Listening to a knowledgeable, experienced voice in the broadcast booth is a hallmark of all sports, helping to demystify a sport for new fans while bringing new insights to long-time viewers.
But sometimes, you need the voice of the everyman to just say what we’re all thinking.
Enter Snoop Dogg.
During his time on the broadcast, Snoop Dogg treated us to a refrain of “Move, Dion, get out the way”, encouraged players to actually shoot the puck, gave Jim Fox the opportunity to teach everyone a bit about zone coverage versus man-to-man coverage, and, of course, desperately wanted to see someone drop the gloves.