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:
- Saturday night doubleheaders
- Hockey Day in Canada
- Always knowing when & where the Leafs are playing
- Watching playoff games at the cottage without cable
- More Jim Hughson
- More rants from Don Cherry accompanied by smirks from Ron MacLean
- More terrific camera work
- More opportunities to ridicule Bob's inability to name non-Leaf players
- More opportunities to play "count the clichés" while listening to Harry Neale
- More Kelly Hrudey
- No more (over)exposure for Pierre McGuire
- Hockey broadcasts that don't feel the need to explain the rules
- More irritation for Peter Mansbridge when the national news is delayed by playoff overtimes
- More of Dolores Claman's greatest hit
- The continuation of a great & proud tradition in a sport that prides itself on tradition
This is a bad thing because it means:
- More Bob & Harry
- More xenophobia and Euro/French/Visor bashing from Don Cherry
- Suffering through a meaningless Leafs vs Panthers broadcast instead of a Sens & Habs tilt for playoff positioning
- More Greg Millen
- More Harry & Bob
- No Chris Cuthbert
- Always knowing when & where the Leafs are playing







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.
Posted by: RH | March 28, 2007 at 01:22 PM