Your most hated commentator lines

[Tecumseh]

John Ahlers whenever he calls a goal. It’s like if my sassy aunt was doing fake NHL commentary for the EA games.

 

[Zippgunn]

The ridiculous overuse of the word "activate"...

 

[Jee]

"That's gotta be... That's gotta be PATRICK KANE"

 

[czechmate]

"(Insert any player) scoops up the loose puck"

- Any EA Sports NHL Game throughout the last years.

 

[BennetAintInit]

Every play, goal, players ability, blocked shot, etc.. for Pierre must be "Phenomenal". get another adjective already dude.

 

[TakeTheBody]

Every interview between periods the last question is what do you need to do this period? The answer is always get the puck deep. Every game. Every interviewer. Every player. Play a cartoon or something.........

 

[xjoeyc23x]

Anytime Pierre feels the need to tell us about a players background playing hockey. "Yeah he grew up playing on an outdoor rink in western ontario, his coaches third cousin twice removed used to play for the Nordiques, thats where he learned how to skate backwards from".

 

[The Stig]

I cant think of any specific ones...but Doc always sounds slightly puzzled by whats happening.

 

[Fugazy]

“Waffle boarded away” - Doc

 

[ahmedou]

“Unbeliblblblable“

 

[Pookie]

This guy had a really rough go... try not to cringe:



Poor guy was shooting video for the tv show and the regular guy called in sick. So he volunteered to step in.

Not so easy apparently.

He finished... to his credit and works in media content now.

 

[daver]

"Tavares' magical play"



Worse timing in colour commentating history.

 

[AD Skinner]

That's a macaw.

And his name is Timothy

 

[HartAU]

Emrick: HIT. THE. POST. WITH. THE. SHOT.

As if a crime has just been committed in a dark alley.

Oh yeah, it's this one for me.

Love the clarification that he hit the post WITH THE SHOT. As if without said clarification, I would have assumed he hit the post with a jellyfish.

 

[varano]

I just hate how pierre mcguire adds a Y at the end of EVERY first name.

 

[varano]

Anytime Pierre feels the need to tell us about a players background playing hockey. "Yeah he grew up playing on an outdoor rink in western ontario, his coaches third cousin twice removed used to play for the Nordiques, thats where he learned how to skate backwards from".

hahah this is true.

 

[Ukapitalo]

Rubbed out along the boards.

 

[Sniper99]

"we bring it up to Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson in the booth, take it away gentlemen" the game goes downhill from there.

 

[byrath]

That guy who always says "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU" always bugs me. I kinda get pissed when I hear the term slap pass too.

That's the Blues guy, John Kelly. He generally reserves that for relatively big games or big comebacks, but yeah, I can't say I'm a big fan of it either.

"Never a bad idea to get the puck on goal/net" - Obviously, making a pass or hanging on to the puck is sometimes a much better idea.
"Should've taken the shot on that play" - Even when the pass would've led to an easy tap-in vs. a low percentage shot.
Almost every announcer does both of these regularly. Reminds me of fans who yell 'Shooooot!" after 10 seconds of zone time on the PP.

 

[Kale Hulls]

That's the Blues guy, John Kelly. He generally reserves that for relatively big games or big comebacks, but yeah, I can't say I'm a big fan of it either.

"Never a bad idea to get the puck on goal/net" - Obviously, making a pass or hanging on to the puck is sometimes a much better idea.
"Should've taken the shot on that play" - Even when the pass would've led to an easy tap-in vs. a low percentage shot.
Almost every announcer does both of these regularly. Reminds me of fans who yell 'Shooooot!" after 10 seconds of zone time on the PP.

Didn't he call the Colorado games for a season or two? I feel like I've seen him on alot of different broadcasts.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

"No carryover penalties nor power plays."

Well duh. If there are no carryover penalties, then it goes without saying that there is, in fact, no carryover power play.

 

[kicksavedave]

"No carryover penalties nor power plays."

Well duh. If there are no carryover penalties, then it goes without saying that there is, in fact, no carryover power play.

So offsetting penalties don't exist? Not all penalties result in power plays, so this statement actually makes sense.

 

[kicksavedave]

I've generally liked Doc Emrick's work, especially his emotion, but I think he's starting to lose it.

I think it was game 6 CBus/Bos, 3rd period, and a Blooj D man is chasing a dump in and clears it right as he gets pounded by a Bruin forechecker. Doc says something like this "And he will have a penalty for that hit". So I'm looking for a ref with his arm up, none there. I do the 15 second rewind and watch the play and don't see anything illegal. As the puck moves up through center, Doc continues to say that "he didn't do anything wrong there, so its not a penalty"... blah blah, and then more about "he payed a penalty for making the play" (I'm still confused) and then some thing like "I just mean he payed a price for that hit" and finally something like "I didn't mean a minor penalty".

At that point I'm just like WTF dude, please retire already.

 

[Celtic Note]

Anything that comes out of McGuire or Milbury’s mouth. Does that qualify?

 

[Flair19Woo]

Ward (or current Carolina goalie) says no. Can you imagine a goalie compulsory saying "No" after each save?

I can’t stand that announcer especially when he says after a goal “and Carolina is off and running”. Predictable and lame.