Wrong Names Not Funny Anymore
Ok, ok, maybe it’s still a little funny.
Last night espn.com has Ulf Samuelsson assisting on Patrick Sharp’s goal. Ben Eager should actually be credited with the assist.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen errant boxscores (or summary, as many in hockey still like to call them). Cliff Ronning made a mini-comeback according to this boxscore. Bill Huard is apparently playing with Ilya Kovalchuk. Sabres prospect Daniel Paille had an assist on Dany Heatley’s goal here.
There could be earlier gaffes, but this has obviously been going on for weeks. I doubt there’s any manual entry going on for boxscores, so it’s probably a database flub related to player IDs. Either way, a couple of mess ups are fine, but weeks have gone by and this is still going on - and there’s not one note of correction on any of these boxscores.
How many casual fans are reading these boxscores? How many hardcore fans still think Zarley Zalapski is playing in the NHL?
espn.com should address this or expect their hockey audience to move on.
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