1 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: God bless hockey, Billy Gil, God bless hockey. 2 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: Roy Bella me god bless hockey. Gentlemen. 3 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, Roy is lashing out. He's screaming at us like 4 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 3: we did something to him. He's complaining that he's getting old. 5 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 3: He pulled out his back, like, why are you yelling 6 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 3: at me and Billy? What's going on with you? 7 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 4: Roy? 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: Well, first of all, you idiots picked a great day 9 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: to tell me to stay home and work from home 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 2: because you guys had Anthony declare on the show. I 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: wasn't able to talk to him. Seems if you guys 12 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: had a good time in that studio. 13 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: Okay, you get the air Friday. That was Wednesday. But 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 3: like you're acting, you're acting like I schedule things they 15 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: tell me to take off on Thursday. You make it 16 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 3: seem like Billy Gil decided Roy did. 17 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: Not coming in. I had nothing to do. I looked 18 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: around and I said, where's Roy. 19 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: I don't know, did you Roy? 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: I've heard of God. I looked Roy today. 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 4: I said the same thing. 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 3: Roy, have you noticed that me and Billy have no 23 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 3: clout over there? 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: By the way, we don't need to go down this path. 25 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: I had. 26 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: I feel bad. I and I didn't tell you this 27 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: to guys, and I don't think I told Roy this, 28 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: but I texted Juju and Tony during game what was 29 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: I think Game four when the Panthers swept, and I 30 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: was like, we. 31 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: Should do wouldn't have to be Game four, we should. 32 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: Do God Bless hockey. And I told and I planned 33 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: on doing it with them. I was like, it'd be 34 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: great if the three of us did God Bless hockey. 35 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: And now we're actually doing it. And I didn't tell 36 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: them because I didn't think that we were actually going 37 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: to be doing this. So I have to apologize to 38 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: them for doing this without that. I don't think they'll 39 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: be too hurt though. 40 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 3: We're gonna have Kenny Albert on. He is the He 41 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 3: is the voice of hockey. He took over for Doc Emrick. 42 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 3: He is the voice of hockey. He'll be calling all 43 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 3: the Stanley Cup games on t and t Roy's very, 44 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 3: very excited for this. I have told Dan several times, 45 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: the only person on an hour show that should have 46 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 3: an open microphone to be allowed to talk about hockey, 47 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 3: because he's the only one who cares. He's the only 48 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: one who has followed this team over the years. And 49 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 3: he's the only one who really truly knows the sport 50 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: and cares about the sport. Is not you, Billy? Is Roy? 51 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: Like Roy cares it away. We have all hopped on 52 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: the bandwagon. Roy goes to game thirty two, whether they're 53 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 3: twenty games under five hundred and have no shot of 54 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 3: accomplishing anything. That's where Roy is. And so Roy put 55 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: us like, what are you feeling here a couple of 56 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 3: days out from your second Stanley Cup as a Panther fan? 57 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 3: We have one in ninety seven, they lost, and now 58 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 3: we are back again twenty to twenty three. 59 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 4: You thought it would be last year. No, it's this year. 60 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 4: So what are you thinking, Roy? 61 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 3: You're excited a couple of days out here? 62 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 4: Oh? 63 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: I absolutely am. And I think these guys get it 64 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: because I got them winning in six games in this series. 65 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: So I think they have it this year. 66 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 4: Why are you not? 67 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: I have them winning five? 68 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 4: Okay, all right? Four? I think I got him winning 69 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 4: in three. 70 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 3: Look, you're just made the peariods god hockey. 71 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: I think Roy wants him to win in six so 72 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: that he could see the clinching game. 73 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: I think I'm going to Game five. I'm going to 74 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: Game five. 75 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 4: Roy's going Listen, if this thing won seven hundred games, 76 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 4: Roy would be at all seven hundred of them. 77 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 3: Is that fair? Yes? 78 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: On Middlewog's time. 79 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 3: Yep, Roy, do us a favorite explaining to people who 80 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 3: don't follow hockey. You're not one of them, but we 81 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 3: are the most of the mikey A do it for 82 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 3: mikey A, right exactly, because the Panthers won the President's Cup, 83 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: which is really a disguise, right exactly, and then they 84 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 3: lost like most teams who win the President's Cup, like 85 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 3: the Bruins did this year for the Panthers, but the 86 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 3: Panthers went out after having the most points of the NHL, 87 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 3: and they made a huge trade for Matthew Kuld Chuck. 88 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 3: So just talk about the steam a little bit, Roy, Like, 89 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 3: get people prepare for what they're about to see. Because 90 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 3: I was talking and with the name drop, I wish 91 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 3: we had to look at the Louis. I was talking 92 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 3: to Tony LaMonte over the weekend. Oh wow, and he 93 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: told me could Chuck is the best in the game 94 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 3: right now? So go ahead, Roy, talk about your team. 95 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: Well, the last month of the season, the Panthers are 96 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: basically out of the playoffs. In fact, kind of written 97 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: them from dead after the Ottawa game, like, oh they lost, 98 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 2: like they are like four points out with this many 99 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: games left, it might as well be over. But during 100 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: the Toronto game, we noticed on the in the bench 101 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 2: that Paul Maurice pitched the fit like he was angry, 102 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 2: and that seemed to have been the line of democation 103 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 2: in the season and where the Panthers actually made the playoffs. 104 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 2: It was that instance. It was them putting in alex 105 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: Lyon in net instead of Sugg Barbrowski, and they made 106 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: the playoffs your like almost miracle. It took the Pittsburgh 107 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: Penguins to lose to the Chicago Blackhawks, the worst team 108 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: in the league, for the Panthers to clinch the playoffs spot. 109 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 2: So they get into the playoffs, who do they face 110 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: the greatest regular season team and in each other history, 111 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: the Boston Bruins. They come back from a three to 112 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 2: one series deficit to win Game seven. Miracle. Basically, Matt 113 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: to could chuck like he was all over the place 114 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: in that game, caught over Hagy saved him over time. 115 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: It was crazy. And then they go on to Toronto 116 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 2: they beat him in five games and basically got the 117 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 2: gum fired because of it. So they move on. They 118 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 2: sweep Carolina, which was the toughest matchup for the Panthers, 119 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 2: and somehow they got past Carolina. 120 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 3: Now even though it wasn't a sweet which was I 121 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 3: mean it. 122 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 2: Was a sweep. I don't know. I don't know what 123 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: Rod Brendamore was saying, but yeah it was mattic Ka 124 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 2: Chuck and ssucke Bebrowski. Those are the two catalysts. Well, 125 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: where the Panthers are right now in the postseason? 126 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 3: And how about their matchup with with Vegas? And Vegas 127 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: is a very good team right In fact, I would 128 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 3: say that no team has ever really started this, like 129 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 3: how long have they been in existence? Like five years 130 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 3: and one a great start they've had, But how did 131 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: they match up with the with the Vegas Knights. 132 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: It's basically gonna be kind of like the Carolina series, 133 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 2: like it's going to be the sweet, toughest matchup they've had. 134 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 2: Of course, the Panthers ended up sweeping them, but again 135 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: I think the Panthers is gonna win a six. 136 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: Okay, I have a question, Roy are the are the 137 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: Vegas Golden Knights? Are they one of your team because 138 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: you have a couple of hockey teams or you have 139 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: historically had a couple of hockey teams. 140 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: Well, Vegas ended up being one of my hockey teams 141 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 2: for a couple of seasons because of jimif Bola, because 142 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: we know, we know Jimmy Friede Stu Gots so he's 143 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 2: a friend and he was in the front office there. 144 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 2: So not really my team anymore, but it's It was Chicago, 145 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: then it was Buffalo, and it was Florida because I 146 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: started watching in nineteen ninety two Black House went to 147 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 2: the Cup final, and then I saw and then I 148 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 2: started rooting for the Sabers and now I'm a Panthers 149 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: fan because that's my home team. So that's what we 150 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: are right now. 151 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: I feel like it could have been a win win 152 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: for you, though, you know what I mean, if you 153 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: still rooted for the Knights. 154 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: No, no, it's all Panthers right now. BILLYO. 155 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: Roy. 156 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 5: I'm sure you've heard the saying the enemy of my 157 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 5: enemy is my friend. And as a New York sports fan, 158 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 5: all the teams I hate are from Boston. So first 159 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 5: I want to say thank you. You're welcome to you 160 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 5: for not only what the Panthers done, but also the heat, 161 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 5: and I'm just wondering, do you have any sense of 162 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 5: pride in particularly beating that Boston team or beating the 163 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 5: Celtics even from the heat. 164 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 2: I have pride in the Panthers being the Bruins because again, 165 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: the greatest regular season team in inhal history. They defeated 166 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 2: a giant, So I have much much pride in them. 167 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 2: And I hate the Celtics, so there's that too, Roy. 168 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 3: Do you feel like the Panthers like, are we going 169 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 3: to have a parade down Sunrise Boulevard that wraps around 170 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: Pat Salaiero Boulevard passes the ad More Chevrolet Sawgrass Ford 171 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 3: a quarterdack? 172 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 4: Like? 173 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 3: Are we gonna have this? 174 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 4: Because I I'm not certain which parade I want to 175 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 4: see more one down the Vegas Strip because it would 176 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 4: be fun, and one around Sawgrass Mills Mall because it 177 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 4: would be sad. 178 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:25,679 Speaker 3: What do you think here? 179 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: I think I think they're gonna be on boats. The 180 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 2: guys about, Yeah, it's gonna be on a boat. 181 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 3: You know, Goldie agreed to put us in. Goldie, the 182 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: Voice of the Panthers, by the way, agreed to put 183 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: us in that parade as long as we can secure 184 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 3: a bandwagon. Okay, all right. 185 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: Let's get on there. Let's get the money togain and 186 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: get this bandwagon together. 187 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 3: But a bandwagon boat boat? 188 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 2: Oh okay, Yeah, if it's gonna be a boat parade, yeah, 189 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 2: some oars and everything. 190 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, Roy, how long did you stay in the game 191 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 3: after they made it to the Stanley Club? Like I 192 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: texted you? Probably an hour after words, And I know 193 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 3: no one else was there, certainly not Greg Cody and you, Roy, 194 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 3: you were still in the press box. What do you do, 195 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 3: Get the hell out of there, go home. 196 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 4: No. 197 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 2: I was there at twelve thirty and still with some 198 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: other people. I think brooks Kepka was in his suite 199 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 2: party in as well, so there were people still in 200 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: the arena. But yeah, I left at twelve thirty. I 201 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 2: was just basking in the Girl in the glow, looking 202 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 2: at a very empty sheet of ice on the ground. 203 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 4: It was. 204 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: I was asking David York, hey man, maybe we should 205 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 2: have go onto the ice and just walk around. He's like, no, no, 206 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 2: we might get arrested. 207 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 3: Billy. I have an assignment for Roy, if you agree 208 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 3: with me, since he goes to all these games. 209 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: Pick up that name he just dropped with David Dwark Hockey. 210 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 3: News, No, and pick up a new name, brooks Kopka. 211 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 3: I want you to go knock on his suite, okay, right, 212 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 3: if you want to be a part of God Bless Hockey, 213 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 3: the Stanley Cup could go on for a month. Okay. 214 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: I want you to try to get Brooks Kopka to 215 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: join us and be a co host on God Bless Hockey. 216 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: Okay, I will try. I will try during Game three 217 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 2: to see what happens. 218 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: We should take equipment and just rush up to him 219 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: with a mic. Oh yeah, yeah, let's do that. That 220 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: won't get us in trouble. 221 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, you got, you got credentials. Let's do it. 222 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: I do And And to be honest with you, there's 223 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: nothing more dangerous than someone who's not worried about losing 224 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: those credentials. 225 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 4: That right, All right, let's get to uh, let's get 226 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 4: to Kenny Albert. 227 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 3: He is the voice of hockey. He'll be calling the 228 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 3: Stanley Cup. 229 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 4: For Turner Sports, and he's going to join us right 230 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 4: now to break this whole thing. 231 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 6: That Hey, guys, are you man? It is just audio right? 232 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 6: It in shave I don't work none of us. 233 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 3: Does it look like we should playoff Beard? 234 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: Exactly, it's a playoffs perfect. 235 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 3: We were kind of making fun of you because, uh, 236 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 3: you gave me a landline to call you earlier. Uh 237 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: you still have an AOL email address. I'm not gonna 238 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 3: give it out of course, and like we were just 239 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 3: marveling at how old you are. 240 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 4: You're not. I do have a cell phone. I do 241 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 4: have a cell phone, but wow, oftentimes on radio shows 242 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 4: and interviews, a landline seems to work better. Right, I 243 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 4: do have it. Well, I'm old school, I admit that. Right. 244 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 4: Do you still have the paper thrown on your front door? 245 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 4: Like what's going on there? It's funny us to say 246 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 4: that I do, although I get the same papers that 247 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 4: are thrown at my front door on the iPad, so 248 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 4: I'm paying double, but I still like the feel of 249 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 4: an actual newspaper occasionally. 250 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: Kenny, I will tell you that of the four of 251 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 3: us in here, not including you, of course, the only 252 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 3: one who's really qualified to speech to you was Roy Okay, 253 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 3: because he loves hockey in a way that we don't. 254 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 3: He follows the Panthers in a way that we don't. 255 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 3: So you know, apologies in advance for my questions, Roy 256 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 3: will delivery. 257 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 4: I know you're an Islander fan back in the day, 258 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 4: So back in the day. 259 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 3: Well, Billy doesn't. Billy doesn't really believe. I don't think 260 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 3: Billy leaves that you and I knew each other growing up. Now, 261 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 3: Kenny was very con fronds with my brother, and Kenny 262 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 3: would come over all the time. My brother would go 263 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 3: to Kenny's house. But I'm certain Billy doesn't believe that 264 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: I know Kenny at all. 265 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 4: I think the best. I think the last time we 266 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 4: saw each other, you were probably about eight years old. 267 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that makes best friends. 268 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, that makes sense. Is that you guys knew each 269 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,719 Speaker 1: other in passing at a lot a different stage in 270 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: your lives, and then all of a sudden, here you 271 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: are about to call the Stanley Cup finals. You guys like, hey, 272 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: want to do me a favor for old time sake. 273 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 4: It's confirmed. I was good friends with Eric, his brother, 274 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 4: from about third or fourth grade on. I guess, yeah, 275 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 4: I was at their house all the time Harbor Akers, right, Yeah, yeah, 276 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 4: I was at their house. He was at my house 277 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 4: really all the time between about fourth and tenth or 278 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 4: eleventh grade. 279 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: So it's probably been a good forty years since you 280 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: thought about him. 281 00:12:53,200 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 4: I thought about him, but I haven't seen him. He 282 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 4: was a little four or five six year old running 283 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 4: around the house. 284 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: Well, okay, then let me ask you say, because he 285 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: was speaking very fondly of something that he called the 286 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: basement Olympics and said that you would love to talk 287 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: about this, do you have any idea what he's talking about. 288 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 4: Well, I'm pretty sure it had to do with the 289 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 4: Atari video games. Yeah, back in the day, so I 290 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 4: think we're about four or five years apart, right, I'm 291 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 4: fifty five. Yeah, that was the big thing. You know. 292 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 4: There were no computers, not many video games, and then 293 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 4: these Atari cartridges came out and the other three of 294 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 4: you were probably too young to remember, but that was 295 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 4: a huge deal. You know. It was ping pong, tennis, 296 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 4: Space Invaders. Patrick. It all started with Atari, and we 297 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 4: would all get together in the basement and play the 298 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 4: Atari video games as well as other sporting events that 299 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 4: you'd be able to do inside. 300 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 3: We took it one step further, Billy, We combine the 301 00:13:56,280 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 3: video games with we had we had construction blocks, we 302 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 3: had talking toys. We would do a high jump, a 303 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 3: long jump, I mean it would ping pong. It was 304 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 3: a whole deal, you know, and Kenny always won. He 305 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 3: won a lot of gold medals. 306 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 4: You know. It was a lot simpler time, right when 307 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 4: we weren't all staring at our cell phones and ours 308 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 4: our computer screens back then, back in the seventies. Yeah, yeah, 309 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 4: he is the voice of hockey. He is Kenny Albert. 310 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: He'll be calling the Stanley Cup the Vegas Knights and 311 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 3: the Florida Panthers for Turner Sports. Kenny, if I told 312 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 3: you when we were growing growing up, you would you 313 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 3: at one point in your life, we'll be calling a 314 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 3: Stanley Cup that involved a team from Florida and a 315 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 3: team for Las Vegas. We should all apologize to Canada. 316 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 3: You would have told me, what. 317 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 4: Well, that's a good point, you know. Back when we 318 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 4: were growing up in the seventies, it was the Montreal 319 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 4: Canadians and the Islanders, and then the Edmonton Oilers in 320 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 4: the early eighties. But first of all, if you told 321 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 4: me that I would be calling a Stanley Cup, I 322 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 4: would have thought you were crazy. You know, we were 323 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 4: calling the games in our heads in the driveway back then, 324 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 4: whether it was hockey, roller hockey, basketball, throwing, around of football, 325 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 4: but so fortunate to be involved. It's my second Stanley 326 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 4: Cup on the TV side, I've worked eight others on 327 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 4: the radio side, but it couldn't be more excited and 328 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 4: to have these two markets, Vegas and Florida, both remarkable stories. 329 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 4: The Vegas Golden Knights are in their sixth season in 330 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 4: the NHL and it's their second trip to the Stanley 331 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 4: Cup Final. The Panthers obviously went through a long drought. 332 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 4: They went to the final in ninety six, never won 333 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 4: a playoff series for another twenty five years, but here 334 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 4: they are. They finished with the best record in the 335 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 4: regular season last year, lost in the second round, and 336 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 4: now they've had a tremendous run through the playoffs after 337 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 4: almost not making it. The last week of the season, 338 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 4: they were out of that eighth spot, and they wind 339 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 4: up getting into the playoffs down three to one to 340 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 4: Boston in the first round. A Bruins team that set 341 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 4: records for wins and points in the regular season and 342 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 4: got past Toronto and Carolina, losing only one game in 343 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 4: the last two rounds, and here they are in the 344 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 4: Cup final against. 345 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 3: V Kenny has a new book out, a MIC for 346 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 3: all seasons and We'll get to that in just a 347 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 3: second and promote that for you on the way out 348 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: as well. Listen, you are very deserving of what it 349 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 3: is you do. You should be the voice of hockey. 350 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 3: You love hockey, You're great at your craft. But I 351 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 3: would imagine, and I can't imagine, there was too much 352 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 3: that intimidates you at this point. But what was it 353 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 3: like taking over for a legend, the legend that is 354 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 3: Doc Emrick because he did it forever, he did it 355 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 3: as well as anyone. You took it over last year? 356 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 3: Was that daunting to you? Were you nervous doing that? 357 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 4: I wouldn't necessarily say nervous, but it's definitely a bigger 358 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 4: stage calling the Cup Final than regular season games or 359 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 4: playoff games in the earlier rounds. Doc Emrick, to me 360 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 4: is one of the greatest of all time. He's the 361 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 4: Vin Scully of hockey. That's how I refer to him. 362 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 4: And sure I've known him for thirty or thirty five years, 363 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 4: not as long as I've known you, but pretty close 364 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 4: and a big on. I took over called the twenty 365 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 4: twenty one Cup Final a NBC after Doc retired, and 366 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 4: now in year two a turner we rotate the final 367 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 4: with ESPN every year. They had it last year, we'll 368 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 4: have it this year and again in two years, so 369 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 4: it's a big honor. I've been real fortunate to call 370 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 4: NFL playoff games throughout my career, some NBA and MLB 371 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 4: playoff games as well, but to call the championship of 372 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 4: any sport is really special. There aren't many of us 373 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 4: that get to do it, so I couldn't be more 374 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 4: excited and proud to work with the crew Eddie Olchak 375 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,959 Speaker 4: and Keith Jones, and then the great studio crew that 376 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 4: will be traveling with us as well. So can't wait 377 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 4: to get started. 378 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 2: You know, Mike, Fall Season is a pretty good name 379 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 2: for a book for a guy who did four sports 380 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 2: in nine days. Talk about that stretch. 381 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 4: I've had a couple of stretches like that, usually in 382 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 4: October when everything overlaps. There were a couple of years 383 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 4: where I had football games on weekends and baseball playoffs 384 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 4: I did for a number of years, and then NHL 385 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 4: regular season and some NBA either preseason or regular season. 386 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 4: There was one year, I think it was twenty nineteen 387 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 4: I also called the boxing match, So I think I 388 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 4: had five sports within about twelve or thirteen days of 389 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 4: one another, and to me, those are always, you know, 390 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 4: the most exciting times when you're involved in so many 391 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 4: different sports. I love the variety and as long as 392 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 4: you're organized and get the work done, and I tend 393 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 4: to get more work done on planes, in airports and 394 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 4: hotel rooms anyway, So not as big a deal when 395 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 4: there's so many things going on at once, But I 396 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 4: do chrodigle that some of those situations in the book 397 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 4: and Mic for All Seasons. As you guys mentioned, it 398 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 4: was a project that I started during the pandemic when 399 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 4: we all had a lot of time at home and 400 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 4: my family had been bugging me, my wife and kids 401 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 4: to put my stories down on paper because I often 402 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 4: speak with high school and college broadcasting students camps throughout 403 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 4: the summer and always wind up telling the same stories 404 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 4: on radio shows and podcasts. So to put it all 405 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 4: down on paper, wrote it myself, no Ghostwrider wanted it 406 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 4: to be my own words. So it's a combination of 407 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 4: stories about my early life growing up in Port Washington, 408 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,719 Speaker 4: SAMs Point, New York, not too far from the Wiener family, 409 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 4: the early days broadcasting high school games on long Island 410 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 4: in college at NYU, and then my first job in 411 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 4: minor league hockey with the Baltimore Skip Jacks, where my 412 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 4: road roommate was our assistant coach, Barry Trotz, who's now 413 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 4: the third winners coach in NHL history. To save money 414 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 4: at the minor league level, they had the radio guy 415 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 4: room with the assistant coach, and there's a great story 416 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 4: in there about when Barry set up a prank. I 417 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 4: was arrested a fake arrest up up in Canada during 418 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 4: a road trip, so I chronicled that in the book. 419 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 4: One of my other favorites is in two thousand and three, 420 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 4: after Game seven of the Yankees Red Sox champion Series, 421 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,959 Speaker 4: the Aaron Boonholme run game, I was the sideline reporter 422 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 4: for Fox and it's about one in the morning. Game 423 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 4: went late x trainings. Yankee red Sock games always took 424 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 4: a long time, and I'm in the locker room during 425 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 4: the ceremony interviewing Joe Tory and Mariano Rivera and the 426 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 4: trophy presentation. I'm sort of em seeing it and I 427 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 4: sent it back up to the booth and we're off 428 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 4: the air at that point, and to my left I 429 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 4: see out of the corner of my eye Mayor Bloomberg, 430 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 4: the New York City mayor at the time, and his 431 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 4: public relations person came over to me and whispered, can 432 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 4: you have the mayor on next? And I said, well, 433 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 4: we're off the air. He says, can you fake it? 434 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 4: So he didn't want to lose his job, so we 435 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 4: called up Mayor Bloomberg. I told the person, pretend like 436 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 4: you're rolling on this and I did a five minute 437 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 4: interview with the mayor that never went anywhere. So it's 438 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 4: stories such as that, Some travel tales about crazy situations 439 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 4: I've been in trying to get from one city to another, 440 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 4: Stories about the two hundred and fifty or so color 441 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 4: analysts I've worked with in the various sports. Stories about 442 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 4: memorable games. I worked at twenty inning baseball game once 443 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 4: on Fox the Mets and the Cardinals. I never went 444 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 4: to the bathroom once in seven hours, never left to 445 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 4: go to the metsroom. So just worked at four overtime 446 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 4: game last week. I did go a couple of times 447 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 4: between periods that night. But stories about memorable games I 448 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 4: worked at Jose Bautista home run batflip in the playoffs 449 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 4: in twenty fifteen, some football playoff games, Olympics. So it 450 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 4: was a lot of fun to put together and can't 451 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 4: wait until it comes out this September. 452 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 3: Does the mayor know that interview never aired? 453 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 4: I don't know, Probably not. That's a follow up story 454 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 4: with the same mayor six years later, Yankees Angels alcs 455 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 4: new Yankee Stadium. I'm doing the interviews and the producer 456 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 4: is yelling in my ear, don't turn to your left, 457 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 4: don't ask the mayor a question. This time came onto 458 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 4: the podium. Turns out it was the election season and 459 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 4: if we had interviewed him, we would have had to 460 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,239 Speaker 4: give equal time. Oh, he was a ponent. So there 461 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 4: are actually two stories involving Mayor Bloomberg. I'm not sure 462 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 4: if he's aware of any of them. I told the 463 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 4: stories on some radio shows throughout the years, so perhaps 464 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 4: I'll hear about it once the book is published. 465 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: Had you done the first interview during election time, would 466 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: you have had to do a fake interview with his opponent. 467 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 4: That's a good point. They had to do a fake interview. 468 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 4: Actually the second time, when we didn't interview him, his 469 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 4: office got and I write about this in the book. 470 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 4: His office got upset because he was actually on TV 471 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 4: standing there and I never turned to him. And they 472 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 4: threatened to take away from Fox the special parking for 473 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 4: their production trucks. Oh no, no, but when the equal 474 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 4: time was explained to them, they backed off. 475 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 2: You mentioned you did extra ending games, and of course 476 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 2: you did game one of the game Carolina and Florida, 477 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,239 Speaker 2: which went one hundred and forty hockey minutes there, Like, 478 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 2: how do you prepare for long games like that? 479 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 4: You really don't. I mean, when a game goes that 480 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 4: long at that point, I'm hoping it breaks a record, right, 481 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 4: you want to be part of history. And only five 482 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 4: games in the history of the sport had gone longer, 483 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 4: five games had gone to a fifth overtime. This one 484 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 4: ended with what twelve seconds thirteen seconds left in the 485 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 4: fourth overtime. But it actually it doesn't seem like it's 486 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 4: as long as it is while you're calling the game, 487 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 4: for a couple of reasons. Number one, you think it 488 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 4: could end at any time. Right, You're not expecting it 489 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 4: to go four overtimes, just like I wasn't expecting the 490 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 4: baseball game to go twenty innings. The intermissions are a 491 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 4: little shorter they're fifteen minutes during the overtime, and there 492 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 4: are no commercial breaks, right, no TV timeouts, so it 493 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 4: definitely goes quicker than the other periods. And if you 494 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 4: remember Roy in that game, the Panthers actually scored a 495 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 4: goal three minutes into the first overtime. 496 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 2: Yeahs overturned right, just allowed for totally interference. 497 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 4: So we all thought it ended. Some of the fans 498 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 4: started to leave the building, but they wound up playing 499 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 4: a total of almost four full overtimes. 500 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 3: Kenny, that's interesting. You're not rooting for the game to 501 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 3: end because you want to go home and get the 502 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 3: hell out of there. You're saying, hey, I've gotten this far. 503 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 3: I might as well be a part of history exactly now. 504 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 4: I can't say the same for my partners. I think 505 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 4: they wouldn't have been upset if the earlier I kept 506 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 4: any ons for Mandy Alzek, but no, at that point, 507 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 4: I think you want to be a part of history. 508 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 4: And I felt fine during the game. I had the energy, 509 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 4: didn't feel tired. It ended at one fifty four am. 510 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 4: But the next day when I woke up, I felt 511 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 4: like I was hit by a truck or or it 512 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 4: just gotten off a red eye flight without sleep. I 513 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 4: was feeling the effects for another couple of days, so 514 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 4: I don't have the players do it. Of the four 515 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 4: major sports, which one for you is the most difficult 516 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: to call? That's a question that I get all the time, 517 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 4: and everyone is always surprised by the answer. People always 518 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 4: think hockey would be the most difficult because of all 519 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 4: the far games, European names, and the fact that the 520 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 4: players changed on the fly. They don't have to wait 521 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 4: for a stoppage to make a line change. To me, 522 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 4: hockey is the easiest, maybe because I've done it for 523 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 4: the longest thirty three years. It's like riding a bike. 524 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 4: I've had so many reps basketball similar I do about 525 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 4: fifteen Knix games on TV every year with wal Clive Frasier. 526 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 4: It's not the same pace as hockey. It's slower, but 527 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 4: it's similar in that the balls in action for the 528 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 4: entire forty eight minutes, the pucks in action for sixty minutes. 529 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 4: You're calling the game, setting up your color analyst. Football, 530 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 4: which I've done now for twenty nine years, is the 531 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 4: most ridmic. It's one play and then it's twenty or 532 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 4: twenty five seconds. It's one play and then it's twenty 533 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 4: or twenty five seconds. I set up the play, call 534 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 4: the play, recap the play, and then your color analyst 535 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 4: comes in. It was probably the most challenging when I 536 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,239 Speaker 4: worked in the three man situation with Moose Johnston up 537 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 4: in the booth and the Great Tony Sarah goosea the 538 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 4: late great Tony Surkusen down on the field, because he 539 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 4: was hundreds of feet away from us, and it was 540 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 4: amazing how little Darryl and Tony or myself stepped on 541 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 4: each other, talked over one another. We all had a 542 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 4: feel for it, and one of us would stop talking 543 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 4: and then Tony would come in every couple of plays. Baseball, 544 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 4: to me, is the most challenging. I've never done a team, 545 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 4: so I've only done about at most fifteenth to twenty 546 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 4: baseball games a year with Fox. To me, that's the 547 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 4: most challenging because you have so much downtime between pitches, 548 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 4: not as much now because of the pitchclock. So it's 549 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 4: definitely different. But you know, that's my long answer to 550 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 4: a short question. 551 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 2: It's different now, but has again easier with the pitchclock. 552 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 4: I've only done one game with the pitchclock because I've 553 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 4: been focused solely on hockey, it is probably easier from 554 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 4: a broadcast standpoint, and it does have a quicker pace 555 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 4: with the pitchclock, there's not as much time to fill 556 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 4: in between pitches. 557 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 3: Kenny, what's the best piece of advice? Obviously your dad, 558 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 3: legendary broadcaster Marv Albert. What's the best piece of advice 559 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 3: your dad gave you as you were getting into this business? 560 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 4: You know, it was mostly from what I observed by osmosis. 561 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 4: It wasn't anything he necessarily told me. What it was 562 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 4: the preparation from a play by play standpoint. That's the 563 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 4: thing that I learned from him more than anything else, 564 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 4: was the amount of preparation that goes into it. To me, 565 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 4: it's work, but it's fun. I'm sitting at my desk 566 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 4: where I do a lot of my prep work when 567 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 4: I'm home, and what am I doing. I'm watching sporting events, 568 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 4: I'm reading about sporting events. I'm pouring through statistics and articles. 569 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 4: So it certainly beats you know, doing something you hate 570 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 4: for a living, right, So, preparation organization. I learned the 571 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 4: passion that he had for it. And what I tell youngsters, 572 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 4: high school and college students is to get as much 573 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 4: experience as possible. A lot of schools, high schools, colleges 574 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 4: have some kind of broadcasting programs, radio television, a lot 575 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 4: of the college conferences, the Big Ten Network, the ACC Network, 576 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 4: for example. Let kids get involved, try and get internships, 577 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 4: and really, even if it's not the exact area you're 578 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 4: interested in, get as much experience as possible. There are 579 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 4: so many jobs behind the scenes as well. On a 580 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 4: typical NFL game that I work on a Sunday, there 581 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 4: are seventy five to one hundred people working on that broadcast, 582 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 4: from the producer, director, cameraman, camera women, graphics, replay technicians. 583 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 4: There are so many different jobs available aside from the 584 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 4: people that you hear or see behind the microphone. 585 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the Cup Final for a second, because 586 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 2: I think that the Panthers are head into a series 587 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 2: which could very well be similar to the series they 588 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 2: had with the Hurricanes. Am I right about that? 589 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 4: I agree. I think it's two evenly matched teams. Even 590 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 4: though they swept the Hurricanes, every game was one goal. 591 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 4: The first two went to overtime, so it really could 592 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 4: have gone either way. You have players with Cup experience 593 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 4: on both sides. Five members of the Golden Knights have 594 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 4: won the Cup. Three members of the Panthers have won 595 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 4: the Cup. You have coaches who have both been in 596 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 4: the Stanley Cup Final before. Neither of them won, but 597 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 4: they've both been there. You know. The goaltending is interesting. 598 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 4: You have the veteran and Sergey Lebrowski for the Panthers, 599 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 4: thirteen years in the league. He's won the as in 600 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 4: A Trophy twice as the top goaltender in the NHL. 601 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 4: And you have sort of the unproven younger Aiden Hill 602 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 4: who kind of came out of nowhere. He was not 603 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 4: even the starter at the beginning of the playoffs, but 604 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 4: he shut out the Dallas Stars twice in the last round. 605 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 4: He's been outstanding. So an interesting contrast there amongst the goalies, 606 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 4: but two pretty similar teams. 607 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 2: Do you think there's gonna be a rink rust for 608 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 2: the Panthers with his long layoff. 609 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 4: You know, it's a good question. Roy. He could go 610 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 4: either way. You know, either there's some russ because they 611 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 4: will not have played in nine or ten days, or 612 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 4: they could be well rested. Right. Vegas has played three 613 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 4: games since the Florida Panthers played their last game. 614 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 3: Kenny what impressed you. You spent a lot of time 615 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 3: with the Panthers calling those games. What was the thing 616 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 3: that impressed you the most about their team? 617 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 4: You know, I think, first of all, when you look 618 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 4: at what Matthew Kachuck did, he's been a great player 619 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 4: in the league. His dad was a great player, his brother, 620 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 4: so it's a terrific hockey family. But it's his first 621 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 4: year playing in Florida, six years in Calgary, late game 622 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 4: playing in obscurity, if you want to use that word, 623 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 4: Because the Calgary Flames aren't on national TV a lot, 624 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 4: the games are late, it's not as much attention on 625 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 4: them in the US. We all knew he was a 626 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 4: great player, but to see him in Florida and what 627 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 4: he's done this year, especially in the last series against Carolina, 628 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 4: scoring the two overtime goals and then the game winner 629 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 4: in Game four against the Hurricanes. But I think from 630 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 4: top to bottom, they're deep, both up front and on defense. 631 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 4: The defensemen are probably better than the summer of their 632 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 4: parts or the sum of the parts. I guess it's 633 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 4: probably better than if you look at the six guys individually. 634 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 4: But they've done a terrific job Aaronetklavs the only homegrown defenseman. 635 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 4: The other five from elsewhere. Their captain Alexander Barkov is 636 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:51,719 Speaker 4: an outstanding player on both ends, offensively and defensively. They 637 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 4: have Cardiff Hagen has scored over forty goals and some 638 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 4: big ones in the playoffs, Sam Bennett, sat and Ryan Hart. 639 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 4: You know, players that did not have a lot of 640 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 4: playoff experience, but they've stepped it up during this postseason. 641 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 2: Seems like Paul Marisa is taking a hands off approaching 642 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 2: his again pre relaxed beyond the bench, and it's pretty 643 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 2: much showing on that the players have accountability on the ice, 644 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 2: that they can clamp their own mistakes and figgure things 645 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 2: out from themselves. Am I right? 646 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 4: He really does seem relax, doesn't He a guy that's 647 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 4: been a coach for a long time. He's sixth all 648 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 4: time and wins in the NHL. But when he wanted 649 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 4: to put the spruce to his club, he did. You know, 650 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 4: we all saw the videos during the regular season on 651 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 4: a couple of occasions when he really gave it to 652 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 4: them on the bench. But his style, his attitude seems 653 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 4: to be working. And Bruce Cassidy on the other side, 654 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 4: same thing. A coach who reached the Cup with Boston 655 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 4: in twenty nineteen lost in Game seven on home ice, 656 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 4: fired after last season, and he takes his new club 657 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 4: all the way to the Cup final. 658 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 3: Kenny Brendan Moore not calling that a sweep, refusing to 659 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 3: call it a sweep? Is that the most aciddine thing 660 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 3: you've ever heard of? Coach say? 661 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, I understand what he was saying, because 662 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 4: now every game one goal. So you know, I guess 663 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 4: if you're Rod Brenda Moore, you want to defend your team. 664 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 4: And in his mind, because it was such a close series, 665 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 4: every goal was a one goal game. But it wasn't sweet. 666 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 4: They did lose it for right, So. 667 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:17,959 Speaker 3: What do you think you got Game one coming up 668 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 3: Saturday night on T and T. I don't want to 669 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 3: ask you for a prediction here, because you're calling the game. 670 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 3: You got to remain neutral, you got to remain biased. 671 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 3: But let me do it this way. The Panthers will 672 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 3: win the Stanley Cup if they do blank. 673 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 4: If Bobrovsky continues to do what he's been doing uh 674 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 4: in the last twelve games, if he continues to stand 675 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 4: on his head, I think that would be the number 676 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 4: one thing among others. But if they continue to get 677 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 4: the unbelievable goaltending from Bobrovski, I think they win the Cup. 678 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 3: Kenny, do you have the most embarrassing moment on air? 679 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 3: Do you have one? 680 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 4: Nothing major? They're a couple. I did get the hiccups 681 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 4: on air one time when I was a Rangers game 682 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 4: on the radio, and that's tough. You could do that 683 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 4: during baseball. Yeah, Fortunately I was able to reach for 684 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 4: the cough button. No major mistakes, as far as I know. 685 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 4: It's live TV or live radio, so mistakes are going 686 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 4: to happen, but you know, no major ones. I think 687 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 4: during hockey, and in particular the playoffs, you know you 688 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 4: want to make sure you get all the goals right, obviously, 689 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 4: and in hockey these days, there are so many deflections 690 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 4: and tips in front of the net that sometimes it's 691 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 4: hard to tell if it went off a players stick 692 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 4: or off a defenseman. But during the Florida series, you know, 693 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 4: that was one of the from a play by play standpoint, 694 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 4: all of those winning goals scored by Kachuk were pretty clean. 695 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 4: There weren't any issues, so that would be the big 696 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 4: thing while calling hockey games. 697 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 2: Well, so was it like? 698 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 3: Great? 699 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 4: It was close? It was close. It was a radio 700 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 4: late night Rangers game in LA at the Old Forum. 701 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 4: You know, I always tell this, sorry about not going 702 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 4: to the men's room during that twenty inning game, But 703 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 4: aside from that, not too bad. It's amazing to me 704 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 4: that you. 705 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 5: Do both radio and television because they are so different. 706 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 5: Is there one you enjoy doing more, because I mean, 707 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 5: with radio you have to fill in so much more 708 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 5: of that empty space. 709 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a great question. Hockey is really the one 710 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 4: sport where I go back and forth between TV and radio. 711 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 4: In the other three, I've done primarily TV. I've done 712 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 4: a couple of radio games basketball, baseball, football, but it's 713 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 4: been ninety nine percent television. But the biggest difference is 714 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 4: between radio and TV. On radio, you have to be 715 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 4: so descriptive as far as where the puck is. In hockey, 716 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 4: where the players are on the ice, you have to 717 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 4: give the score and the time a lot more because 718 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 4: the listeners can't see it on the screen. They're both 719 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 4: a lot of fun. Radio, I think is where you 720 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 4: learn your fundamentals, and I would certainly recommend that any 721 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:59,879 Speaker 4: young broadcaster gets their start in radio, but on tele 722 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,840 Speaker 4: vision there are usually a lot more eyeballs on it 723 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,720 Speaker 4: then there might be on a radio game. It's certainly 724 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 4: higher profile. You know, I've done NFL playoff games and 725 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:12,480 Speaker 4: there are probably forty million people watching some baseball playoff 726 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 4: games and obviously now the Stanley Cup Finals. So on television, 727 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 4: you know, you have a producer and a director talking 728 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,439 Speaker 4: in your ear. You have to follow along with what's 729 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:23,719 Speaker 4: going on on the screen. On radio, you're pretty much 730 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 4: your own producer. It doesn't matter what you're talking about 731 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 4: because they can't see it. So both are a lot 732 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 4: of fun. My goal when I was in high school 733 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 4: in college was to do hockey on the radio, and 734 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 4: obviously it developed from there. None of us expected Fox 735 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 4: to make this crazy deal to get the NFC package 736 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 4: back in nineteen ninety four. Never in my wildest dreams 737 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 4: that I think I would be doing NFL football games 738 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 4: on TV at the age of twenty six. And Fox 739 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 4: decided to hire Pat summerl and John Madden, Dick Stockton 740 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 4: and Matt Millen as the two veteran crews, and then 741 00:35:55,600 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 4: they went with four younger, unproven play by play broadcasters, myself, 742 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 4: Joe Buck, Tom Brennman and Kevin Harland, and I'm so 743 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:07,239 Speaker 4: proud to say that I'm heading into year thirty. Joe 744 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 4: Buck one of the greatest of all time, now with 745 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,439 Speaker 4: ESPN Monday Night Football. Kevin Harland does a great job 746 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 4: now with CBS and TNT. Tom Brennan News with Fox 747 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 4: for over twenty five years. So again none of us 748 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 4: expected to be there. We were in the right place 749 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 4: at the right time. And again hard to believe it's 750 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 4: thirty years. 751 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 3: He's the voice of hockey. He'll bring you all the 752 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 3: Stanley Cup games starting Saturday night on T and T. 753 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 3: He also has a new book out, A Mic for 754 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,719 Speaker 3: All Seasons, Kenny Albert with us. Kenny quickly here and 755 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 3: we appreciate the time. On the way out. Tell people 756 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 3: where they can get the book. Promote the book one 757 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 3: more time on the way out here. 758 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,839 Speaker 4: All right, I appreciate it. So it's help for pre order. 759 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 4: It won't be published until around August. It comes out 760 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:52,839 Speaker 4: in early September, and I think the pre orders will 761 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 4: be sent out in late September early October. So if 762 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 4: you google it A MIC for All Seasons, m I 763 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:01,000 Speaker 4: c like a microphone and like I said, it's a 764 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 4: compilation of stories about my early life calling the four 765 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 4: sports color analysts, travel tales, Olympics, how we did things 766 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 4: during the COVID year, the years I was in the 767 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 4: bubble in Edmonton for thirty seven days calling playoff hockey. 768 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,320 Speaker 4: You know the stories I mentioned regarding Barry Trotz and 769 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 4: Mayor Bloomberg, among many many others. It was really a 770 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 4: lot of fun. I wrote it myself. The forward two 771 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 4: forwards Wayne Gretzky and wal Clyde Frasier. I was a 772 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 4: huge fan of both as a kid and wind up 773 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 4: working with both. Call about fifteen NIX games a year 774 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:37,919 Speaker 4: with Clyde and Wayne. Gretzky's part of our TMT crew 775 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 4: and he'll be on the road in Vegas and Florida 776 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 4: along with the pregame and intermission postgame crew, Liam McHugh, 777 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:47,280 Speaker 4: Paul Bisinette, Anson Carter, Henry Blundquist and Wayne and Wayne 778 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 4: worked a game with us last year on the booth 779 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,920 Speaker 4: and so gracious along with Clyde to take part so 780 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 4: their names will be on the cover. They wrote the 781 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 4: forwards and can't wait to see it in print, but 782 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:02,040 Speaker 4: it could be ordered online through Amazon and Barnes and 783 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 4: Noble if you if you put in the title of 784 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 4: Mic for All Seasons in the Google search, it'll pop 785 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:10,160 Speaker 4: right up. So appreciate you allowing me to do a 786 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 4: sales pitch here. 787 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 3: No, we appreciate your time. We'll come see you when 788 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 3: you're down here in South Florida. If you need help 789 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 3: in the booth with anything, I'm your guy. You need 790 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 3: a color guy, I'm here for you. 791 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,839 Speaker 4: Okay, you know that Keith Jones who is wrapping up 792 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 4: his broadcast career to become the president of hockey operations 793 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 4: for the Philadelphia Flyers. He would appreciate a slice of 794 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 4: pizza after the first period and listen. 795 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,560 Speaker 3: If I don't see I'll see you again in forty years. Okay, 796 00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 3: there you go. 797 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 4: I'd love to challenge you in one of those Atari games. Done. 798 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 3: You probably still have an Atari with your AOL address. 799 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 4: It probably do. 800 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:49,760 Speaker 3: Kenny, this has been great. We know it's a busy 801 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 3: time for you. We appreciate your time plus with radio. 802 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,279 Speaker 3: By the way, I failed to mention, don't need to 803 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:59,000 Speaker 3: shave right, You don't need to say it's great all right. 804 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 3: We're looking forward to your all Saturday night, Sir it's 805 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:04,400 Speaker 3: been great. Catch it up and we'll come see you 806 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 3: out of the arena. 807 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 4: Thanks, guys really appreciate it all right. 808 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 3: Thank you. Kenny H.