Originally Posted by
The Wheatiemaniac
I've heard Kootenay's announcer, and the local yo-yo's from Swift, Calgary, Vancouver, and Regina. What a total joke. These guys are beyond ridiculous with the baloney they feed to the listeners.
Then you turn on Chat FM and listen to a real hockey man and normality returns to your ears. Bob Ridley is not only a Tiger for life, but a true hockey fan and a class act from top to bottom. The way he praises the great play of both the Tigers and their opponents sets him in a class all by himself. You have a true hockey gem in Medicine Hat. I listened to the last 3 games of the Swift Current series. After 5 minutes on the Swift station, I couldn't turn it off fast enough. When I tuned in Mr. Ridley, it was like a jr. hockey version of Hockey Night In Canada.
Bruce Leubke will always be my fave for obvious reasons, but Bob Ridley deserves to be in somebody's Hall of Fame someday.