NHL announcer suspended after hot mic catches inappropriate comment

Philadelphia Flyers vigor announcer Tim Saunders was suspended by the squad aft making an inappropriate remark during the team’s 5-3 nonaccomplishment to the Buffalo Sabres connected Thursday night.

Saunders made the remark during the 3rd period. He thought helium had sent the broadcast to a commercialized interruption and was disconnected the air, but was alternatively caught connected a blistery mic. 

"Sometimes the Flyers get a consciousness of urgency erstwhile they are playing from behind. Now they are going to instrumentality the TV timeout, we’ll instrumentality it arsenic well. Seven (minutes) gone successful the third, it’s 3–2 Buffalo astatine the Philadelphia Flyers broadcast network," Saunders said earlier taking a pause, reasoning helium was disconnected the air.

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Tim Saunders hosts a pregame ceremonial honoring Steve Coates, a 43-year vocation arsenic a subordinate of the broadcast squad for the Philadelphia Flyers, astatine the Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected April 1, 2023. (Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

After astir 20 seconds of silence, reasoning helium was disconnected the air, Saunders says, "While you’re down there, would you caput blowing me?"

Saunders’ partner, Todd Fedoruk, rapidly stepped successful and responded, "I deliberation we’re inactive connected the air, Tim." Saunders past burst retired laughing, appearing to deliberation Fedoruk was pranking him, and past said, "No, we’re not, are we?"

The Flyers issued a two-game suspension for Saunders connected Friday morning. 

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Tim Saunders, vigor announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers, calls an NHL crippled against the Carolina Hurricanes astatine the Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Jan. 3, 2019. (Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

"We are alert of the inappropriate remark made during past night’s vigor broadcast successful the TV timeout of the Flyers–Sabres game. These remarks bash not bespeak the standards of behaviour oregon values we expect from anyone associated with our organization," the Flyers said successful a statement.

"Effective immediately, the Flyers, on with our vigor partners, 97.5 The Fanatic, person issued a two-game suspension portion we code this substance with each parties involved. We instrumentality this substance precise seriously, and sincerely apologize to our listeners, fans and each those affected by these comments."

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Philadelphia Flyers vigor broadcaster Tim Saunders poses for a photograph earlier an NHL crippled against the Minnesota Wild astatine the Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 11, 2017. (Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

Saunders has been the Flyers vigor play-by-play announcer since 1997, spending astir 30 years successful his role. He has been announcing for 40 years, arsenic helium began his broadcasting vocation successful insignificant league hockey. 

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