from The Athletic,
Using your grades and ratings, we’ve ranked the local broadcasts from 32 to 1, a project that has become an annual tradition for The Athletic going back four seasons....
2. Detroit Red Wings
The broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit carries Red Wings games with Ken Daniels calling play-by-play and Mickey Redmond handling most games as the color analyst.
Local ranking: 2
National: 2
Last season: 1
The results: Red Wings fans have endured a lot of pain and losing in recent years. A bad on-ice product can sour the experience of viewers, so it’s a testament to Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmonds’ first-class presentation that Detroit’s local broadcast continues to be revered.
The Red Wings broadcast earned extremely high marks because of how well they strike the balance between clean, professional playcalling, informative analysis and entertaining storytelling. They have a perfect feel for what the moment requires. Mickey’s catchphrases are legendary among Wings fans, with his colorful personality adding a nice foil to Daniels’ sharp, objective play calling.
a bit more ($) and the rest of the teams... Kraken at #1, Stars 3, Bruins 30, Blackhawks 32...
from Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now,
Blackhawks 32...
That made me smille.
Zetterberg was emphatically confirming his utter lack of desire to become a hockey lifer.
The two guys I wish the Wings would hire as paid consultants are Homer and Glendenning (when he finally retires). Homer to show young guys how to be an effective net-front presence, and Luke to teach young guys how to win faceoffs. Those two things alone could make a big difference in the next few years.
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