A couple days ago, Steve pointed to the story about the interest Versus might have in “puck tracking” (i.e. flashbacks to the infamous glowing puck). Today, William Houston at the Globe & Mail notes that any such plans would be limited:
Versus is pursuing a puck-tracking technology that, according to USA Today, could be used as soon as the next NHL season. This would be for replays rather than live coverage. Anything involving a live application - such as the FoxTrax from the 1990s - would require the NHL’s approval and participation.
*hat-tip to Puck Daddy for the pointer
I don’t know ... it seems fine to me. Like the article says, they only wish to implement it during recaps and replays, right?
So no need to worry about flashing lines and colors during play. Replays, after all, are one of those things you like to have enhanced and graphicized as much as possible, so you can actually get a real, analytical feel for what just happened.
Then again, maybe that’s just me.
Posted by Michael Turner from Columbus, OH on 05/13 at 01:33 PM