Well, how about Paul Braun who calls the play for Wisconsin?  I'm not too
sure he would be absolutely objective if the badgers were in it [- but then
what's wrong with that? ;-)], but he knows his hockey.
 
 
Tom Rowe                                          [log in to unmask]
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> From:         D B Doucette[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     D B Doucette
> Sent:         Wednesday, April 07, 1999 6:33 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Campaign for Play-by-Play for Final Game
>
> Let's start a campaign to have ESPN hire a competent announcer to do the
> play-by-play for the Providence final in 2000.
>
> My candidates (in order):
>
> 1.  Gary Thorne.
>
> I know, he comes from Maine, writes a column for the Bangor, Maine Daily
> News, and announced for Maine before hitting the big time.  But, he is
> employed now by E$PN doing hockey and is really a college hockey fan.  I
> think he would bring the same level of enthusiasm as the late Tom Mees,
> and
> could be objective (when Maine appears again next year ?).
>
> 2.  Sean McDonough
>
> Probably even better than Gary Thorne overall doing the game, but CBS
> affiliation is an albatross.  Once did college games on New England Sports
> Network with the inimitable Bob Norton as his color man.
>
> Probably some midwest types who would qualify, too.  But who do we
> complain
> to about getting real announcers ?  Not "NC$$ Productions", I hope.
>
>
>
>
> Dan Doucette
>
> ***  Isn't it fitting someone named Garth Snow is playing  ***
> ***            for a hockey team in Canada   ???           ***
>
> Maine - National Champions 1993 and 1999 -
> first in the new Millennium ?
>
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