CBC Holds on to Hockey

The CBC is hanging on the television rights for Hockey Night in Canada, continuing a relationship that dates back to the 1950s. 

This is a good thing because it means:

1. Saturday night doubleheaders
2. Hockey Day in Canada
3. Always knowing when & where the Leafs are playing
4. Watching playoff games at the cottage without cable
5. More Jim Hughson
6. More rants from Don Cherry accompanied by smirks from Ron MacLean
7. More terrific camera work
8. More opportunities to ridicule Bob's inability to name non-Leaf players
9. More opportunities to play "count the clichés" while listening to Harry Neale
10. More Kelly Hrudey
11. No more (over)exposure for Pierre McGuire
12. Hockey broadcasts that don't feel the need to explain the rules
13. More irritation for Peter Mansbridge when the national news is delayed by playoff overtimes
14. More of Dolores Claman's greatest hit
15. The continuation of a great & proud tradition in a sport that prides itself on tradition

This is a bad thing because it means:

1. More Bob & Harry
2. More xenophobia and Euro/French/Visor bashing from Don Cherry
3. Suffering through a meaningless Leafs vs Panthers broadcast instead of a Sens & Habs tilt for playoff positioning 
4. More Greg Millen
5. More Harry & Bob
6. No Chris Cuthbert
7. Always knowing when & where the Leafs are playing

Comments

[RH]

For me "No more (over)exposure for Pierre McGuire" is a big one. I thought this guy was kind of cool when I first heard him on the radio....now several years later, I get an ache every time he opens his mouth.