Before this hockey season began it had been nearly two decades since Bob Wischusen called hockey games. When ESPN acquired NHL's TV rights, Wischusen wanted in.
“It was one of those things that was like, ‘Okay, I’ll believe this when I see it.’ I imagined Joe Buck would be at Fox calling the World Series and the Super Bowl forever.”
“Imagine how good your show would be every single day if I told you that you’re going to have huge news like 'genuinely changes everything' kind of news every ten minutes. It’s like a dream for a talk show host.”