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Lee Anne
10-03-2005, 07:33 PM
Referees will wear microphones and announce penalties to spectators and to viewers watching at home when the NHL restarts with all 30 teams playing Wednesday night.

It's the latest innovation for a league eager to attract attention and lure fans after the setback losing the 2004-2005 season to a collective bargaining impasse.

The new set-up might not be in place in all arenas opening night but it will be there for each team's second home game, league officials promised today.

Referees will announce single and offsetting penalties in English. If there are multiple penalties at the same time, to avoid delaying games announcements will be left to arena public address systems. In every instance, the in-house announcer will repeat the referee's call, which will enable penalty calls in Montreal to continue to be relayed to spectators in French


How exciting, getting to hear Kerry Fraiser announcing penalties, fan should love that one http://www.emotipad.com/newemoticons/Wonder.gif
Yogi
10-03-2005, 07:58 PM
Not a bad idea. They've been doing that in pro and college football for years.
Shaman
10-04-2005, 12:21 AM
actually i remember times in the last nhl season when u could hear the ref making the call, standing at teh penality box, i liked it. i think it was during sounds of the period or something

Good move..
Mouse
10-04-2005, 07:36 AM
I await the first profanity from an angry player nearby. ;)
Shaman
10-04-2005, 09:34 AM
most notibly Steve Yzerman in the 2002 olympics, you can read lips perfectly. :)
Mischief007
10-04-2005, 11:58 AM
Should be fun. Big day tomorrow. :)
dudadan
10-04-2005, 02:24 PM
Anybody know yet if the Leaf game on Saturday night on CBC will be High Def or not? I know the opener on TSN will be.
Shaman
10-04-2005, 04:24 PM
I thought CBC was 'radio only still' lol,

j/k, not sure
Yogi
10-04-2005, 08:02 PM
I await the first profanity from an angry player nearby. ;)
lol. Do you remember that experiment some years ago where the NHL brains decided it would be a good idea to have mikes installed in the player benches?? :d
Shaman
10-04-2005, 10:17 PM
i still wish they'd do that, would add alot in terms of entertainment, just move the games to 9pm and u can swear all u want. (well on some stations)