{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"125: San Jose Sharks Broadcaster Randy Hahn","description":"Before embarking on his incredible 29-year (and counting) run as play-by-play lead for NHL hockey\u2019s San Jose Sharks, NBC Sports California sportscaster Randy Hahn was first known to 1980s pro soccer audiences as the versatile radio and TV voice behind the short-lived Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League as well as the dynastic San Diego Sockers of both the NASL and the Major Indoor Soccer League. We descend deep into the Good Seats audio archives to revisit some of the more memorable (and sometimes downright forgettable) moments from Hahn\u2019s North American indoor and outdoor soccer broadcasting exploits, including: Covering the original NASL Vancouver Whitecaps at a commercial station while still a college student at the University of British Columbia; Answering the call for a last-minute\/first-ever radio play-by-play assignment for a Drillers \u201coutdoor\u201d game in Houston; Learning the differences between calling slower-building outdoor matches vs. the faster-moving indoor game; Winning \u201cOne for the Thumb\u201d \u2013 and then some - with the indoor Sockers; The coaching genius and indelible legacy of Sockers head coach Ron Newman; AND How Hahn found his \u201cway to San Jose\u201d with the return of pro hockey to the Bay Area. PLUS:  We dig up the long-forgotten San Diego Sockers official theme song! Enjoy a FREE MONTH of The Great Courses Plus streaming video service \u2013 including the new series \u201cFundamentals of Photography\u201d \u2013 created in conjunction with National Geographic! ","author_name":"Good Seats Still Available","author_url":"https:\/\/goodseatsstillavailable.com","html":"