1. There isn’t a more versatile play-by-play caller working today than Sean McDonough, who was just named the lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN’s NHL coverage, which begins next season.
McDonough also has one of the most impressive résumés in sports broadcasting.
On that lengthy résumé is a two-year stint calling Monday Night Football with Jon Gruden.
Things did not go well for the duo, and ESPN quickly made a change–ironically, to a booth featuring Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten and Booger McFarland on a crane, which was received as poorly as any NFL crew I can remember.