keep throwing money in face.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

The LA Kings have named Alex Faust as the Kings' new television play-by-play announcer, it was announced today by the Kings and FOX Sports West.

The Kings and Faust have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract.

Faust, who is 28 years old, has called hockey games on NBCSN, NESN and Westwood One Radio. From 2013-15 he was a radio broadcaster for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Utica Comets, calling the first game in franchise history, serving as the "Inside the Glass" reporter for the 2015 AHL All-Star Game, and calling games during the team's run to the Calder Cup Finals in 2015.

https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/alex-faust-named-new-la-kings-tv-play-by-play-announcer/c-289710944

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Listened to a couple of his reels. I like it--strong voice, unique, very clear. Has a good sense for when the action is heightening. Will also never be as interesting as Bob, though that's less a criticism of him and more a praise of Bob, and should work well as a counterbalance to Jim.

 

[tsanuri]

It's an interesting choice and one that could mean he's the last TV pbp guy for the kings I'll ever hear. Being so young he'll have the opportunity to join the 3 legends that pbp for so many years here.

 

[Alternate Jersey]

Listened to a couple of his reels. I like it--strong voice, unique, very clear. Has a good sense for when the action is heightening. Will also never be as interesting as Bob, though that's less a criticism of him and more a praise of Bob, and should work well as a counterbalance to Jim.

could you post some links to his reels? did a quick search earlier but i'm at work so didn't have a good chance to find any.

 

[Bandit]

https://vimeo.com/199892593

Sounds pretty good. Could have been MUCH worse.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20170601/la-kings-pick-alex-faust-to-replace-bob-miller-on-tv

Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster Nick Nickson, who has been with the team since 1981 and on radio full time since 1990, was one of the fill-ins last season for Miller, who was recovering from heart bypass surgery and a mild stroke that led to his decision to retire in April.

Nickson had expressed a desire to move over and continue in that spot, as did Ralph Strangis, Gary Thorne, Chris Culthberg and Jack Michaels, who all got some quality time with analyst Jim Fox on the air in Miller’s absence last season. Jon Rosen, the team’s “insider” online reporter, and radio analyst and former player Daryl Evans, Nickson’s broadcast partner on KABC-AM (790), also had shots at it and were considered.

Somehow, Faust was a unanimous choice among the eight-person search team composed of Kings and FSW personnel, based on his resume tapes and a studio pairing with Fox two weeks ago, said Kings vice president of communications and broadcasting Mike Altieri.

“We considered every approach to where we could go — very accomplished, heavy-duty people with incredible resumes, with all different sorts of styles, and then the young, up-and-coming broadcasters and, honestly, as a group, we all came back to Alex because of his talent,” Altieri said.

“When we first heard his tape, or read his bio, we knew he was young, but there were a lot of mature things we saw in his on-air presence, his air of confidence and the cadence in his voice. All that resonated for us.”

Altieri added that Nickson, 63, remains a “valuable resource for us, and even for Alex, and we’re excited for Alex to work with Nick, to be around him, learn how he does the job on a day-to-day basis. We want Nick to keep doing what he does best.”

Faust said a recent trip to L.A. to do some work at the Culver City-based Tennis Channel offices led to him taking a meeting with Fox Sports Net executive producer and senior VP Mike Connolly. Faust said he knew there would be an opening with the Las Vegas expansion franchise and wanted to set up some networking opportunities.

Faust assumed he came in a bit late to the Kings’ vetting process, but he was invited to add his name and happened to be assigned to a Chicago-Tampa Bay NHL game for NBCSN on March 24 – one that went into overtime and provided a platform to show his abilities.

The Kings paired him up with Fox on May 19 in a studio for about an hour and a half on a simulated telecast, doing a call over a tape of a Kings-Predators OT game from earlier in the season.

“I thought his call was very clean,” said Fox, the team’s TV analyst since 1990. “You could feel the power of his voice, a God-given talent, and he lets the game shine through with his minimal style. There’s no doubt he’s taken the necessary steps to get this far.”

Miller said he wasn’t part of the interview process, but also watched and listened to video links of Faust’s work and was impressed. Faust also recently talked to Miller by phone and plans to visit him in person when he’s back in L.A. in July.

“His work was top-notch, he’s a good-looking young guy and has a great opportunity for someone at age 28,” said Miller, who had never done pro hockey before coming to L.A. in his early 30s. “He has a lot of experience, not just in hockey. One of the things he told me was, ‘I must admit, I never played hockey,’ and I said, ‘That’s OK, I never did either. That’s not a requirement’.”

Most recently, Faust was the radio voice of the AHL’s Utica Comets from 2013-16, going the Calder Cup finals in 2015. His college hockey work on NESN and NBCSN was also impressive.

 

[multiball]

It's an admittedly snap decision, but I like this voice - a lot. Classic, knowledgeable, picks the proper moments to ramp up the excitement.

I gotta update my avatar...