Your most hated commentator lines

[Strexvale]

"This team's going left to right or right to left." If it's on TV I can see it, if it's on the radio I'd rather visualize myself in the arena and I have my own visual orientation for that. Couching it with "my right" or "my left" is fine though for some reason.
"*Insert team here* is wearing the white/dark jerseys." Again, if it's on TV I can see it, if it's on radio I don't care. My imagination will do some of the work.
Any reference to a players junior team or college team or draft position during Play by Play. I truly don't care during that part of the game, call the game. Use the color or the intermission or whatever to talk about the players past. It ends up being irrelevant at best and distracting at worst. My enjoyment of a game has never once improved from knowing that a player played bantam in 'pick a place.'
Picking one fact and hammering it over and over again. Like, great this player hasn't scored in x games. I didn't need to hear about it every time he picks up the puck.

 

[Pantokrator]

"This team's going left to right or right to left." If it's on TV I can see it, if it's on the radio I'd rather visualize myself in the arena and I have my own visual orientation for that. Couching it with "my right" or "my left" is fine though for some reason.
"*Insert team here* is wearing the white/dark jerseys." Again, if it's on TV I can see it, if it's on radio I don't care. My imagination will do some of the work.
Any reference to a players junior team or college team or draft position during Play by Play. I truly don't care during that part of the game, call the game. Use the color or the intermission or whatever to talk about the players past. It ends up being irrelevant at best and distracting at worst. My enjoyment of a game has never once improved from knowing that a player played bantam in 'pick a place.'
Picking one fact and hammering it over and over again. Like, great this player hasn't scored in x games. I didn't need to hear about it every time he picks up the puck.

I understand what you mean. I hated it whenever Chris Drury played because every game they'd have to mention how he won the Little League World series with Trumbull Connecticut when he was 13. great. Thanks. I only heard that last game. And the game before....

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

I hate the Tampa announcer anytime Tampa scores. He goes from being able to call a game clearly to a bunch of gibberish. "And Stamkos comes down the right side shot and ..... blahsdcroompaaa! BLCAHGSHHHSD!!! TLHOACMMMSH! I grew up listening to announcers being able to call the players' goals clearly - I feel like this guy thinks the louder he yells unintelligibly the better of an announcer he is.

Embarrassing. There's a difference between being passionate and then sounding like a mental patient.

 

[chaser17]

Some of the lingo Doc Emerick would use made me die inside

 

[OregonCanuck]

“That’s hockey baby” he’s just overused it. I don’t even have to say who says and you know. I do like him though

 

[Frenchy]

Everytime a comentator is talking about a player from the other team and says : Well this player looks good , of course we dont know him much since our viewers dont watch team X a lot.

 

[islesmb]

Some of the lingo Doc Emerick would use made me die inside

Shovel shot or any variation of shoveling the puck drives me nuts.

 

[TheAngryHank]

I also cant stand the Penguins announcer "HAAAAAEEEY SHOOTS AND SCORES"

My favorite all time call is Gary Thorne's "FEDATENKOOO!!"

Thorne never made a bad call in his life.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Sache's by Doc

Loved it.

Not even sure how to spell it

"Sashay."

Good word. I don't think I've ever heard it in a hockey game.

 

[CheerstoBeers]

Jack Edwards has so many
- fungo’s it down the ice
- it’s rockem sockem robots!
- any mention of layers

There was actually a bingo game at one point with all of these that was pretty funny

The Ebb and flow. Ive heard him use this multiple times a game

 

[Enga Olly]

"Holy mackinow!"

What the f*** does that even mean? Absolutely atrocious.

Also, every word out of Doc Emricks mouth is painful.

I don't know what it means but I think he lifted it from the Ti-Cats Oskee Wee Wee chant

“Oskee wee wee! Oskee wa wa! Holy mackinaw! Tigers! Eat ‘em raw!”

 

[Enga Olly]

One phrase that irks me every time is "they wanted it more" Used by broadcasters, reporters and sometimes even coaches but it sure annoys me

 

[njdevils1982]

the lines on the 80's coke mirror that jeanneret uses before going on air to rave like a f***ing lunatic.

ya, those are my most hated commentator lines

 

[Sol]

"they're getting their cheeks stroked"

 

[Thechozen1]

Anything Leah Hextall says!

 

[Gnome17]

Edwards saying "intentionally wide" on absolutely every Bruins shot that misses the net.

Lmao this one made me laugh, I can 100% hear him say it when I read your comment.

 

[Dynamite Time]

It was a closer game than what the score indicates.

 

[Shinjuku Calling]

Holy Mackinaw
Holy Jumpin

Any stupid canned line/catchphrase they have in their pocket just waiting to use.

Also just about everything Doc Emerick ever said.
"HITDAPIPEWITDASHAWW"

 

[gojetsgo]

anything that comes out of sawyer's mouth

 

[forsbergavs32]

Marc Moser: "He scissors his way through the zone"

 

[ES]

"Travelling whites"

 

[RRenegade]

"Hi, my name is Leah Hextall "
Cassie Campbell-Pascal is near her equal as well.

 

[nilan30]

I can’t stand when commentators call players ‘the young rookie’. It’s like calling McDavid the fast speedster or Chara the tall 6 foot 9 guy

 

[glovesave_35]

Catchphrases are the crutch of poor commentators or the result of poor production/directing.

Things said semi-often are ok, but gimmicks are lame.

 

[glovesave_35]

Moser for the Avs constantly says "laid a lick" on every single hit and was saying "cleared but not out" failed clearing attempts.

Isn't this most announcers?