Why is CBC Missing SO Many Faceoffs? (Rant)

[@AndrewPilukHockey]

Sometimes you come back to the game and all you hear is "SCORES!" because it can happen so quick! I agree 100 percent. I live for Brent's rants! Great video!

[@raimondskurtius2804]

I absolutely love these Brents rants, they are hilarious, brilliant, informative and show how much Brent wants to help this channel grow and succeed. Neil i know you know, but u have an awesome old man!

[@Anomen1010]

Great Talk Guys !

[@Jekku1987]

Finally! I'm glad somebody else notices this. Thank you.

[@wwe3241]

Completely agree with everything said in this video.

[@joaquinviera4809]

I completely agree with you guys, keep up the good work

[@ilanb7295]

I FILMED THAT INTRO!!!!

[@nickchambers2540]

Finally someone said something. I’ve been saying this all year!! I watch CBC.

[@GoodMenstruationAttitude]

I agree wholeheartedly! But tbh it seems to me like a deliberate pattern - maximizing ad time!

[@nikea8207]

I remember watching Canada vs US women's hockey during the Olympics two months ago, and CBC was showing the crowd instead of the faceoff, and just before they came back to the play, someone had scored. You may remember that, as there were tons of people outraged on social media. They were too busy showing the crowd that they missed an important goal in the hockey game. CBC needs to get their act together.

[@hedman7768]

I'm a tampa bay lightning fan and they have their own channel so I don't normally have that problem but when I watch a different team I see the problem, and you guys are the best hockey channel around.

[@EpicEaglesFan]

Never actually noticed/ thought about this issue. I’m sure they are aware of this and just figure that people would rather watch a replay or pan of the bench than the puck hitting the ice. I’m definitely going to start watching for this now.

[@KJaswal]

At least CBC shows the full cup celebration and interviews on the main channel instead of cutting off after the first 5 guys get the cup like NBC does

[@TrainsfanAlex6060]

This is the content and character that separates this channel from the rest.

[@AgentStofftier]

I don't have a mic to drop so I drop this pen. lol. good one.

[@ghostboy323]

It might just be a national network thing because when I watched the Kings-Golden Knights broadcast, we had the option to watch it with NBC or our local station which is Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket and I was pretty satisfied with the broadcast. They may have missed 2 face offs in the entire series.

[@darthravensportsgaming3417]

Being i caps fan, i love how NBCSWashington presents caps games, they dont miss faceoffs, and there are limited commercial breaks.

[@robbmiller8459]

While I won't claim to have been even close to as thorough as Brent, after watching both games on NBCSN today (I did miss about 10 minutes of the 2nd period of the Tampa Game tho), I counted only 4 faceoffs in the Tampa game, and only 3 that they missed in the Sharks game. In fact, they were generally on the faceoff well before the puck drop. Long enough that I was saying "Come on drop the puck!" (In reference to my agreement with Brent that the linesmen fiddle too much in the faceoff circles.) Great coverage today overall.

[@BrentTaylor]

Thanks Robb!

[@unclerarul2298]

I will make sure to count the faceoffs on NBC next time I watch!

[@motsumilioness]

I'll have to do that today for the Lightning/ Bruins game (watching that for my dad) and tomorrow for the Pens/ Caps game. I thought that there were a few missed faceoffs last night because they were focusing on Crosby, or on Pierre fanboying over Crosby. Or something interesting happening on the bench like Trotz's dancing eyebrows or Sully saying a few things under his breath I couldn't really read.

[@Kevi16]

It’s really just the directors that don’t tell the td guys to take it on the cameras in time. And sometimes the directors don’t time up the replay packages. The worst part is that the td guys can’t do anything without the director telling them what to do, no matter what they will get in trouble. So i say blame the directors, not the td and camera guys.

[@Post2Post]

We never said anything about blaming the camera guys lol. It's 100% on the 1 person calling the shots and camera switches in the control room. Nobody else is to blame but him.

[@Kevi16]

Post2Post no no I wasn’t saying that you were blaming them haha. Just was pointing out to other viewers that it’s the directors fault and not the td guys themselves

[@deadinsidedavid4084]

They don't do that with NBC/NBCSN

[@thepostman90]

See rant in the Vid Title description......sits back and gets ready for a great vid!

[@Simon-tc1mc]

What's bugging me the most are the commercials that they air between whistle not even during commercial breaks. Idk if cbc does that, but NBC does. It's so annoying how many commercials they cram into the games. Between whistles, I want to hear interesting info from the commentators, I want to see what the players are doing, I want to see replays, I don't want to see a commercials. Games already have way too many commercials, we don't need more commercials not even during a commercial break. This is annoying me so much (there's my rant haha)

[@JET95]

Simon Omg I hate that too. I even witnessed one where the commentators were talking and the commercial played and I missed the entire dialogue

[@Simon-tc1mc]

blackhawks61895 ikr. It's so awful. There's no respect for viewers anymore. It's just all about the money

[@robh5409]

Agreed I hate the in game cut to a 10 sec ad. Probably bc everyone dislikes the NBC announcers. Fox Sports does a better job than NBC. I hope the NHL does not let NBC renew the contract in 2 more years.

[@Bruh-jr2ep]

You should put ads on jersey like we do in Europe. But I would recommend max 5 ads because jerseys here are just ridicilous nowadays. My team I cheer for have like around 20 fricking ads on jersey. Not pretty. Plus side is that we dont have to watch so many ads on tv.

[@Simon-tc1mc]

King Of Finland nooo. I will be so mad if the nhl ever puts ads on the jerseys

[@hockeyrulez87]

I remember one year on NBC during a blackhawks game they were showing a replay and they missed a faceoff and a goal

[@frantisekvtelensky820]

GOAT strikes again! Remember kids, never miss a single faceoff! Love this video, guys! :)

[@RichardNamulala]

As an American that lives in Buffalo, CBC has been an ever present in my memory of hockey from ~'87 till this day. Ironically Western NY is apart of the CBC coverage area. Anyways, The Sportsnet takeover of HNIC has definitely changed things. From Bob Cole being basically sidelined in the playoffs for the last few years to way back when Chris Cuthbert went to TSN/NBC.... CBC has been messing up. I love Grapes and I fear for hockey on TV (when Cole, McLean, Cherry, Rick Jeanneret, ect all move on). Enjoy the channel!

[@kylepozorski]

On my college campus, I work for the television services. It is a good job and it pays well. My point is, making a live broadcast is a hard thing to do. I can only say for the cameramen and women, cause thats my job, but the cameras are constantly looking for something new to see. Sometimes without much time until the broadcast turns back on your camera. The control room is the problem in the situation for hockey night in Canada. There might be a problem with CBC because of their budget because maybe they don't have enough cameras to switch to. Face offs are very important and I agree with everything you said, however i think we do need to give some slack to the control room because they have a hard job.

[@McMagmuh]

NBC never misses a faceoff from what I seen.

[@TrainsfanAlex6060]

Saw this a lot during the Winnipeg game today. So frustrating

[@PG13hockeyman]

Congrats on 30K subs.

[@nhlgoalhornsandsoccersongs7942]

Holy sht didn't even notice this.

[@brycenewsh7400]

I just wish local stations like NESEN (New England sports network) gets to do their own games

[@kmbizzy881]

They don't do this on NBC or the u.s

[@teddymccabe199]

On NBC we will miss 1 or 2 faceoffs a game

[@ilanb7295]

NBC is usually pretty good about watching most of the game I think.

[@patch8376]

Boston - Tampa, Game 5, 1st Period - It's 5 AM here, so forgive me if I Romanuk it up like Paul did on Tyson Nash instead of Riley. I may be off by a bit. I counted and noted 23 faceoffs in period 1 with 10 missed, mostly due to highlights ans yes that spinning Stanley Cup Playoffs CBC graphic. I'm not doing this for the next two periods. I don't expect perfection out of anyone; I'm far from perfect myself. But 10 missed faceoffs out of 50 is bad, let alone 23. That's 43% missed.

[@jcsalty457]

Where is the caps and pens jerseys?

[@Post2Post]

Hanging up off to the side, why?

[@jcsalty457]

Post2Post my best friend just went to the game last night! He went with his other friend and got a puck from Vrana.

[@PensOneTimer]

I don't mind missing the center ice faceoffs. I hate when you need to wait until the game gets going into it's natural flow. I agree that it's also important to see who's on the ice. I'm just saying I don't mind it. It's a win win for me lol

[@releasethekraken2415]

Long live The Goat...

[@colinvawter512]

What’s with Brent 96.1% hat?

[@Post2Post]

96.1 FM

[@colinvawter512]

Post2Post ohhhh because he likes the radio

[@BrentTaylor]

And it was the only CBC hat I had

[@rojbomb]

Watching this for the second time because I wasn’t really paying attention the first time. Luckily because I live in the US I watch NBC and they never miss a face off or at least in the games I’m watching

[@zachwhite8256]

I watch it on NBC and NBCSN and they never miss a faceoff..

[@McAsterixx]

The Goat for president

[@commander_buck7859]

Winnipeg scored with 0.4 seconds left

[@camerontheile5620]

Happy rant time

[@robh5409]

I've watched a couple games of the Jets/Preds series on CBC and their broadcast is generally more tolerable than NBC's. Missing any faceoffs is inexcusable. Lousy coverage by national TV networks is not helping the NHL.

[@mattdoesstuff8987]

Neil's first ranking video this offseason will be: Ranking goalie nose hair 1-31

[@fishingislife5875]

NBC shares the hole game

[@floodsterssportszone3814]

This is way i watch NBC

[@caleblasch1791]

Why did the penguins lose NO!!!!!😢😢

[@nolensperring]

Love the vids

[@patch8376]

Attempts to mask more inconsistent officiating, some poor puck drops? Great rant!

[@OP-en8vn]

Why can’t TSN just have the rights to air some playoff games like a few years back...

[@sydandrachel8689]

Game 6 of the Pittsburgh Washington series they missed 6 out of 49 and half of the ones they missed were zoomed in on players or the bench and I was watching on nbcsn

[@sydandrachel8689]

Oh and I didn’t count OT because I recorded it and when it went to overtime they switched channels

[@noahb6846]

SHOW US THE DAMN GAME

[@JoseAguilar-cm4gc]

Well I didn't watch game 5 nor do I watch the faceoffs so intently but I think I saw most if not all of game 4 of the sharks series on NBC sports Bay Area

[@KaelanDragon56]

I wish u guys could watch nbc coverage of the games (especially with doc) because it is all about the game

[@sydandrachel8689]

I’ll take note tonight when I watch a game thanks for the awesome vid!!

[@thepuckdropshere4048]

On the American channels like NBC Sports, this bullcrap doesn’t happen very often. I feel bad for the Canadian audience watching CBC

[@LucasR013]

I remember montreal vs Toronto when they were in commercial and van riemsdyk scored and when they finally got back toronto were celebrating

[@Redlife666]

After they let go of the original theme music. It all starting going down hill from there.

[@stevenfarnesi9126]

Whenever I see things like this my first thought is I wish I could suck at my job this bad and still have my job.

[@TheAdditionalPylons]

They get paid for each close up on an airborne booger

[@jaredreeves6161]

Looking back at your referee video, you’re completely right. I was at the game tonight I Nashville and the first period the refs were clearly stating they were hiding the whistles. No penalties. Nothing come mid way through the second Arvidsson gets called for a slash on a tap on the hands. Somethings up with the NHL right now.

[@lancem4475]

CBC is so much better than NBC

[@charliewebb2923]

kinda late with this comment, but I'm watching preds jets game 7 tonight, so I'll keep count

[@kickmehardonatreadmill984]

Fox has no missed.

[@CHARLTON2015]

TSN>>>>> HNIC/SN

[@shocktrauma85]

I'm getting tired of hearing Pierre McGuire always professing his love of the Penguins and shunning the Caps.

[@wwefan11222]

I can honestly say that, without a doubt in my mind, NBCSN is really terrible about missing key plays and faceoffs! I absolutely hate how they, at every 5 to 20 minutes, run commercials and no actions! I wish the NHL was back on ESPN like the late 90s.

[@turkturkleton2671]

Hahahaha as usual, he is right and the righteous fury is therapy to me. Thanks guys

[@ArtursJ]

This is the reason why KHL is better than NHL. In all my lifetime, I've never missed a single faceoff, when watching Dinamo games. They roll a 10 min commercial, when they get back the play hasn't started, they show players getting ready for faceoff. I guess NHL is just trying to milk the money from everything as hard as they can.

[@alextwiford1704]

As an American hockey fan, I dislike NBC, but it’s unavoidable because they have a complete monopoly on the National TV market. Doc Emrick n Pierre McGuire are the lead n just rant off on tangents and blather on the speech and it takes away from the game. It’s not pleasant to listen to them at all but it’s nice on the other hand how they are completely east coast biased and since I live on the west coast, they are never in pacific division buildings. NBC also has this things of showing ads on half the screen with the game muted on the other half and it goes all the way up or even past the puck drop on the following face off. It is extremely annoying because it blocks out the commentary and arena music and makes the game really difficult to see. I do however like that NBC does a a lot of shots that show a wide view of the ice. If their lead crew was better, I would like them more. Their studio crew is decent though and they aren’t terrible as a whole.

[@GHOST-BOY6164]

I love the rants

[@kendonskalicky558]

Why is this even a big topic and discussion anyways ??

[@robbmiller8459]

Tuch is a handsome guy, or so my daughter tells me constantly. Perhaps the CBC director is a woman? JK I'm going to attempt to be as thorough as Brent and see how NBCSN/NBC does tomorrow. I can say that I haven't noticed the issue, so I have a feeling it's not as systemic on NBC. I know AT&T Sportsnet, which carries VGK games, did a very good job during the regular season to the point that I told my son last week I would rather watch the games broadcast by AT&T over NBC.

[@thedominatior39]

I 100% agree this is also a major problem in the US with NBC when I watch the Sabres MSG misses maybe at most 3 face offs per game and on NBC it’s almost 15 not saying 3 is good but it’s better than 15

[@BobbyT.]

I also hate their extreme close ups. Like I don't care if you are going to put the camera on a guy, but zoom out a bit seriously.

[@hotwhiskey243]

Rant, Brent. 🙌 This is definitely an international issue, although not so much as it is with NHL broadcasts. It's a thing I've noticed and have been annoyed about before, but I will focus on it more in the future. If I decide to watch a game, I wanna watch the game. If I wanna see a chubby guy giving a bellydance to the world, I will watch the occasional blooper reel that NHL puts out here in YT. 💪

[@jaredmason194]

NBC is just as bad, usually its the same promos and shots of benches and fans. If Pittsburgh is playing, shots of Crosby whether hes on the bench or on the ice and shots of the bench wherever crosby is sitting

[@joeyfreitas1942]

Hmm, I'm actually wondering if the NHL gave them a little hint. The backlash on linesman not dropping the damn puck was getting pretty bad...

[@nikehler]

Your intro keeps making me think my screen is dirty

[@wendellblackett8317]

CBC games are just sportsnetsw they control it all the ?CBC is just given the games by sportsnet

[@omgitsrati9345]

Real reason Canadian teams haven’t won a cup or the one big reason we need an expansion Team in Canada(why) because there is what 7 teams in Canada and 24 Americans soon to be 32 because of Seattle and its basic reasoning THE PERCENTAGE the percent of Canada not winning a cup in so long is because there isn’t enough Canadian teams the last “Expansion” was what the Ottawa Senators in the 1990’s we need quebec back screw Seattle Ik its not great business sense to move from Seattle to A place like Saskatoon But if we really cared about the Business Sense why do the Arizona Coyotes Still Live in Arizona or The Florida panthers or the Carolina hurricanes or Expand into Quebec Or Saskatoon Like come on There is Really no need to Question The Reason why Canada has not got any cups since the 1990’s

[@omgitsrati9345]

I’m not saying That the Canes or The cats Or the Yotes are bad teams or have Bad players or Potential but just look on any Game in the regular season and take a look at the empty seats yes Ottawa Has bad Attendance But is the league more concerned about money or are they more concerned About hockey?? Even though they would generate Billions from Game tickets and Broadcasting And Sponsorships with brands so there also is not really an excuse to keep The NHL away from Canadian Cities After all Hockey is a Canadian born sport

[@evansmith222]

Can u please tell me how giroux isn’t even nominated for the hart

[@KJaswal]

This has to be on Rogers. CBC was awesome before the 5.2 billion deal I never watch NBC I hate American commentators

[@turkturkleton2671]

KJSingh97 bob Cole is the worst announcer of all though? Doc emrick is really annoying but at least the can complete a whole thought without a 5 second pause and saying the wrong player's name

[@KJaswal]

Turk Turkleton bob Cole doesn't call games anymore and Emrick is fine but that's it even Emrick isn't perfect he gets annoying sometimes with "LONG DRIVE! SCAAAArs"

[@turkturkleton2671]

Didnt know bob cole retired, good. I agree with Emrick being loud and annoying, he makes more sounds than he uses words. I dont like him either hut he was better than Cole. Best pxp is John Forslund. My guy from FSN-Carolina. Hes been calling lots of NBC playoff games. Thorne is good too, he does CBC right?

[@KJaswal]

Turk Turkleton Thorne doesn't do hockey games anymore only Orioles baseball games. CBC has my favourite Jim Hughson, Randorf is also my bad and the guy in Cole's place Rick Ball is ok too

[@turkturkleton2671]

Ahhhhh. Okay, things have changed since I've moved. I dont get to see North American Broadcasts much anymore where I live. I get lots of Swedish and British coverage but I do try to see some NBC games with Forslund

[@dgb198282]

who has the most nose hair? 😂

[@tylertravnik666]

Jesus boys and I thought NBCSN down in the states was bad!

[@jacksongoldenretriever]

40.2 % were missed

[@Christoph5782]

Jackson Golden Retriever Unless you know something I don't, 30/70 is about 42.86%.

[@Josh-ii4de]

Gross leafs hat

[@StevexOwnz]

Cobra Kai 4 Lyfe 🐍

[@willsmyth7184]

It is getting annoying

[@MuIIigan]

Lol you so sassy.....

[@digi434]

That's why I watch it on NBC and NBCSN

[@KJaswal]

Austin NBC sucks

[@digi434]

Nah CBC sucks

[@KJaswal]

Austin nah NBC sucks

[@JD__123]

KJSingh97 nah CBC sucks

[@KJaswal]

Jordan Dallo nah NBC sucks

[@lincolnmuirhead7721]

I hate that to 😡

[@theseanie9958]

I watch all my sports via online streams and always choose an NBC broadcast for hockey. They sometimes just barely miss a draw, but the couple times i've had to watch a CBC stream for whatever reason, it is super noticeable how much they miss and it really is infuriating

[@aprilmotiondirectHawk]

RRRRRRAAAAAAAANNNNNTTTTTTTT

[@samdesande2417]

Oh snap lol