Doc Emrick Retiring

[Smirnov2Chistov]

But I thought HE WOULD NOT GOOOO????!!!

WAFFLEBOARDED!

He was best in his Devils days, but he was always better than a lot of people gave him credit for.

HIT THE POST WITH THA SHAWT!!!

or when you absolutely murder Connor Mcdavid for the tenth time with a Check from Behind in EA NHL:

OH!! HE IS DRILLED!!

 

[deca guard]

The illuminati is responsible for hiring hockey announcers that you do not like. They got tired of the whole taking over the world thing.

could be that the usa ruling class and the illuminati are seperate entitys but i would have no way of knowing that to date , but im stalking them and plan on knowing it

 

[Drake1588]

Albert was one of the commentators for the Caps that preceded Joe B (him and Smoken' Al Koken predated Joe Beninati in the old HTS days)

I always am neutral when Albert calls a hockey game. He is very flexible and does baseball, hockey and football. But Albert's hockey is pretty okay. It doesn't strike me as a "#1 PBP voice"

Albert started out calling Baltimore Skipjacks games as well. He overlapped with Kolzig's tenure on both teams, actually. He called some Nationals games in 2005 too.

 

[John Price]

 

[Kezaster]

I didnt mind his pbp but wasnt a huge fan either. Seemed like a genuine good, classy guy.

 

[LV Knight Life]

Doc's really waffleboarding away? Will miss the guy and the excitement he brought to games.

 

[glovesave_35]

All I can say is, Happy Retirement!

 

[John Price]

 

[Voight]

One of the best to do it, the American Foster Hewitt.

Some of my best memories of him are the Winter Classics.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

The best in the biz.

 

[pi314]

WAFFLEBOARDED!

He was best in his Devils days, but he was always better than a lot of people gave him credit for.

Knifed ahead.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Yes!!!

I know some people like him, BUT
-The pubescent sounding scrawny voice
-The butchering of the hockey lexicon
-The feigned excitement
-The irrelevant anecdotes
-And the losing track of the game

Are a welcome departure.

2020 just got much better!!

 

[Stumble40]

After all these years he's finally ready to ladle it in.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Happy trails, Doc. NBC should hire those bickering old men from the muppets- can’t please everybody, might as well get weird with it. Also gritty sits in the booth in silence. You only see him during booth shots and it’s f***ing weird.

 

[TLEH]

He got much worse the last couple years. He was pretty damn good in the early part of 2010s and before.

 

[TLEH]

Forslund is the clear choice for me at NBC.

 

[Gator Mike]

I like Forslund and Albert, but I think Dave Goucher should be a candidate, as well.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

I like Forslund and Albert, but I think Dave Goucher should be a candidate, as well.

NOOOOOOOOOO.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Definitely the right time to retire, but the man was a complete professional and had a mind to the game that we may never see in the booth ever again.

 

[Stlblue50]

Wow surprising, what a streak Doc had of calling the big games. Last final he announced in person was the Blues winning it for the first time. Good way to go out!

With Pierre out of the main crew, hoping Forsburg gets it and that will make it a real solid crew.

 

[nickp91]

Even Doc Emrick did football and NCAA tourney games for CBS

 

[TMLeafer]

I didn't like his style, but I respect the career.

Happy retirement.

 

[Llamamoto]

His finest moment:

 

[Chessarmy]

All of you making light of this and bashing docs work have absolutely no idea what it means to be an excellent play by play announcer. Doc was by far the best to ever do it. He brought excitement to the games, had a genuine love for what he did, was an absolute wordsmith and described plays so well you could close your eyes and picture exactly what was happening. Doc will be sorely missed.

 

[stungun54]

best wishes Doc your retirement is well deserved. enjoy your time with your wife and family and be safe. you were a true lover of the game
and it showed in your passion for calling it. best wishes and thank you.