Wild keep broadcasters

by MN Wild Freak on Jun 25, 2008 11:08 AM CDT in News

The Minnesota Wild has yet to sign Brian Rolston to a contract, but they have signed their broadcasters!

The Minnesota Wild decided to keep their TV and radio personalities in tact for the 2008-09 season. I guess I am not that surprised and I personally don't have any complaints about the announcers (but there are plenty of Minnesota WIld fans that do - share your terrible announcer storeis - here!). I like to hear what Mike Greenlay has to say about the teams dynamics. He mostly comments about the Minnesota Wild defense and I think that has to do with his experience as a former goaltender, but it works since Jacques Lemaire plays such a defense focused style of hockey. I also enjoy Greenlay's comments about the Anaheim Ducks. Like a lot of Minnesota Wild fans, I feel an intense rivalry with the Ducks and despite the fact that Greenlay was the radio analyst for Anaheim for a couple of years, I get the feeling he loathes the Anaheim Mighty Ducks team as much as I do.

Dan Terhaar will return to the television play-by-play spot for the Minnesota Wild and Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid (Tom Reid's Hockey Pub is a must see for any hockey fan, but it gets crazy on game days - be prepared to wait!) will return the WCCO 830 AM airwaves. All of these guys are Minnesota Wild regulars and are a cornerstone part of this hockey Wilderness!

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I am more of a fan of Kurtz/Reid than the TV crew. Kurtz is a solid Play by Play guy, and Reid a solid analyst. I also like that they are critical of the team when it warrents it. Also, the radio’s Studio Host Kevin Fallness is awesome. That guy lives and breaths hockey and you can hear it the way he does the intermission reports and post game show. can tell the radio crew has fun every game they announce.

I dont get to see a lot of TV games because I do not get channel 45 where I live, but I get bored with them. They Wild never make a penalty in thier eyes is my opinion of them.

But, one thing that I do like about the Minnesota Sports market, this goes for all the sports, they have a steady stable of announcers. Not a lot of turnover from year to year.

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