University of Nebraska at Omaha hockey broadcasters Greg Harrington and Terry Leahy are drawing sharp criticism by some Maverick fans for being too gracious to the opposing team. On the discussion board mavpuck.com, one fan wrote, "I'm not saying they should have been gloom-and-dooming it, but to sound downright gleeful about the loss was hard to understand."
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I saw this thread on mavpuck.com (one of the best local bulletin boards around).
I have to agree with those posting on there. Harrington and Leahy are paid to be homers. But they continually praise the opponent night after night. Last night, they were so exhuberant after a goal for Michigan (that made it 5-1), you would have thought they were calling the game for the Wolverines.
If UNO hockey actually had a fan following (which it did back in the days of the Civic), these guys would be tossed out on their ears over the outcry that they weren't calling the games pro-Mavs. It's time someone from the UNO athletic department reminded them who is signing their checks.
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