Disgraced Hockey Broadcaster/Podcaster Jeff Marek is back from the ashes...

[MovesLikeJagr68]

Jeff Marek is my throat goat (best voice in broadcasting)

Dude…

 

[BrokenFace]

I hope OP enjoyed this brief era of no Marek. He's back and I doubt he'll be leaving hockey anytime soon with how much of a hockey nerd he is. With as well liked as he is all over the industry, I think and hope he'll be popping up on a lot of different channels.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

I don't get it.

Indirect and juvenile way of calling Marek gay.

 

[The Management]

Goofy, affable, loves the sport, and a deep knowledge and appreciation for the history of hockey. What's not to like?

 

[Jared Dunn]

Oh I definitely understand why it was a no no, but like you said, why are they leaning so hard on it?

Edit: the obvious answer is $$$, but I feel 90% of the ads I see are gambling.

I recently noticed how -as far as I can tell- literally every single time a game is returning from commercial break, the last commercial aired is for a gambling site. So consistently when game action begins the last thing on your mind is gambling

 

[bleachdrinker]

32TP has been weird without him. I don’t mind the new guy, but the banter Friedman does now comes off as much more mean-spirited than it did with Marek.

Hopeful that Marek get another shot somewhere else.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Goofy, affable, loves the sport, and a deep knowledge and appreciation for the history of hockey. What's not to like?

Marek Quote:

"The Flames won two - bagel"

non-geek interpretation: The Flames won 2 - 0

 

[BonMorrison]

Indirect and juvenile way of calling Marek gay.

I think he's trying to derisively call him gay without getting in trouble (not that he would anyway based on norms here).

What year is it???

@Ianturnedbull pls advise.

 

[The Shadow]

Jeff Marek is my throat goat (best voice in broadcasting)

I swear there is a movie ‘Throat Goat’ by that title somewhere

 

[BHD]

M vs. W for life

 

[Habssince89]

Indirect and juvenile way of calling Marek gay.

this. just projection because OP needs to prove how manly he is. In a way its gender affirming care for OP

 

[Super Hans]

He always seemed to me to be a Dana Carvey SNL character of a boring, milquetoast Canadian hockey presenter. Not sure why he'd cause such angst though.

 

[LuGBuG]

I was hoping he would leave and find his true calling: figure skating/dressage. That wish has been dashed sadly.

In the meantime I'm going to avoid anything he does or any guest appearance he makes. Do you blame me? Last November he was speculating that TOR and CGY would once again have a 10 player trade similar to the Gilmour/Leeman one (lol).

I still have resentment towards him. Especially the way he ruined Hockey Central at Noon, and most HNIC broadcasts.

Do you miss Jeff Marek? Did you enjoy his style?

“I hate Jeff Marek, I’m going to avoid everything he does. I’m going to make a thread about him and discuss him for hours”

Strange

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

I was hoping he would leave and find his true calling: figure skating/dressage. That wish has been dashed sadly.

In the meantime I'm going to avoid anything he does or any guest appearance he makes. Do you blame me? Last November he was speculating that TOR and CGY would once again have a 10 player trade similar to the Gilmour/Leeman one (lol).

I still have resentment towards him. Especially the way he ruined Hockey Central at Noon, and most HNIC broadcasts.

Do you miss Jeff Marek? Did you enjoy his style?

Jeff Marek is dope. This thread is like you screaming "I'm an asshole" into a bullhorn at a broadway play.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

OP needs to remember that most of the people on this site are sanctimonious geeks like Marek.

 

[crowi]

Personally I just prefer to watch some independent youtuber over any "main stream media" at this point. Marek is just one of the talking heads to me and I don't care what he has to say.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

OP needs to remember that most of the people on this site are sanctimonious geeks like Marek.

Giving off big "Well ackshually" vibes here to be calling others sanctimonious there chum.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Jeff Marek is my throat goat

 

[DJJones]

Imagine not knowing what happened and you read OPs post haha.

You'd think he beat his wife on live television.

 

[Reality Czech]

Not a huge fan but he definitely deserves another chance. I don't think anyone thought it would be a career ending mistake, but it was a mistake nonetheless.

 

[TooManyHumans]

"Disgraced." Lol.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

People have made far greater transgressions in life and been given second chances.

Your resentment shows without stating it.

Yes. People deserve 2nd chances.

 

[dalewood12]

Happy to see Marek back. One of the best broadcasters in the biz. His commentary last year on the Team Canada London sexual assault cases was some of the the best coverage I saw or heard.