Your most hated commentator lines

[CharasLazyWrister]

It’s not a line, but Eddie Olczyk has games where all he does is roll back tape and point out all the wrong decisions made on every play. As if watching a play not result in a goal and saying “he should have done (x)” shows any sort of real knowledge.

 

[Figgy44]

"The goalie had no chance"

But in reality, goalie had a chance.

 

[RussianRifle27]

"Dusts it off" - Steve Mears 800 times a game. Also mentioning the age of every player.

 

[K1984]

Official "missed" that call on a clear penalty right in front of the refs.

Wasn't missed, they just didn't call it. Don't know why they need to pretend that it's an innocent mistake.

 

[Eggtimer]

My most hated lines - Whatever comes out of Leah Hextalls face when she is calling a game.

 

[King In The North]

Catchphrases from hockey commentators are always so damn cringe.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

My most hated lines - Whatever comes out of Leah Hextalls face when she is calling a game.

^^^^ This.

 

[Devils 3silverones]

The constant full name call. John Micheal Lyles, Douggie Hamilton. Pierre Luc Dubois, amoung others.
We know who has the puck. Its not as if there are a whole bunch of Lyles on the ice at once..

Last names work for every other player.. Why all given names for some?

 

[Bevans]

RICOCHET!

 

[GoJetsGo55]

SLAVIN HAS A GREAT STICK

 

[GoJetsGo55]

It doesn't drive me nuts but Dennis Bayak says "A couple of *insert the number of two players with the same one* come together."

 

[I am not exposed]

Always irks me when they say tic tac toe.

Especially when the Sedins used to play. The commentators annoying voice didn't help. Pretty sure it was Jim Hughson.

 

[I am not exposed]

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

Yeah, how can you even measure such a thing. So annoying.

 

[Gotaf7]

Leah Hextall “he collects” like WTF does that even mean

 

[Prometheus]

There were a few commentator who would say, referring to a player in a slump, "he needs to get untracked."

The corect phrase is "get on track" not "get untracked" If you are a train, then whatever your situation is, getting untracked will make it worse.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Leah Hextall “he collects” like WTF does that even mean

I feel like I've heard a lot of commentators use that one, "collects the puck at the blueline" or "collects the puck behind the net".

 

[Serpico]

Anything out of Jack Edwards mouth,

 

[cleveland408]

Long Beach Native

How can anyone hate the Long Beach Native line?

 

[Regal]

The constant full name call. John Micheal Lyles, Douggie Hamilton. Pierre Luc Dubois, amoung others.
We know who has the puck. Its not as if there are a whole bunch of Lyles on the ice at once..

Last names work for every other player.. Why all given names for some?

I think some names just sound better in full. Announcing is also interesting because you need to keep up with what’s going on but also can’t have tons of dead silence. I think sometimes they’ll use full names when a defenseman is gathering the puck to start a play with no forechecker, or a player is skating with room or a play is developing slowly to fill in the time better. It’s a lot more rare when there’s a bunch of action going on.

 

[rumrokh]

"Circles the wagons" when talking about a player skating around the perimeter of the zone. The phrase means the opposite of that. The defense collapsing around the net could be said to have circled the wagons, but not the attacking player with the puck.

 

[D1az]

And up until this moment I thought that the line I hated the most was spelled "Holy maccara"...

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

HOLY MACKINAW

 

[TheRarestDangles]

"Makes no mistake/made no mistake" or "Strikes paydirt"

 

[The National]

Pretty much anything Jack Edwards says.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Anytime Jack Edwards laughs in his stupid dramatic howl