Golden Knights' Broadcast Ranked Ninth In 'The Athletic' Fan Vote Poll

The Athletic released their annual broadcasted rankings that the fans voted on and the Vegas Golden Knights ranked ninth.

The Athletic described how they made this list saying:

"We ask fans to rate their favorite teams’ broadcasts on a scale from 1 to 5 and invite them to rate as many other local broadcasts as they wish. This year we got roughly 7,000 responses from fans wanting an opportunity to critique and provide feedback. We then used your grades and input to rank the regional broadcasts of all 32 NHL teams. In terms of our methodology, we average out the results of the survey to provide each broadcast with a local and national score. Teams are then assigned a national and local rank, which is averaged into a composite score."

The Golden Knights broadcast crew includes Dave Goucher, Shane Hnidy, Darren Eliot, Gary Lawless, Ashali Vise and Daren Millard. The Golden Knights broadcast crew jumped from 15 last year to nine this year. The local rank for the Golden Knights was tenth and the national rank for ninth. 

Fans wrote in and gave reasons as to why they had the Golden Knights broadcast team ranked so highly.

"Vegas has the best overall U.S. broadcast and I’m an Anaheim Ducks fan," wrote one respondent.

"Dave Goucher has been here from the start and is informative and passionate on his call,” wrote one Vegas fan. “Shane Hnidy brings in his intimate knowledge of the sport and breaks it down for easy consumption. They are a great duo, and Las Vegas is very lucky to have had them since the start."

The Boston Bruins' local network 'NESN' tried to pouch Goucher from the Golden Knights broadcast but he decided to stay with the organization.  

Scripps Sports has made watching Golden Knights games even more exciting and thrilling for fans and it's great to see them get the recognition they deserve. 

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