10 THG Pet Peeves When Watching NHL Broadcasts

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[@AS-oz6ep]

1. The fucking gambling ads. 2. The fucking digital ads on the boards. 3-10. Repeat 1 and 2.

[@GWh135]

The ads on the boards never bothered me since they’ve been around a long time. But I think the digitally generated ads that switch to something else every 5 seconds are too much

[@noobmaster-wj3qm]

11. The fucking ads on the ice.

[@milktobo7418]

Leah Hextall play-by-play

[@AS-oz6ep]

@@GWh135 Yes, that's what I meant.. edited to make it clearer..

[@Nickh4929]

​@GWh135 yea, it's always distracting me away from the play. I can't even watch the product properly.

[@saskcch]

You really are missing the worst part about watching hockey: Not being able to watch it due to blackouts!

[@vickybrogan6959]

YES

[@qp2044]

Or contract disputes between owners and telecom companies

[@bernicemiller3879]

They force you to get center ice then because of the blackouts

[@floxy20]

You like hockey you get Center Ice. Stop being cheapskate.

[@dyl-sean3376]

​@@floxy20I pay for the full sports package on satellite TV. I shouldn't have blackouts.

[@InsignificantNick]

"I watch a lot of hockey." The understatement of the century.

[@connyjohnson855]

No kidding 🤣

[@horizonbrave1533]

lol I wish he would have gone full understatement "I watch some hockey..."

[@TheEDFLegacy]

​@horizonbrave1533 "I watch a _little bit_ of hockey." 😅

[@cynicism795]

My favorite is missing 90% of the post whistle scrums because it's more important to show a zoomed in shot of a player's visor on the bench

[@billverge7822]

@@randombutrelevant1606 i was going to post the exact same thing, but i wanted to see if this bothered anyone else besides me, you nailed it..

[@Javier-ox8ui]

Gambling gambling gambling gambling gambling and gambling

[@LSA30]

You bet.

[@timdowney6721]

@@LSA30 😄😄 You beat me to that.

[@CloakingDonkey]

GOOD MORNING, SIR! DO YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT GAMBLING?

[@pauli2951]

It is like cancer. It has absolutely no benefit to society and it just keeps growing and killing good things.

[@russell-di8js]

The amount of $$$$$$s put into pro-sports is astronomical, way more than we can imagine. Over here in the UK the amount of football clubs sponsored by gambling organizations is loads & it constantly grows! Remember its sport that puts the bling into gambling!!

[@PtLeafy]

Digital board ads that have a lot of movement. Why does anyone think that’s okay? The game should be the only thing moving. I shouldn’t see a car driving down the boards.

[@drbjr8223]

dumbest thing ever, they shouldn't be MOVING, they shouldn't be CHANGING during play. they should be static and only cycle at a timeout/TV timeout, or whistles...but even that is pushing it for me. so annoying.

[@aidankeys8534]

@@drbjr8223Or if they were smart, set up the offensive team's boards to change when said offensive team is in the defense's zone, ready for the next turnover and they become the defense.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

​@@drbjr8223 Bingo! Drives me crazy.

[@GJBedrin]

They're honestly barely even notable.. people complain about ads are just complaining for the sake of complaining.. like when people go into a restaurant and complain about a computer on the table.

[@CODMarioWarfare]

@@GJBedrinAre you illiterate? You’re responding to a comment about MOVING digital ads, like the damn car that drives around the boards. It’s distracting to the eye.

[@tracymoon4437]

The looped EPSN+ “commercial” they play before games, between intermissions, post-game, and every single commercial break.

[@kpov2533]

LIVE SPORTS!!!!!!

[@dennis2376]

@@kpov2533 All the time. and boo! :) The worst part about the ad is me muting it and then watching or doing something else to avoid and miss the first minutes of game time. Of course someone will score in the first minute after the ad. :(

[@Vives07]

YES! OMG !

[@KenMagee]

Right....like if I am seeing this I have already subscribed. Why are you trying to get me to subscribe.

[@tracymoon4437]

Live Sports. ESPN+ Originals. The Exclusive Home of the Complete 30 for 30 Library. Exclusive Articles and Tools. Top Leagues and Tournaments. Best Stories in Sports. On ESPN+

[@jayrivard]

I was watching some gambling ads, and a hockey game broke out!

[@russell-di8js]

The amount of $$$$s gambling organizations put into pro-sports is huge & growing every year! As is the incidences of problem gambling & even suicides from the myriad ways to gamble even from your mobile with few or zero checks!! Here in the UK we're a few yrs further down the mobile gambling road than you in Nth America & its a snowballing nightmare believe me & worse than many other addictions due to its ease to be hidden.

[@ront769]

@@russell-di8js Pro sports in general have become greedy bloated monsters beyond the affordability of so many fans and gambling is making it even worse.

[@OwlKing67]

😂😂😂

[@ziggle5000]

​​@@russell-di8jsThe other issue with gambling is that its a vice that can literally ruin someone's life the first day they do it. Even drugs and alcohol at least take some time to destroy someone's life if they have a problem. A gambler could lose everything and put himself in debt the same day he installs the app, before they even realise they have a problem.

[@TheLockerRoomYT]

My biggest pet peeve is THG not being the between periods analyst of the hockey game I'm watching

[@LARGO125]

THG for west coast games, and gotta have Dangle for the east coast! A game the Leafs are down by 4 heading into the 3rd would be must watch TV!

[@cowboywayne35]

Because he'd probably have to take off his hat.....not a pleasant sight😂

[@russell-di8js]

To some1 from the UK, having a home commentator is 1 thing but how you North Americans tolerate such 1 sided biased almost child-like comms is difficult to fathom! With some you feel guilty about admitting that the opponent has played well which is daft cos i want to enjoy the game & maybe my team loses which is a bummer but the game was lit up & so enjoyable.

[@hammerhyena4207]

Going to commercial during a scrum. This is mostly an ESPN/NBC problem.

[@wrastlinape]

Bro what broadcast goes to commercial during play? It’s always between whistles, what are you speaking

[@jseiff51387]

scrums are after the whistle, what are you speaking@@wrastlinape

[@borafett3005]

Or instead of showing the scrum/start of a fight, they focus on a closeup of an unengaged player.

[@kpov2533]

​@@borafett3005every time they know we want to see it but they are also like "we don't encourage fighting" oh so that's why your views are baddddd

[@GJBedrin]

Tbf commercial breaks are planned so they really can skip them just because some player are huffing and puffing

[@bryanmillar8103]

11. Hearing the words "A Fanatics experience"

[@everybodysbud18]

Fanatics can kick rocks.

[@garrytemchuk7408]

My pet peeve is having players like McDavid and Mathews appearing in gambling ads. I think it sends the wrong message.

[@closethockeyfan5284]

When the hometown broadcasters are forced to lie through teeth about how well the hometown team is doing

[@habinations]

we call them homers,not liars. some fans dont like hearing their team is bad.

[@closethockeyfan5284]

@@habinations Sure, but it doesn't help to coddle those folks. Just make matter-of-fact statements, especially as color analyst: "I'd like to see our defense force their offense to the outside and not concede the slot." Perfectly clear and no need to characterize anything as bad or falsely good

[@kimepp2216]

There are colour commentators that are homers who go to far (Edmonton) and ones that cheer for the other team (Calgary) the middle ground would be nice. Hrudey has been better this season.

[@alaskanyeti907]

We call that the Baltimore Orioles special

[@Stephens_Rocket]

It's so weird as a British person to hear how one sided homer commentary can be, like in our sports our commentators might show a little bias and happiness when the Brits do well but they're generally even handed and willing to call out bad play when they see it or respect good play from the opposition@@habinations - I guess the closest we get to homers are the local radio broadcasts but even they just focus a bit more on the home team (the colour comms can sometimes get carried away though!).

[@sk8ersublime]

The digital boards are the worst. Nothing like watching a game and then having a car drive around the boards in the middle of the play. Plus I always liked seeing the regional advertisements around the league.

[@DreadX10]

Yeah, a bit the same as with the music, the billboards give unique character to the arena's.

[@maluorno]

what is Modell's anyway? Apparently i gotta go to moes

[@gcgcgcg]

If I ever get up to Canada, I'm have to get Mr. Sub and Pizza Pizza lol

[@sk8ersublime]

@@maluorno haha, most of them around me have closed. Was one of the only places that carried and hockey gear. At least now we have a pure hockey

[@finneganfly]

Totally agree. Sometimes the players get lost visually because of the action on the digital boards.

[@collinwelsh8117]

Started dying laughing when he was talking about gambling ads every play then I get a fanduel ad for this video😂

[@dergie1750]

Reading this comment and Bet MGM ad hits. 😂

[@RecentlyDreaming]

“Fanduel is coming to North Carolina”

[@joshstorch3315]

ESPN is HORRIBLE about doing interviews and getting off topic during the games. I usually mute and listen to the radio broadcast during those games

[@ManJamLyn27]

I love this idea! Thank you for this.

[@thatguyfromcanada]

1. Gambling Ads 2. Digital Boards 3. Ron MacLean 4. Having to watch the National Anthems

[@wendyg.97]

Ron MacLean's been dead to me since the Don Cherry incident. But I do enjoy the anthems...most of the time.

[@thatguyfromcanada]

@@wendyg.97 for me it's more his stupid puns and "motivational" monologues that I find insufferable.

[@blackenedmagic888]

@@thatguyfromcanada I couldn't agree more!

[@Lukewipf442]

I don't mind the anthems but gambling ads just piss me off

[@ariea.devalois1564]

I could not care less about Don Cherry's self inflicted demise, but I do think Ron Maclean has gone on too long.

[@user-jv5oz8uo1m]

My pet peeve is the National Anthem singer who think they auditioning for American Idol with all the riffs and tune changes. The Anthems are meant to be sung properly as written.

[@shawncordeiro5078]

JIM CORNEILSON OF THE HAWKS best ever both anthums Dont beleive me ? you tube it

[@cyyoung7840]

Lauren Hart of the Flyers does a phenomenal job singing the anthems too

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

Literally this, I don’t care how high of a note you can hit just sing the anthem man

[@bgalloway7199]

Who needs to hear a national anthem or two before a game. Let’s just drop this sham, you can have a better moment inspiring love for country.

[@Lazzar1958]

Agreed 100%! Might as well sing 'Sweet Caroline' while they're at it! 🤣

[@hairspray4314]

Another thought is the 3rd member of a broadcast team standing on the bench with a microphone jammed up the head coaches nose so we can mindless cliche sound bites. Not sure that adds anything to the broadcast...

[@woodsie22]

Yeah, leave the guys alone. The only one I’ve seen who isn’t super cringe every time is Panger, but even if you have him, let the players or coaches get ready for the next play!

[@aramondehasashi3324]

I said the same thing in my comment. The 3rd member of a broadcast of all the main sports add nothing.

[@colecolettecole]

totally agree ~ them the team do their damn job ~ feel second hand embarrassment for this ~

[@samsonau8205]

First time I noticed that was TSN/ESPN with Pierre Maguire way back. The Ferraro. It was OK. I don't like things sanitized too much, but I like to hear some of the raw emotion from the benches.

[@bradleynugent4991]

From the most recent Avalanche-Blackhawks game on ESPN for some reason they kept putting a huge banner over Bedards head that said Bedard on it with an arrow pointing at Bedard, and it was so big it was blocking other players, and the puck and they used it nearly every time he had a shift for the entire shift for about the first half of the game

[@stevedrake604]

They also had him circled. They occasionally had a name tag over MacKinnon when he was on the ice as well.

[@colecolettecole]

yah what is with this anyway ~ ? for t longest tyme i was able to name or figure out who was on the ice generally by just knowing the skater or maybe the line ups ~ if makar is on the ice then toews is the ice ~ hockey for dummys maybe ? regardless it is distracting ~

[@samsonau8205]

Use the banners and lightning puck movement for replays, not during the game.

[@BrandonBrand0]

The gambling ads. I hate it so much. I dont even turn half the games on any more.

[@mercywilliams2698]

Here in the states all the healthcare groups ads..that no one can afford..so these companies paying to advertise services that increase your bills..

[@tIhIngan]

Funny how they really do have about 50 different angles of injuries or for a shot that misses the net, but when it's something important like an offside, a questionable goal or a questionable hit, we only get the 2 angles, one where there's 3 dudes blocking your view and the other one that's been shot form the far side of the parking lot.

[@dyl-sean3376]

Yes, I'm really glad I got to see some guys knee bend backwards in 4K, but the offside video call that impacted the games outcome was shot with the same camera as the Bigfoot sighting.

[@colecolettecole]

thanks for making laf out loud ~

[@CorpHickLV426]

“ I was a shoeshine boy for Wayne Gretzky!!”. LMAO! This kind of humor and candid comments are why THG is the GOAT!!!

[@haydenwhite5877]

1. Jack Edwards 2. Gambling 3.Sportsnet in general

[@0032069]

Agree 100% with you on #8 - these gambling ads need to stop.

[@johnmurdoch6395]

The on screen advertising and on the uniforms and helmets.

[@mercywilliams2698]

The ad breaks kill a team’s momentum..

[@jasonohara8372]

Anything to do with ads. The ad on each side of the trapezoid, the mapped ads on the ice, the animated digital ads on the boards. If they're going to insist on using digital ads on the boards, they should at least be static. Earlier this week during the Flyers game, half the power went out but the game continued. All they had working was some of the lights on the ice and that was it. Honestly, it was so refreshing not hearing anything but the players shouting to each other and the puck hitting the sticks.

[@Dratchev241]

while I was joking about philly being unable to pay the power bill, it was a refreshing thing to watch it reminded me of the old days.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

The thing about on ice ads that make me despise them: we lost the kicka** playoff logos from 2008-20

[@shawklan27]

Word

[@everydayislikeafieldtrip]

The espn plus commerical break might drive me mad before the end of the year. "The exclusive home of the complete 30 for 30 library!"

[@B_man-ny7ob]

I always mute my tv when that comes on

[@mazdaman0075]

I visited my son in California and we were watching a game on ESPN for the first time (we live in Canada), and it cut to that "commercial" and my son came into the room and started saying it word for word right along with the commercial. We were there for a week and I was doing it also by the end of the week. 😄

[@LDJ89]

I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks for being one of; if not the only place I can come to get NHL news without being forced to watch countless gambling adds and odds updates.

[@shaman9]

I would pay extra for a live feed without announcers, just the sound of the arena

[@AS-oz6ep]

I'd love to have the radio feed with Joe Bowen for Leaf games..

[@sk8ersublime]

I’d love a mic’d up feed, live games like the road to the winter classic specials. That I would pay extra for haha

[@larryhaines7109]

I've been saying this for years. I would LOVE to be able to watch sporting events with no play-by-play, especially hockey.

[@russell-di8js]

During covid we were given a taste of that & its defo better than some of the 100% homer comms but some defo add to viewing experience for eg; the NY Rangers & Detroit Red Wings & some are the polar opposite for eg Boston Bruins who must do a lot of Bruins fans heads in!!

[@OwlKing67]

Absolutely!!! I been saying that for years!!!

[@Wborogoal478]

Totally agree re betting stuff. More money, great for hockey. But gambling only benefits the house long term. Many people have addictions. Not cool to push that so openly

[@kenkur27]

Yet beer ads are a strict no-no.

[@cmlrun11]

Sports---we con't condone gambling, but we sure as hell take their money, and plant their ads all over the boards, ice, and screens.

[@apexpredator7536]

"Where am i supposed to look gary?" Lmao

[@KenMagee]

At the ads on the ice, helmets and jerseys.

[@SomeNativeOfficial]

The one I agree with the most is all the gambling ads!!

[@samcollins8793]

Puck drops being 17 minutes later than the posted time is stupid as fuc*

[@Vilgotczky]

This

[@colecolettecole]

annoying bs i agree

[@KhordLizardMage]

Haven't seen the video yet, but my biggest pet peeve is Hometown announcers downplaying the opposing team is doing well, but overgrandizing a mediocre play by the home team.

[@eastvanisfun]

agreed, it's so refreshing when announcers give the away team their dues instead of downplaying an opponent. it's ok to have a little bias, but I love hearing announcers being honest about what's happening on the ice.

[@christmashake8968]

Here in Seattle, radio play-by-play man Everett Fitzhugh has fun with that--he'll occasionally poke fun at himself and his commentary partners because he "knows who signs his checks" (a.k.a. ownership & local broadcast affiliates), and will go out of his way to mention that he's a "hockey fan first" when he compliments a truly exceptional play by the Kraken's opponent every once in a while.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Missing the starts of games is my biggest pet peeve. But yeah the gambling is out of hand. Literally got an email from the Carolina Hurricanes to “preregister for sports betting”

[@LeonWarczak]

The split-screen ads during an icing call 😠. The "budweiser" power play. The "Subaru" play of the game. The clutter of more crap ads painted on the ice all over. It's out of control.

[@FrickEll46-kk3kj]

I'd prefer the split screen ads over the full length ads, but I understand where you are coming from.

[@AdmiralK71]

Gambling ad after gambling ad after gambling ad and those horrible digital ads now the boards, and lets not forget the gambling ads during the game.

[@andrewgreen815]

Funny, when I first started watching Hockey, every arena had an organ and player. There were no songs, no sing along, just organ music and the thing that made it special was the individual stylings of each organ player. They should bring it back.

[@colecolettecole]

doesnt boston still have an organ player ? i know at lest one team has one but who ? actually i just googled it & only 7 nhl teams dont have an organist ~ more organ less taped songs yes ~

[@CoolHandRobb]

Props to Vancouver's dj playing "That Don't Impress Me Much" after Doughty's goal.

[@ront769]

Good catch. Those songs that fit the situation are the best. They were great for that at the JLA in Detroit.

[@mattgardiner744]

My biggest pet peeve is when the play by play caller talks about the play using players’ first names, especially the Colorado broadcaster

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

Vancouver did that when they had the Sedin brothers but that was understandable

[@mattgardiner744]

@@geoffroi-le-Hook yeah when it’s like the Hughes bowl or the tkachuks playing you kinda have to, but with its two teams with none of the same names on either team it peeves me

[@hairspray4314]

The Av's broadcast has been bad since John Kelly left for St. Louis. Their radio broadcast is even worse if you can believe that....

[@blakehelgoth5247]

As a Colorado fan, we do know and speak of players by first name. Also last name, but it very common to use Cale or Nate just as often as Makar or Mackinnon (or just Mack).

[@zephyr9031]

When half the team is foreign players with five syllable names, sometimes you have to.

[@RobbyThomas18]

Whats ironic is after THG talked about the gambling i got a fanduel ad😂

[@bfielding91]

The cbc gem dancing commercial

[@KarlieMildraed]

I call it the Baby Shark ad.

[@KevinCanessaJr]

THG comes thru yet again with pure genius. Though the Devils only sing-a-long is "Take on Me," Aha - I don't think Country Roads is played. How about good old-fashioned organ playing more?

[@Partstim]

When I watched my Blues play in NJ, i was pleasantly surprised by the Take On Me singalong. The crowd even hit the high notes.

[@KevinCanessaJr]

@@Partstim it continues until they're done, the fans, even when the song stops playing. It isn't too annoying at all...

[@KevinCanessaJr]

@@Partstim do your blues still play When the Saints Go Macing In after goals?

[@Partstim]

@@KevinCanessaJr no, we have a custom goal song now, by local rock band ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2POq3isoKyGf6s

[@ShaunAnderson_Sauce]

I totally agree with you about the betting. The NHL puts out a daily video and you would think its about the goings on in the nhl, but its really just about betting lines for tonights games. Its so sad and pathetic.

[@kierisylph686]

To piggyback one thing I hate also is on the nhl site looking up what games are coming up tomorrow they have the DraftKings odds.... Idgaf what the betting line is. And you have to click hide again every freaking time.

[@bobbertkemper]

1. Interviews during gameplay - Bally Sports shrinks the action on the ice so that they can show two or more people talking, 2. Having the stats and things on the bottom of the screen so that the play along the boards is hidden but the top of the screen shows the crowd.

[@tylerbliss9851]

I’ve been saying this ever since they started doing that! Why on earth wouldn’t you just put the scoreboard at the top and allow the viewers to see a better view of the entire bottom half section of the ice!

[@ziggle5000]

Shit like this just proves sports producers genuinely have no clue what they're doing. A similar one that was going on during the NFL playoffs on TSN was all during the playoffs they'd put up this big banner ad at the bottom of the screen during replays that would block important parts of the replay. The ad was for the superbowl. So they were literally blocking important parts of the screen in playoff games to tell me when the superbowl was, as if anyone watching the conference finals needs to be told when the superbowl is.

[@endlessmadness9005]

100% agree about gambling ads. As a rangers fan I'd like to listen to Sam and Joe during the game and not them cutting to fanduel for 15 seconds 20x a game. Also MSG network doesn't always have SOG shown. It's randomly pops up during the game. Just wish it was constantly shown again

[@formerlyknownashammerofthegods]

“I was a shoe shine boy for Wayne Gretzky!” Classic.

[@tylershort1141]

My biggest one is having to have multiple streaming services to watch all the games, and ESPN+ not carrying playoff games

[@deanm375]

I usually only get to see the highlights on KZbin and they NEVER show injuries, fights or Major penalties. Suddenly a team is on a 5 on 3 powerplay and the viewer has not clue why.

[@doozey365]

Find a better youtube page besides Sportsnet, ESPN, and NHL. They have horrible replays, that leaves all the important stuff in the game. I have Awood40 for my WIngs highlights, when they win. If they lose, im stuck with the baddies you mentioned.

[@user-fo5qx7xb7s]

I watch the highlights and they give lots of time to fights...too much!

[@michaelowens3507]

The highlight package on KZbin are very weird. Sometimes every single shot no matter how routine is shown for the first 2 periods. And the opening faceoffs of every period. And 5 replays of every goal. But then suddenly in the third period it goes from 17 minutes left to one minute remaining!!!

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

I hate the gambling ads, I truly truly hate them all

[@gordiebrown4878]

Definitely , the gambling commercials, being plugged by ex-players

[@numbnutz9398]

Hell, there are current players doing commercials. Conner McJesus and McDavid for instance.

[@wnh217]

Spot on about the music in arenas. Every game in DC it’s “My Own Worst Enemy”, “All the Small Things” and “Mr. Brightside” and the crowd sing it like robots. I’ve been to games recently in Glendale, Vegas, Raleigh and Tampa, and it’s exactly the same. I miss the organ in Capital One Arena, the games just don’t feel the same anymore, I know a lot has to do with the decline in play, but the music has certainly been a factor too.

[@SimRacingVeteran]

You know what I really love? When TSN plays the first five minutes of a Habs game and then regionally block the game. Happened the other night when they played Arizona.

[@higgy04]

How much of Montreal gets to see the Habs on TSN 2 while the rest of the country gets a static blackout image instead of Championship Cornhole or Professional Axe Throwing?

[@blackrabbit5115]

The DJ thing is universal, not even just to sporting events anymore. Clubs, events, parties, it's easier for them to just play the most current or most recognizable thing rather than get someone with any actual creative talent

[@subienorris]

The constant Bedard tag yesterday during the Avs game was incredibly annoying - thanks, ESPN. Also, nobody did All the Small Things like the Avalanche did during their cup run. It was amazing.

[@thenextgreat8652]

My favorite thing to watch is when an entire crowd are all singing Living on Prayer in unison while their team gets scored on 😂

[@colecolettecole]

another laf out loud comment ~ thanks !

[@dwaynesbgb]

Gambling ads are brutal, Sportsnet also misses soo many faceoffs, because they’re showing 12 angles of a play we already saw🤦🏼

[@blumpkins8000]

I thought I was the only one who couldn't stand the interviews during the live action it drives me BONKERS

[@KevinCanessaJr]

Are they really live, though? I used to think the same, but it seems like sometimes they record the interviews during the break in action then pump them out to make it seem as if they're live.

[@ziggle5000]

​@@KevinCanessaJrit doesn't matter if they're live or not if they're shown during the live action it means they're taking up screenspace and preventing actual play by play or analysis from happening.

[@kierisylph686]

@@ziggle5000 Plus, in my area, the third broadcast team member is actually doing interviews with the coach during gameplay. It sucks. No one ever wondered what canned responses a coach will have; they need to give it a rest.

[@northerngurl6178]

#7 showing a player injured over and over, I agree, that Tavares injury few years ago was gruesome enough to watch the first time, felt sorry for his family having to watch that replay several times over, along with the aftermath when they zoomed on him looking stunned, its borderline disrespectful.

[@colecolettecole]

i agree ~ just as there was limited coverage of the throat slashing of adam johnson ~ when i was doing cam work in the OHL & WHL we were directed not to stay on the injured player out of respect & not to encourage gawking as in car accidents etc ~

[@ameliamatteliano3835]

The digital adds on the boards are atrocious and need to stop!!!

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

I'd take the combustion odds in game 7 for the Leafs.

[@stupidas9466]

Ba da boom!

[@OwlKing67]

😂😂😂

[@exeter1985]

For me, it's stupid people banging on the glass, thinking that their banging actually has an effect on the game.

[@mercywilliams2698]

I can’t stand that!!!!

[@wendyg.97]

Agreed!!

[@Neon002121]

Damn right

[@stupidas9466]

Disagree, it's hockey tradition! And it's fun as all heck! I've only done it once and it was so invigorating. Where else in sport (or anywhere in public for that matter) can one physically accost property belonging to someone else, where that some else has cameras and security present looking directly at you, and it's all good? As i've gotten older, i've realized it's better for all (me included) to just let people have their fun if they aren't truly hurting someone else. To each their own. PS, go to a minor league hockey game sometime, sit along the glass in the corner, and give it a few slaps during a scrum. If a smile doesn't come across your own face then you're not alive.

[@mercywilliams2698]

@@stupidas9466 Okay! ✅ Glad it works for you!

[@connyjohnson855]

"Spontaneous human combustion"...! 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@SarahRenz59]

I was thinking that maybe Fanduel should do the odds on when Shannon is going to spontaneously combust from all the gambling ads.

[@rickl696]

My biggest is Toronto not singing the national anthem in both official languages at the All-Star game. Winnipeg did it for the Grey Cup. I sat behind a group of Alberta cowboys and they were singing the French words too.

[@w.l.graves7228]

when the gambling ads on the tv screen go on for 60 seconds , , the fine print at the bottom states " if you have a gambling problem call this number .um .. guess what ?THEY REALLY DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT YOU ! and how many gambling addicts actually call the number on the screen instead of placing their bets ? none & none ... f'ing ridiculous and absurd by the gambling sites ! they are laughing their asses off all the way to the bank ..

[@kierisylph686]

In some places (like Vegas) casinos and the like are required to make that information availabe by law upon request, so I wouldn't be surprised if the inclusion of that info was a legal requrement.

[@oliviaonthego]

1. Paywalled Canuck games on Saturday night. HNIC used to be a CBC thing, it used to be regional, and it seems if the Canucks were playing late, the games were on CBC. 2. Lack of game subscription options: there is regular paid or premium paid by the month but how to I watch just one in market or out of market game? 3. I'm with you regarding all the gambling ads, the mentions. Gambling used to be something on the side, now it feels like it's the product. 4. Cutting away from the scrums and rough stuff. Not showing it doesn't mean it's not happening. Etc

[@Dratchev241]

the subscription sucks balls, Quite frank let us pick 1 team for $10/mo and we get ALL of that teams games with the local broadcast with none of this blackout shit or geo blocked shit.

[@colecolettecole]

im with you on subscription bs ~ especially since nhl live pulled their stunt on canadian viewers ~ here sportnet is one month or one year ~ how about 3 or 4 months increments ~ as well tsn only on bell when you have a shaw server ~ especially for the world juniors at xmas ~

[@mNag]

Oilers should specialize their music to early 90s to early 2000s techno. We need 1 arena with just all the jock jams, and I feel like McDavid's team is the right place for that.

[@user-pz6ld1fv7x]

Every second and every event “sponsored by …”. although I do like the New Amsterdam Vodka icing

[@LSA30]

There is something weird about fellow Canadians singing about West freaking Virginia😂

[@GREVIOUSANGEL2]

#3 Canadiens games are blacked out everywhere West of the Great Lakes, yet I can see Leafs games anytime I want

[@instaman34]

Shannon: "the gambling is everywhere, its absolutely everywhere" KZbin right after: *BROUGHT TO YOU BY BET MGM CASINO, PARLAYS, MONEY LINES, BLACKJACK, ALL ON YOUR DEVICE 24/7.

[@Vvranaa]

12:00 That made me laugh so hard Shannon man...that's an all time funny moment from you for me🤣🤣🤣

[@Vvranaa]

and then he follows it up with Gary's plane is hovering his house HAHAHAHAHAHA absolutely hilarious

[@chr12PH1lL1P2]

#1 for me now is the ads on the boards/flickering players of course, but that's a bit beyond a peeve haha! It has always annoyed me how they show the goalie skating to the bench when he's coming off instead of all the action going on in the offensive zone. Your list is spot on too!

[@colecolettecole]

actually showing the goalie skating off always sometymes is in a small screen in the upper corner & i do appreciate that so i know asap ~

[@DJVexillum]

The sing alongs are making me die a slow death. It's always either Take Me Home Country Roads, My Own Worst Enemy or All The Small Things

[@frantikfueled]

Live gambling during games.

[@MarkAtkinson1968]

1) As others have mentioned, the over saturation of gambling ads and gambling stats during the game. 2) Digital ads on boards for a bunch of reasons but specifically when the ads are tailored to my demographic and area. When I watch an away game in Chicago, I want to see ads from Chicago. I want to see Tony's Pizza and whatever grocery store ads they have in Chicago. It was always a small opportunity to learn what makes another city tick and they've taken that away. 3) When a fight starts and the play stops and the camera/broadcasting takes half a century to switch over to the fight.

[@mazdaman0075]

2) for sure, I always liked seeing the local ads. I would sometimes Google them after if I didn't know what they were selling, just for interest sake. Just a little view into the local market, I really miss that.

[@charlieangell8553]

As an international fan, I have to watch games on NHL TV and the amount of times a game will go to OT and the stream will cut off immediately after regulation… Sometimes it will even cut off before that, I remember watching the winter classic and the stream ending with 2 mins left in the third

[@clubkid13]

Not only are the sing-alongs weird, but they do the sing-alongs in the middle of the second period when their team is getting spanked 4-0 and the crowd is happily singing along. It makes no sense to me.

[@daveallen9921]

Bup Bup Bahhh

[@Bc232klm]

Lol, should people be sad? Can't they enjoy being alive? Rest of the day sucks enough. Let us enjoy going to a hockey game.

[@checkmatechannel971]

Sports are for the fans. The problem is with all the changes being made, I cannot think of anything that has improved the quality and enjoyment for the fans. Instead, everything being done is solely for the advertisers and investors.

[@yogibearstie]

TV broadcasts where the crowd mic is boosted over the announcers, and when the music starts forget hearing what they are saying.

[@hairspray4314]

Last night's Avalanche/Hawks game, the comic strip bubble over Connor Bedard throughout the game. Nothing against Bedard, but going into that game he's about the 8th best player involved in the game...

[@cmlrun11]

Bedard is about the only thing the Blackhawks have this season, or so I'm told by every Blackhawks fan that decided to follow only because he's the rookie.

[@YuiFunami]

as a devils fan my gambling pet peeve is how MSG+ has the fanduel people giving a pregame before the actual pregame where they pretend to know or care about hockey I also hate when on TNT they minimize the play to show two screens where they only play the ad audio

[@jimjohnson9808]

Listening to Jack Edwards on any Bruins games.

[@user-vi8dh8kq8y]

Ding! Ding! Ding! THG nailed it - all 10 interfere with the broadcast itself. Like THG I mute the sound, and often for long stretches. It's easier to see the ebb and flow of game with constant verbal distractions. You also learn to really appreciate those places that really know how to cover a game visually

[@muddyotterspottery569]

Agree with you about the gambling. I grew up hanging out with my grandpa listening to the radio broadcast in his woodshop. Though, I like watching the game, I prefer listening to my local radio station (The Fan 960), so I can follow the game and do other things. This year, we’re lucky to have Meaghan Mikkelson doing colour along side Derek Wills on the play-by-play. Mik knows her stuff.

[@masonkeall8459]

My pet peeve about watching hockey is not being able to watch fucking hockey. Why are there so many blackouts? Why are there so many different providers with different rights to games? I have to ride the high seas and I wish I didn't.

[@colecolettecole]

well said ~

[@DirtyMoneyHipHop]

Sportsnet broadcasts are really bad this year. TSN seems to do a much better job in my opinion. The gambling talk is relentless. Plus, all of the people talking it up and telling you what they bet lose 95% of the time. This proves that it is not worth your time betting, unless you have a bit of spare cash you don't mind spending. And any arena that still plays Cotton Eyed Joe needs to be severely fined. Cheers

[@johnomalley7211]

7:00 as a Devils fan definitely Ken Daneyko holy shit dude does not stop talking

[@jordan3972]

Here in Edmonton there have been so many Oilers games this season (and the last few seasons) that had a 8:30-8:40 p.m. puck drop. I can't stand it.

[@AmosDohms]

Even better when you want to watch them out east and the game starts at 10:40. Sigh......

[@just2cameraguys]

The extra replays on injuries a lot of the time is just about filling the time created by the time needed by the time needed for the injury. Sometimes an injury will make the show go into the commercial break early (one of the rules). But it takes time to decide that and organize it. There's no real excuse during intermissions other than someone wants to talk about it.

[@kenkur27]

In fairness, sometimes it's about whether the hit causing the injury was legal or not (eg clean check or illegal head shot).

[@cfgjr]

Bring back the pipe organs! Any piped in music at any time sucks. Is there anybody who’s paid $250 for their seat dying a 10 second snippet of Sweet Child o’ Mine? Does it add to the experience? Are they tweeting out, They’re playing Guns and Roses! The organs were great at building suspense in tight moments. You can’t do that with the White Stripes every friggin period.

[@Weektoweekhockey]

I’ll throw one in that is Sportsnet plus specific: Not being able to choose which broadcast I want to watch. NHL Now used to let you pick between home or away (unless national broadcast obviously) I’d understand if they want you to watch the Sportsnet broadcast if they have one, but being a fan of an out of market team I’d rather hear the homer-ism of the team I cheer for than the one I don’t

[@T-Bone21]

Honda Center used to not be cold before the 2017/2018 season, but following the 2017 playoffs Edmonton complained to the NHL that they lost the 2nd round series against Anaheim because the ice quality was poor. The following season the NHL took over the temperature controls and made Anaheim lower the temperature in the building to improve the ice quality. At least that is what I was told by numerous people who work at Honda Center.

[@woodsie22]

Interesting. When I was there in 2017, I didn’t notice it being colder than other rinks. But that might be because my main memory is hating the position of the cup holders that I kept hitting every time I got up.

[@zmanjace1364]

Being a fan of a bad team, what annoys me are the national broadcasts where they either refuse to talk about my team or just talk about how the other team should be winning instead of how we are actually doing ok. The last one was pretty ok though.

[@brentos96]

Or being a fan of a smaller market. Jets playing against the leafs, I have to deal with with hearing the Sportsnet broadcasters talk their heads off about Toronto

[@Deb4Peace]

yes, agree

[@threedotsonedash]

@@brentos96it doesn't matter what Canadian market you are in we are always hearing too much hype about Toronto.

[@ziggle5000]

If I was a neutral fan watching a game I'd expect the national broadcast to talk way more about the team that's actually relevant and also to acknowledge why the game is going a certain way. Sorry it bothers you but if your team is only winning because of unforced errors I'd expect the broadcast to point that out

[@SpectreUSMC]

11. Any commentator on any network disrespecting any of the players on the ice

[@ziggle5000]

Are you one of those people who thinks no one who's never played in the NHL is allowed to be critical of an NHL player?

[@pyrielrising4338]

If you were watching the NY Islanders feed on MSG the Kyron would disappear completely for half a period and occasionally the sound with it, when it returns it sometimes sounds like their broadcasting from one of the stalls in the bathroom, try following a game with that going on!

[@kashitumbapura6691]

Shannon, you had me rolling when discussing number 8 🤣