Best HNIC Play by Play Announcer Of All Time? - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

stampeder · 2005-12-12, 08:48 PM

Folks in the HNIC thread put the knock on announcers quite a bit, so lets get it out in the open once and for all...

Who is/was the best HNIC play by play announcer of all time?

Some on the list may or may not be familiar, so you might have to ask your dad.

stampeder · 2005-12-12, 08:56 PM

For me it will always be The Professor: Danny Gallivan... "...with a Savardian spinarama he lets loose a cannonading blast that Palmateer's glove could not intercept..."

jvincent · 2005-12-12, 09:16 PM

Ditto !!

Jean Claude · 2005-12-12, 11:09 PM

for the SRC no contest René Lecavalier

JC

dm_4u · 2005-12-13, 08:53 AM

Without question...it has to be Danny.

He was exciting, with his Savardian Spinarama and his totally biased love of the Habs.

How's this...

Here they come, the Montreal Canadiens, the greatest team in ice hockey, led by Big Jean Beliveau

He was music to the ears...on Saturday nights.

stampeder · 2005-12-13, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jean Claude

for the SRC no contest René Lecavalier

JC

Sorry, this is about HNIC, not SDH.

ranjy · 2005-12-13, 02:03 PM

i remember as a kid watching the habs and listening to dick irvin...still think he was the best (that I heard).

stampeder · 2005-12-15, 01:08 PM

Maybe sports journalism schools should pull Danny's old tapes from the archives and use them as primary sources for teaching excellent play-by-play.

I totally agree about the sense of excitement he could convey about otherwise mundane matchups.

stampeder · 2005-12-15, 01:16 PM

Geez this has got me remembering other old names/faces from the Montreal Forum on HNIC: Roger Doucette singing the National Anthem; Claude Mouton, the PA Announcer who used to say "... and da turd star..."; Ted Darling; Donny Marshall, Mickey Redmond...

Toronto names/faces on HNIC too: Ward Cornell, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge, Bob Goldham, Stafford Smythe, and of course Howie Meeker...

dm_4u · 2005-12-16, 09:19 AM

Yup...now you have me remembering all those names...Ward Cornell...what a hoot...and Roger Doucette...singing any internation anthem was truely inspirational...remember him singing the Russian anthem in the 70's...it was simply outstanding...he was to National Anthems...what Michael Buffer is to boxing and what Danny Gallivan and Howard Cosell were to announcing live sports events.

Cheers to them and their families for being a small part of ours!

Wait a minute...back it up...now hold it right there...Merry Christmas to everyone on DHC

beanagee1 · 2005-12-16, 11:30 AM

This is a TO centric list. What about Jim Robson? I grew up listening to him and I think he would be one of the best, not the best...

stampeder · 2005-12-16, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beanagee1

This is a TO centric list. What about Jim Robson?

You showed up too late. Out of respect for Jim Robson, whom I also liked but not as much as Danny Gallivan, I saw that nobody was voting for him and didn't want that to reflect poorly on him, so I removed his name from the poll. Send me a PM if you would like to vote for him and I'll put his name back up.

TO-centric?!!! Danny Gallivan was a transplanted Haligonian in Montreal!

Angelfish · 2005-12-17, 09:55 AM

Don't you know (he's the best announcer that ever worked on a broadcast)lol (Tongue firmly in cheeck)
He created his own word you know "HOLY MACKINAW"

stampeder · 2005-12-17, 01:45 PM

This is about HNIC announcers. Bowen is a Leafs TV announcer from what I've read.

HeaTransfer · 2005-12-17, 01:56 PM

Stopitrightthere, stopitrightthere.

Okay kids watching out there, ALWAYS remember - never put the puck up the middle. Safe, off the fence and out the zone. Now let it go for a while guys... backitup. Okay, there! ...

How I miss Howie Meeker.

I only ever saw/heard Jim Robson as the Canuck's PbP guy but he's high on my list. After all I grew up listening to him. For the purposes of the poll - I think Bob Cole's style is quite nice.

Getting off topic - I love PbP guys who are terse. Pat Summerall comes to mind, as do all those Brit guys broadcasting World Cup.

View Poll Results: Best HNIC Play by Play Announcer Of All Time?
Danny Gallivan	53	36.30%
Chris Cuthbert	10	6.85%
Foster Hewitt	14	9.59%
Dick Irvin	12	8.22%
Bob Cole	16	10.96%
Jim Hughson	16	10.96%
Bill Hewitt	4	2.74%
Don Wittman	1	0.68%
Dan Kelly	5	3.42%
Jim Robson	15	10.27%
Voters: 146. You may not vote on this poll

2005-12-12, 08:48 PM	#1
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	Best HNIC Play by Play Announcer Of All Time? Folks in the HNIC thread put the knock on announcers quite a bit, so lets get it out in the open once and for all... Who is/was the best HNIC play by play announcer of all time? Some on the list may or may not be familiar, so you might have to ask your dad.

2005-12-12, 11:09 PM	#4
Jean Claude Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 238	for the SRC no contest René Lecavalier JC __________________ Jean Claude

2005-12-15, 01:16 PM	#9
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	Remembering some of the old HNIC gang Geez this has got me remembering other old names/faces from the Montreal Forum on HNIC: Roger Doucette singing the National Anthem; Claude Mouton, the PA Announcer who used to say "... and da turd star..."; Ted Darling; Donny Marshall, Mickey Redmond... Toronto names/faces on HNIC too: Ward Cornell, Brian McFarlane, Dave Hodge, Bob Goldham, Stafford Smythe, and of course Howie Meeker...

2005-12-17, 09:55 AM	#13
Angelfish Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Keele/401 Posts: 440	What about Joe Bowen?? Don't you know (he's the best announcer that ever worked on a broadcast)lol (Tongue firmly in cheeck) He created his own word you know "HOLY MACKINAW"

2005-12-12, 08:56 PM	#2
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	For me it will always be The Professor: Danny Gallivan... "...with a Savardian spinarama he lets loose a cannonading blast that Palmateer's glove could not intercept..."

2005-12-12, 09:16 PM	#3
jvincent Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,370	Ditto !!

2005-12-13, 08:53 AM	#5
dm_4u Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Winnipeg - Bell-HD Posts: 2,090	Without question...it has to be Danny. He was exciting, with his Savardian Spinarama and his totally biased love of the Habs. How's this... Here they come, the Montreal Canadiens, the greatest team in ice hockey, led by Big Jean Beliveau He was music to the ears...on Saturday nights.

2005-12-13, 02:03 PM	#7
ranjy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: YVR Posts: 268	i remember as a kid watching the habs and listening to dick irvin...still think he was the best (that I heard).

2005-12-15, 01:08 PM	#8
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	Maybe sports journalism schools should pull Danny's old tapes from the archives and use them as primary sources for teaching excellent play-by-play. I totally agree about the sense of excitement he could convey about otherwise mundane matchups.

2005-12-16, 09:19 AM	#10
dm_4u Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Winnipeg - Bell-HD Posts: 2,090	Yup...now you have me remembering all those names...Ward Cornell...what a hoot...and Roger Doucette...singing any internation anthem was truely inspirational...remember him singing the Russian anthem in the 70's...it was simply outstanding...he was to National Anthems...what Michael Buffer is to boxing and what Danny Gallivan and Howard Cosell were to announcing live sports events. Cheers to them and their families for being a small part of ours! Wait a minute...back it up...now hold it right there...Merry Christmas to everyone on DHC

2005-12-16, 11:30 AM	#11
beanagee1 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burnaby Posts: 766	This is a TO centric list. What about Jim Robson? I grew up listening to him and I think he would be one of the best, not the best...

2005-12-17, 01:45 PM	#14
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	This is about HNIC announcers. Bowen is a Leafs TV announcer from what I've read.

2005-12-17, 01:56 PM	#15
HeaTransfer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: grow-op.bc.ca (Vancouver, BC) Posts: 575	Stopitrightthere, stopitrightthere. Okay kids watching out there, ALWAYS remember - never put the puck up the middle. Safe, off the fence and out the zone. Now let it go for a while guys... backitup. Okay, there! ... How I miss Howie Meeker. I only ever saw/heard Jim Robson as the Canuck's PbP guy but he's high on my list. After all I grew up listening to him. For the purposes of the poll - I think Bob Cole's style is quite nice. Getting off topic - I love PbP guys who are terse. Pat Summerall comes to mind, as do all those Brit guys broadcasting World Cup. __________________ [insert toy list here]

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