PK wants a pizza: In studio with Sportsnet Friday Night Hockey
How often does a professional athlete get the green light to eat crappy food? The answer is….well, never. Which is why you could sympathize with a good man looking for some grub.
This was more or less the scene at the Sportsnet studio last week when PK Subban sat in as a guest analyst on Friday Night Hockey.
The always entertaining Montreal Canadians defenceman has a little more time on his hands these days with an NHL lockout. Enthusiastic and outspoken, he’s been a natural fit on the broadcast scene.
As a powerful and big bodied blueliner, PK was given a rare privilege from his trainer this particular week: eat as many carbs as possible. And the best part, they didn’t even have to be ‘good’ carbs.
With this allowance in mind, PK decided he wanted to order pizza.
I looked on as PK, Jeff Marek, Doug Maclean and the rest of the boys read over notes and stats in preparation for their on air appearance. Producers, directors, technicians, make-up artists and a slew of other staff came and went. Many viewers don’t realize how many people are actually at work behind the scenes of a broadcast.
With pizza on his mind, PK placed his order during a down time. Rehashing what happened hereafter is like waking a sleeping giant.
The pizza delivery company made an error on the order, a rather large error – they didn’t actually make it. An hour and a half later, PK did not have his pizza.
It’s quite interesting how well composed a hungry and angry man can stay during a broadcast. The sign of a true professional.
After spending some time trying to resolve the problem with pizza company A, PK decided instead to take his business elsewhere. He was so disgruntled after the poor service he had received, that he took to Twitter. There’s a lesson to be learned here for people of all ages: bad publicity is hard to get rid of.
Pizza company B saved the day, the world kept turning and the crew enjoyed their meal. It was merely an entertaining ordeal for me as an outsider.
My in studio experience was a great one, missing pizzas and all. There are so many talented employees working to deliver the best in sports news, and it’s people like this who inspire us to do the best in our own craft.
The pizza situation was fitting in my mind. It reminded me to always, stay hungry.
