Mike 'Doc' Emrick or Jim Hughson

[Save By Thomas]

Doc Emerick has the most grating voice in all of sports.

I guess you've never heard Duane Kuiper & Mike Krukow or that A-hole John Sterling.

 

[OldCraig71]

Neither. Give me Chris Cuthbert or a prime Bob Cole and Simpson and Emerick can just piss off!

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Doc’s voice is certainly “unique”, but you’re trying to let it get on your nerves if you haven’t gotten used to it after all these decades.

He’s lost his fastball a bit (and his eyes apparently given how frequently he doesn’t know if pucks are in/missed the net and how it happened), but I still like him. Myself being born in 1988, he’s a very prominent voice when I think of hockey past to present.

I have not heard as much of Hughson being an American living in the US, but I he’s got a great voice and a great delivery IMO. I do hear that he is partial to certain teams (something I have never picked up on with Doc), but both guys have a genuine appreciation for the game.

In the end, I guess I’ll go with Doc just for the memories.

 

[OldCraig71]

Doc Emerick has the most grating voice in all of sports

In any of the broadcasts, I have watched when he is the commentator has been on mute.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Neither. Give me Chris Cuthbert or a prime Bob Cole and Simpson and Emerick can just piss off!

I never really heard Cole in his prime, but I couldn’t stand him as a Bruins fan. He was clearly (and understandably) partial to Canadian teams and he could barely follow the play during his last ten years as a broadcaster.

He would just do bizarre things as well...like refer to David Krejci as the Bruins “tough guy”. Wtf?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Both are the best in the business. I'm going with Jim.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Jim is one of my least favourite national play by plays in sports. So by default it goes to Doc.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Scaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr

That’s the current Devils’ PBP guy more than anyone else.

 

[tony d]

I went with Jim Hughson, he's not as bad as people say he is.

 

[OldCraig71]

I never really heard Cole in his prime, but I couldn’t stand him as a Bruins fan. He was clearly (and understandably) partial to Canadian teams and he could barely follow the play during his last ten years as a broadcaster.

He would just do bizarre things as well...like refer to David Krejci as the Bruins “tough guy”. Wtf?

The man stayed too long and even as a fan of his style I will admit that. He was great in the 80s-90s though and the clips are out there if you want to listen. I just find that Emerick and Hughson are boring and seeming to lack the connection that a guy like Cole or Gallivan had with the players and the general understanding of what was really going on out there.

 

[doublechili]

I'm still not sure if I was hearing things, but I think Emrick used "squirrel" as a verb recently, as in, "he squirrels the puck over to Smith".

If that's correct, he's disqualified from winning anything.

 

[Nasti]

You expect each one of us to search for this call?

Yes

 

[Butch 19]

Great SAVE Luongo!

Is Hughson the yahoo that screamed this as if a Canucks player had just made an awesome save in the 2012 in Kings / Nux playoff series?

Worst call ever!! seriously - it was quite confusing as he was saying great save, the Kings were celebrating the goal and fishing the puck out of the net.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

Option C, John Forslund

 

[Bramskii]

Apparently some people are much more sensitive to high pitched screeching than others. To me Emrick sounds like a chimpanzee, so I find it odd that you would compare Cuthbert to him in that way.

If we're talking about the pitch of their voices, Cuthberts is higher pitched than Emricks. I also can't stand his stereotypical "oot and aboot" Canadian accent. I've also never felt any goosebumps listening to him and that plays a big factor for me.

 

[Bramskii]

Option C, John Forslund

John Forslund is excellent for the Canes, but when it comes to NBC broadcasts, he tones it down big time unfortunately.

 

[Zamuz]

I want Gord Miller or John Forslund

 

[VanIsle]

I don't mind either guy, they both do their jobs fine.

 

[Joel Ward]

I'm a Doc guy myself but I'd rather listen to Bob Cole struggle to keep up with the play and mistake players names any day. Gord Miller is a personal favourite as well

 

[KnockHobbler]

I'm at that point where I mute the tv during stoppages and intermissions. Doesn't matter who's calling the game. Would rather just hear what's going on on the ice and maybe someone to explain a call that was made.

 

[EvilElf63]

The only think I like about Hughson is being the voice of NHL '97, one of the best games I ever played.

 

[Vladdy the Impaler]

Word's can't describe how much i hate Doc's commentary. I'm eagerly looking forward to the day he retires or the league gets a deal with a new network who drops him.

This

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Doc

Whenever this comes up, I always mention Dave Strader, the GOAT. RIP. (I don't really think he was the greatest of all time, but he was my favorite)

You misspelled Dan Kelly.

 

[Oddbob]

I hate all the idiotic terms Emrick comes up with, and he also isn't very good at calling the game either.

 

[lemonybergamot]

I've watched too many nbc games. Emrick is horrendous. 1. Grating screechy voice, 2. "Waffleboard" and 100 other nonsensical adjectives to explain a simple play, 3. Overexplains, and overtalks. Play has already moved on, and he's still 10 seconds back explaining something, or going on his joke about 20,000 referees in the crowd