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] ==================================== Home of Division 3 National Champion Pointers 89, 90, 91 & 93 and National Runners Up 92 & 98 ==================================== > ---------- > 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 ? > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.