State Tournament Announcer History

[SEMNHOCKEYFAN]

I was just wondering if we could provide a list of the history of the men who have called this great tournament year to year

[Evcat99]

Don't remember names, but definitely remember how well the WCCO crew did with the 'State Tourney' in the 80's and early 90's.

[hitthepost]

Chris Cuthford I know was in the late 80's, early 90's when it was WCCO.... not sure if that is how you spell it. Back in the mid 80's I think it was Paul Braun, is he now the announcer for the Badgers? Both were great with WCCO.

[O-townClown]

I immediately thought of Chris Cuthbert. Who knows what his name really is, but he was top drawer talent from Canada brought in to do the weekend.

[Mitch Hawker]

Someone mentioned Howard Cosell in another thread.

Did he actually call a game or did he just make a cameo between periods visit or something?

[zamboni14]

Someone mentioned Howard Cosell in another thread.

Did he actually call a game or did he just make a cameo between periods visit or something?

It was back in the 70s (or early 80s.) I think he actually went to the booth and did a little "color" work and then was featured between periods. I also heard that he said that this was one of the top 5 tournaments in all of american sports (I don't have any proof of that, just hearsay.)

[HS Fan 4 Life]

Cosell was in 1979. Did color for the Championship game. Referred to Edina-East as playing the "Russian" style of hockey. Interviewed Coach Ikola after the game. It was considered a really big deal. He was bombastic and a know-it-all as usual.

[HS Fan 4 Life]

Cosell was in 1979. Did color for the Championship game. Referred to Edina-East as playing the "Russian" style of hockey. Interviewed Coach Ikola after the game. It was considered a really big deal. He was bombastic and a know-it-all as usual.