Mike 'Doc' Emrick or Jim Hughson

[Golden Puppers]

The voices of the Stanley Cup Finals in the USA and Canada respectively, whose calls are intertwined with some of our best hockey memories. Who do you enjoy and think adds more?

 

[ShelbyZ]

Thorne and Cole.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Emrick easily for me. And Emrick kind of sucks.

 

[thekernel]

Hughson's got the greatest sports commentator voice on the planet. Y'know, no disrespect to Doc, I actually rather enjoy his "idiosyncratic thesaurus" style. But Jim's just got that god-given gift.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Do I have to?

 

[xgallantx]

Always watch the CBC broadcast but Jim is still butthurt about 2011 and it's annoying.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I think as a Blues fan, I might take Jack Edwards over Jim Hughson.

I’m not really a big fan of Doc but Hughson is atrocious IMO

 

[ManyIdeas]

im not sure which voice is hughsons when i see highlights from his feeds, but im going to have to vote for him regardless

 

[thekernel]

I think as a Blues fan, I might take Jack Edwards over Jim Hughson.

Don't you sully Jim's name like that

 

[Jtown]

hughson is the most boring milquetoast person on the planet, perfect for his canadian audience but not nearly interesting enough for an american audience.

 

[Braunbaer]

Doc, no contest.

 

[Kreegz2]

Word's can't describe how much i hate Doc's commentary. I'm eagerly looking forward to the day he retires or the league gets a deal with a new network who drops him.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

They both have incredibly annoying voices and catch phrases.

Not a fan of either.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Hughson but both are terrible

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

hughson is the most boring milquetoast person on the planet, perfect for his canadian audience but not nearly interesting enough for an american audience.

Ah yes, Canadians are bland and boring, Americans are exciting and thrilling. What a refreshing take based on experience, research and wide reaching conversations and interviews.

 

[3074326]

Doc

Whenever this comes up, I always mention Dave Strader, the GOAT. RIP. (I don't really think he was the greatest of all time, but he was my favorite)

 

[Jtown]

Ah yes, Canadians are bland and boring, Americans are exciting and thrilling. What a refreshing take based on experience, research and wide reaching conversations and interviews.

no it has to do with superior Canadian intelligence. Canadians are too smart to be swayed by hype. They don't need all the bells and whisltes to be invested into the best game on the planet. That is Why Hughson works so well up north.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

no it has to do with superior Canadian intelligence. Canadians are too smart to be swayed by hype. They don't need all the bells and whisltes to be invested into the best game on the planet. That is Why Hughson works so well up north.

I wouldn't say that, Canadians and Americans are all that different. Some people like bland and soft, others like loud and hard. Find it on both sides of the border.


Personally I can't stand either of them, and it bothers me that the two guys doing play by play in the finals are the two i can't stand the most.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Thorne and Cole.

If you like butchered calls, then sure

 

[3074326]

If you like butchered calls, then sure

How dare someone have a different opinion!

 

[Falco Lombardi]

John Forslund not calling a moment of the Blues postseason has made me very sad.

 

[Nocashstyle]

How dare someone have a different opinion!

Yes! And this entire thread is filled with them! Not sure what your point is!

 

[TheTotalPackage]

I don't get all the hate for Hughson. He may not have that crescendo as others, but I find he calls a pretty flawless game each time out.

 

[ShelbyZ]

If you like butchered calls, then sure

Still better than hearing the word "drive" at least 5 dozen times during the game...

 

[who_me?]

Scaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr