Awful Announcing
"This is a really interesting opportunity in the sports world that we have the ability to create some access to, and we thought that was important."
TNT gave hardcore fans a clean presentation while also bringing some fun into its studio, something missing from NBC's presentation
Chuck vs The Great One is a pretty unfair hockey matchup.
After years of talking about hockey on Turner NBA broadcasts and other NHL broadcasts, Charles Barkley now gets to discuss the NHL on TNT.
"Maybe the conversation could have drifted a little bit further, been, in my opinion, a little more entertaining and a little bit less about the Xs and Os of the hockey game and a little bit more about the personalities and the people. I'm not saying that was always the case, but it definitely did occur."
Rick Tocchet kicked a guy in the junk, so there's that.
"It's beautiful how quickly the average football fan, basketball fan converts over to hockey once they see what it's all about."
The full NHL on TNT studio will feature Liam McHugh, Wayne Gretzky, Anson Carter, Rick Tocchet and Paul Bissonnette.
After the 2020-21 season didn't feature outdoor games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHL is bringing two of those games back for 2021-22.
We now have the next wave of names we'll see on national NHL broadcasts this fall.
Gretzky is headed to TNT's NHL coverage beginning this fall.
Ferraro and Boucher are both long-time NHL media figures.
