• Vancouver Canucks’ Players to Receive Goal Songs

    Vancouver Canucks’ Players to Receive Goal Songs0

    Yesterday, the news broke out of western Canada that the Vancouver Canucks are allowing each player to choose their own goal song.  On paper, and at first glance, this looks like another great idea out of one of the best game operations in pro sports. The Canucks have had issues over the years in choosing

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  • Up in the Pressbox with Organist Bruce Anderson0

    One of the fun parts of migrating in to work with the game operations department of the Washington Capitals, is you play a little game with yourself.  “What is Bruce going to play tonight?” You never know what’s going to come out of his organ, perched high atop Verizon Center.  It could be something classic,

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  • University of New Hampshire Auditions Announcers

    University of New Hampshire Auditions Announcers0

    The University of New Hampshire has been busy this year getting a new stadium ready, and to help keep everything new, they’re also looking for a new voice. The Citizen:  Contenders vye (sic) to become first PA announcer in new facility New Hampshire’s, The Citizen, recently covered the auditions which saw a plethora of announcing

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  • Uniform Problems Can Be An Issue

    Uniform Problems Can Be An Issue1

    In California, a girls basketball team was disqualified, and reinstated after appeal, from their tournament because of illegal uniforms.  We were interested and then aghast after seeing the reason why. Girls’ Basketball: Narbonne is Removed From Playoffs After Wearing Illegal Uniforms While there is a problem in sports in general with uniforms, this is not

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  • Understanding the NFHS Basketball Rules3

    My big start came in high school.  It was in high school baseball where I had all kinds of freedom because there weren’t really rules for announcers so I set my own.  Be as professional as possible.  That seemed like a good rule.  But in the 23-plus years I’ve been announcing, I have come across

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  • Understanding College Grades

    Understanding College Grades0

    Now that college sports have kicked off for the new year, it’s time to take a look at some of the abbreviations you might see on a college roster when it comes to determining the grade, or year, a student-athlete is competing.  Amazing as it is to think, there’s more than just the four traditional

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