Broadcaster Compares Hockey To 9/11: Out of Line or His Opinion?
SodaHead Sports
2012/05/10 16:00:00
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Comparing hockey to September 11? Wait...what?! If you find that comparison awkward and highly inappropriate, specifically during a sports broadcast, you're definitely not alone. But Canadian Broadcasting Company's sports personality Ron MacLean is. MacLean actually compared the Washington Capitals-New York Rangers NHL playoff game to 9/11 and first responders of that tragic day (i.e. firefighters, police officers, volunteers, who risked their lives in immediate aftermath).
MacLean started the Stanley Cup Game 6 playoff game coverage with the references and then proceeded to say you can't compare hockey to our worst day, which was 9/11. However, MacLean did exactly that, as his producers, cameramen, and millions of viewers most likely watched in shock and set the record for most simultaneous face palms in recent memory. He tried to backtrack his comments and said New York City and Washington, D.C. Were linked via tragedy due to both being victims of 9/11 attacks, but much like his original attempts at being clever, it was an epic fail.
“The pain these men [the Rangers and Capitals hockey players] have faced, the price they keep on paying, the hearts they keep on lifting [referring to their fans], it's been through and through, five games in,” MacLean said during Wednesday night's controversial broadcast. You can watch the whole insanity at this link here. We love sports, especially our playoff hockey, but comparing sports to real-life tragedy that still affects millions crosses the line. Hopefully, MacLean now realizes that. Too bad it's after the fact.
MacLean started the Stanley Cup Game 6 playoff game coverage with the references and then proceeded to say you can't compare hockey to our worst day, which was 9/11. However, MacLean did exactly that, as his producers, cameramen, and millions of viewers most likely watched in shock and set the record for most simultaneous face palms in recent memory. He tried to backtrack his comments and said New York City and Washington, D.C. Were linked via tragedy due to both being victims of 9/11 attacks, but much like his original attempts at being clever, it was an epic fail.
“The pain these men [the Rangers and Capitals hockey players] have faced, the price they keep on paying, the hearts they keep on lifting [referring to their fans], it's been through and through, five games in,” MacLean said during Wednesday night's controversial broadcast. You can watch the whole insanity at this link here. We love sports, especially our playoff hockey, but comparing sports to real-life tragedy that still affects millions crosses the line. Hopefully, MacLean now realizes that. Too bad it's after the fact.
Ron MacLean is one of those guys that if you take him away from his commentator role the show would suffer. As most Americans have no idea that coaches corner is a institution where Tv is concerned up here.
This is way beyond disrespectful , it's downright insane!
(not at all a fan of Canadiens--but I do have to recognise the #1 holder of cups)
Also, for anyone who doesn't watch the segment Coach's Corner which Ron MacLean hosts, he regularly pays tribute to fallen soldiers, police officers, firefighters, etc. So don't paint this man as ignorant or disrespectful, because he's certainly not.
It's easy to paint a bad picture if you've only seen one segment.