how do ice hockey TV audience recognize the players although their quick continuous motion effectively conceals their names, faces and numbers?
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I work on a stat crew for hockey — it’s all about reading numbers. Most players will have of course the big one on the back, but they will also have the smaller one on each sleeve, and if you’re lucky, also in front. Generally we will have two people on our crew concentrating on numbers, one will say who has the puck, and the other will write it down. That way if a goal is scored, we can give out the assists.
Broadcasters before every game will memorize the numbers for both teams. And while broadcasting, they can translate that into names.
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