At 07:34 PM 4/2/98 -0800, Jim Walker wrote:
 
>It was certainly nice to be able to watch the semi-final
>games on TV but the commentary was absolutely
>horrible.  Steve Levy obviously hasn't watched much
>hockey and didn't prepare very well for the games.
>Very frequently the announcers wouldn't even recognize
>that a power-play was going on until halfway through
>it.  And to top it off, Steve Levy said "... the winner will
>advance to play Michigan, who beat Rhode Island in
>the earlier game."  Unbelievable.
 
and At 05:15 PM 4/3/98 -0500, Cheryl A. Morris wrote:
 
>Also, apparently the ESPN announcers don't understand the rules of college
>hockey since they were mystified why a game misconduct was called after
>the five minute hitting from behind major.  I think Engblom said something
>like "he must have said something to the official".  Oh well.  Beats
>nothing.
 
And lets not forget the comment posted yesterday about espn2's references
to that Michigan D "Bubbenzweig."
 
RIP Tom Mees.
 
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