Kevin Weekes, retired NHL goaltender, has been working as a colour commentator for the CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada since the beginning of the 2009 season, and his performance really raises questions about the network’s screening process. Is the lone prerequisite simply having been an ex-NHL goalie or coach?
Kevin here is some feedback on some of the comments you made during your most recent performance, November 14 – Vancouver vs. Colorado.
“And folks, sometimes no matter how prepared and how focused you are, you just make mistakes. I mean in the National Hockey League, just like any other level of hockey, guys actually make mistakes.”
Seriously, how dumb is that comment? We’re hockey fans and we’re sports fans. We KNOW that professional athletes make mistakes! We’ve seen Roberto Luongo give up bad goals, we’ve watched Gretzky miss huge shots. This is not insightful!
“Brent Clark has to call Roberto Luongo mister, with a glove save like this. He said Grant Fuhr was his favourite goalie growing up, and it shows here, Mark.”
Uh no… it doesn’t show here, Mark. If you want to show us that you did your homework and talked to Luongo about his childhood, just say it, you don’t need to force the tie-in. And really, mister?
“All glove for Roberto Luongo. He’s got one of the best glove hands in the game, and when he’s able to come out, take a look at him here folks, when he’s able to get out here on top of that crease, he’ll make that save almost every time. Nice glove save by Roberto Luongo.”
First, stop calling us folks. You don’t have to do that in every other comment you make. We know you’re addressing us, and we know we’re folks. Second, are you getting paid by the word? It sure seems like it.
And here is a typical example of your inability to stay on topic and complete a thought:
“Well Darcy Tucker is a leader, and he played for the Kamloops Blazers, he won the Memorial Cup and look at these guys, Cody McLeod and Sami Salo jousting right off the face-off, but, and they get a great opportunity with Darcy Tucker going to the net, nice save by Roberto Luongo to keep a clean sheet for the Canucks.”
By the way, we call it a “shut-out”.
Kevin Weekes Sucks in the Booth!
By Omar R, Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:00 AM | Kevin Weekes, NHL, NHL Blog, Vancouver Canucks | 1 comments »CBC, there are well educated, bright hockey commentators across this country, and you've got this rookie on the largest stage?
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Weekes is new to the job. He's not bad - the only thing I don't like is that he says "take a look" a lot. But he has gotten better this year, and he certainly is a much better personality than Mike Milbury, whose dumb ass comments make me cringe every time. Milbury neither has the chemistry nor the personality for Hockey Night in Canada. Weekes will be pretty good over time.