It was the “rant” heard around the world, although it was a pretty tame one by Chicago Blackhawks play-by-play man Pat Foley’s standards. During Thursday night’s Game 5 of a first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the St. Louis Blues, the beloved (by Chicagoans, at least) Foley let his audience know about his disdain for late start times during the postseason.
“Eddie, we’ve had a tremendous series between two great teams here. And it has been compelling theater. The two teams have been tied or one-goal games 96 percent of the time so far. But this is the third time in five games that a start time of 8:42 local was mandated.