CUTHBERT AND MILLER

When people mention those names I don’t think of Sean Avery’s old flame turned former Flames’ current squeeze, nor do I associate the Miller with Team USA’s perfect puck-stopper.

Here is the New York Times story about the Cuthbert and Miller I know:

Kim Stallknecht/New York Times

February 27, 2010

Narrating Canada’s Quest for Gold in Men’s Hockey
By KAREN CROUSE

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Like platooning goaltenders, the Canadian hockey announcers Chris Cuthbert and Gord Miller are taking turns behind the microphone, their voices providing the soundtrack for Canada’s Xanadu production.

As broadcasters for TSN (The Sports Network), they are providing an oral history of the men’s competition at these Winter Games that is destined to be passed down to future generations. More than half the country’s population has tuned in to hear Cuthbert and Miller describe Canada’s rocky run to Friday’s semifinal against Slovakia.

Their profiles are rising along with a buoyant host nation’s fevered pitch. Cuthbert was stopped by fans while jogging Thursday morning, the day after he provided the quarterfinals play-by-play of Canada ’s 7-3 victory against Russia.

“You get stopped on the street because you’re a part, a small part, of the moment, and those moments are so indelible for Canadians,” Cuthbert said.

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