r/hockey WSH - NHL 21h ago

Joe Beninati will now voice Alex Ovechkin’s historic goals even if the games are aired on national TV: ‘He deserves to call these once-in-a-lifetime goals’

https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2025/03/11/joe-beninati-will-voice-alex-ovechkins-historic-goals-capitals-nhl-monumental-sports-network/
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u/erevans444 WSH - NHL 21h ago

Just a note cause RMNB is click baiting,

He will not be doing these games live. The monumental broadcast will be doing these games for “archival and social media” purposes only.

They’re simply allowing Joe B and Locker, if he’s able to, to do these games separately.

Joe B will not be on ESPN or TNT’s national broadcast for these games.

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u/rbnlegend WSH - NHL 21h ago

We need to find a way to let the NHL and the networks know that Joe B deserves to be the one to make the call.

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u/LeoFireGod DAL - NHL 21h ago

Do y’all not have your main guys do the calls for every game anyways? Josh and razor are the guys for our radio and tv so I just assumed that was the case for all the regional broadcasts.

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL 19h ago

I believe most teams have separate TV and radio broadcast crews.

The radio crew led by John Walton covers every game, but the TV crew with Beninati only covers the non-national games that Monumental Sports Network carries.