Doc Emrick retires: What he will remember most after 50-year run with NHL | NBC Sports

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024

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  • @MissNikolite
    @MissNikolite 4 года назад +543

    Who is cutting onions in here?

  • @TheMapcrow
    @TheMapcrow 4 года назад +250

    The Vin Scully of Hockey. A class act on and off the ice. Two fine gentlemen who were both the best at what they did and never upstaged the game. We were lucky to hear them in our lifetime. Thanks Doc. Best Wishes. It was truly our pleasure.

  • @Killerbeast-hx5qp
    @Killerbeast-hx5qp 4 года назад +32

    “I sure love this sport. I hope you do too.” We love it and we love you Doc. Thank you for all the memories you’ve given all of us over all these years. You will be missed. Hockey will never quite sound the same again.

  • @JoMama123451234
    @JoMama123451234 4 года назад +151

    Sad news. Doc was the voice of hockey for 50 years. So many memories watching NHL games with his voice forever etched in my mind. He will be missed.

    • @nayr497
      @nayr497 4 года назад +2

      Awesome news! No true hockey fan needed this guy screaming every time there was a line change. His BS enthusiasm was incredibly grating.

    • @G_54-GMG
      @G_54-GMG 4 года назад +18

      @@nayr497 That was fucking disrespectful. Don't be happy when he's gone, but be happy he was there.

    • @JoeRau-HisServant
      @JoeRau-HisServant 4 года назад +2

      @@nayr497 IDIOT!!!

    • @missdrea29
      @missdrea29 4 года назад +2

      @@nayr497 He is a legend and you say that. You are really stupid

    • @russelltolone8051
      @russelltolone8051 3 года назад +1

      @@nayr497 How about you do the commentary and see if you can top Doc.

  • @harrison3640
    @harrison3640 4 года назад +106

    He's so iconic sad to see him retire but it is what it is. It's gonna be hard to find someone to replace his energy. Its gonna be weird to not hear his voice when i watch. Best of luck in retirement.

    • @edd06001
      @edd06001 4 года назад +4

      We need Gary Thorne back. He's the only one IMO that comes close to the Doc.

  • @streettomato
    @streettomato 11 месяцев назад +4

    I just stumbled across this video. Makes me cry. Hockey is a beautiful sport, and I will love it forever. As for Doc, the sentiment is the same. Thanks for everything Doc! I hope you’re enjoying your retirement! Cheers 🥂 ❤️

  • @Atlas324
    @Atlas324 4 года назад +74

    "For the first time in their history, the St. Louis Blues are the Stanley Cup Champions!" Even typing that line I get chills. Doc will be missed :(

    • @jerryharrington1034
      @jerryharrington1034 4 года назад

      Thanks Bryce !!

    • @frederickglass1583
      @frederickglass1583 3 года назад +1

      Native St. Louisan here, I cried when he said that upon the end of Game 7

    • @lowellhawk1039
      @lowellhawk1039 2 года назад +1

      @@frederickglass1583 As a Bruins fan I did too... Not the same reason you did but you guys deserved it.

    • @frederickglass1583
      @frederickglass1583 2 года назад

      1999: "Can he get in?! NO HE CANNOT, AND THE RAMS HAVE WON THE SUPER BOWL!
      2006/2011: "For the first time since 1982, St. Louis has a World Series Winner!/WHAT A TEAM! WHAT WHAT RIDE! THE CARDINALS ARE WORLD CHAMPS IN 2011!!!"
      2019: "Get on your feet, St. Louis, raise 'em high! Five seconds to go...and the time winds down! THEY DID IT, IT'S OVER! THE *GAME* IS OVER, THE *SERIES* IS OVER, *THE WAIT IS OVER*! AND THE ST. LOUIS BLUES ARE THE *STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS* FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORYYYYY! THEY'VE DONE IT! THEY'VE DONE IT!"

  • @BR-joking
    @BR-joking 4 года назад +5

    Thanks for the vocab and all the enthusiasm. Legendary, please keep writing these. Cheers to the editor of these clips too

  • @Blue_Dun
    @Blue_Dun Год назад +1

    He didn't just bring great play-by-play and his unique voice, he brought an intelligence to the broadcast unlike any other.

  • @lemonedits1757
    @lemonedits1757 4 года назад +30

    A sad day for hockey fans... Doc has been a big reason as to why I watch hockey and am such a fan, a fantastic announcer and person. I can't say how lucky us Bruins fans were to have him for every playoff series during our run last year. Hopefully I can get to meet him someday as he's been a hero for the game. Enjoy your retirement Doc!

    • @TheRealRD24
      @TheRealRD24 3 года назад

      Same here thanks for 50 years DOC

    • @gabescoffield
      @gabescoffield Год назад +1

      Ranger fan here absolutely agree it’s hard to not tear up during this many devoted career. Doc IS A LEGEND!!!!

  • @mattheww7846
    @mattheww7846 4 года назад +14

    Doc will always be the man. We love you in Canada more than our own broadcast!
    Thanks, Doc.

  • @MarcusB-qr1hk
    @MarcusB-qr1hk 4 года назад +18

    We love you Doc! You were one of the main reasons why I started looking at hockey (especially the Playoffs). Enjoy your retirement!

  • @accorsistudios
    @accorsistudios 4 года назад +29

    Once I heard his voice, the electricity of the game was sensational. In the middle of the chaos in front of the net my favorites were - "What a sport!", "I DO love this game". I live in Hershey, PA now and know Doc has roots here with the Bears. But, his heart was with the game and hockey really is one of the last highly competitive and pure sports left. Doc was a huge part of defining it on TV for us. Thanks Doc. And... NBC, you have assembled one of the best line ups in sports with your NHL Coverage. Hope you have the courage to bring Mike Milbury back.

  • @jimgahn9188
    @jimgahn9188 4 года назад +21

    NHL on NBC Sports won’t be the same without him. Thanks, Doc!

  • @danielclark9926
    @danielclark9926 4 года назад +44

    THANK YOU DOC
    50 years of Hockey
    One of the greatest hockey announcers of all time!

    • @Colbyw74
      @Colbyw74 3 года назад +1

      first 3 words of 3rd line r wrong everything else is great

    • @connorjoseph6565
      @connorjoseph6565 3 года назад

      One of the ? The.

  • @robertgiaquinto9256
    @robertgiaquinto9256 10 месяцев назад +1

    Being a Devils fan and having Doc as our announcer was the best. He called every play with vigor for both teams. Every game was like a national broadcast without favoritism. Devils were blessed to have him.

  • @G_54-GMG
    @G_54-GMG 4 года назад +157

    He shoots, HE SCOOOOOOORRRRRREEESSSS!!!!!!!

    • @gmg9010
      @gmg9010 4 года назад +3

      If I become an announcer this will be my icon in this sport

    • @49ersdog70
      @49ersdog70 4 года назад +2

      😔

    • @BobbyD520
      @BobbyD520 4 года назад +6

      “On the breakaway, he shoots , HE SCORES!!!!!!

    • @BSTR03Hockey
      @BSTR03Hockey 4 года назад +3

      “BONINO... SCORES!!!! IT’S OVER!!!!!”

    • @thomy1955
      @thomy1955 4 года назад +2

      Hits the post with the shoooot!!!

  • @dillondanielhoffman
    @dillondanielhoffman 4 года назад +18

    To the greatest announcer in any American League, words cannot express our gratitude to you for all you have done and said in the course of your career. Your words are truly poetry, painting a tapestry that ebbs and flows in perfect motion through the flow of the game. You will be missed more than we can express. Best wishes in all that you do in retirement. Your calls will live on forever ❤️.

  • @dickraynes1339
    @dickraynes1339 3 года назад +1

    I ended up here as the Final is starting today and it just won't be the same without this man.

  • @teamoe3
    @teamoe3 4 года назад +2

    Just cried like a baby. Thanks for the memories Doc we all love you endlessly

  • @toulee313
    @toulee313 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for your class, knowledge, and voice. Thank you for being a part of my life.

  • @roneified4405
    @roneified4405 4 года назад +1

    Literally crying right now - Doc is one of the few who can really bring out the spirit and the passion of hockey. For a man who has never once laced up skates he has always had a nack for showing what about hockey makes it akin to an art where everyone who experiences hockey, can feel it in their soul - he truly fell in love with the game of hockey and he was happy to share it with everyone who touched the game.
    Liev Schreiber said it best last year in an NHL Commercial: "While hockey begins as something you watch, what it becomes is something you feel.
    "

  • @hivoltagefx4
    @hivoltagefx4 4 года назад +23

    So glad I got to hear him call the Caps Stanley Cup victory in 2018! Wishing you all the best Doc! Enjoy retirement!!!

  • @omurak
    @omurak 4 года назад +9

    The hockey poet of our times. Thank you Doc !

  • @macgibson867
    @macgibson867 4 года назад +8

    Doc is simply the best (though I miss Gary Thorne's voice too). Thanks for making a game I knew nothing about (since I grew up in the South) and for making hockey sound brutally elegant and "sophisticatingly" simple. Your retirement reminds me that my own end is coming sooner than I'd like and I best start doing those things I have spent decades promising to do. Best wishes, Mister Emrick.

  • @facepainter7297
    @facepainter7297 3 года назад +1

    What 34 people gave this a thumbs down? I hope it is simply because you cannot stand him retiring. LEGEND

  • @JP_HKY_777
    @JP_HKY_777 4 года назад +2

    Wow I’m speechless! Thanks for everything Doc!

  • @ShaundraLee1920
    @ShaundraLee1920 4 года назад +1

    I'll miss Doc's voice, enthusiasm and metaphors. A total gentleman and savage all at once. No one did it like him. Happy Trails!

  • @Scott-nj9gq
    @Scott-nj9gq 4 года назад +3

    I thought one of the saddest days for TV was when Johnny Carson retired. This one hurts just as much. What a class act. Thanks for the memories Doc.

  • @jrbpit1
    @jrbpit1 4 года назад

    All I can say is this, while on quarantine this summer I watched a lot of hockey, and always looked forward to hearing Doc Emrick call the game. His voice and call was comforting and uplifting. Reminding us of better things. All the best Doc. Stay well.

  • @mr.cactus9496
    @mr.cactus9496 4 года назад +4

    god this is so sad, Doc was all i knew for the playoffs, like many others. we love you doc, have a great retirement!

  • @LRJ-tq4oo
    @LRJ-tq4oo 4 года назад +1

    What a class act! I'll never forget his call of my beloved St. Louis Blues winning their first Stanley Cup. Doc makes hockey understandable to the casual fan and his knowledge of the game is unsurpassed. We will miss you Doc!

  • @SaadKhan-kd6sz
    @SaadKhan-kd6sz 4 года назад

    Just saw this, and got the chills. I dont think playoff hockey will be the same. You brought an energy like no hockey announcer. That enthusiasm, excitement is what made me watch watch hockey since 2013. Sad to see him go. You will be missed Doc

  • @rickyb8636
    @rickyb8636 3 года назад +1

    Hockey will never be the same without Doc. Simply the best.

  • @michaelhogg324
    @michaelhogg324 4 года назад

    Doc, as a fellow Hoosier I couldn't get 2 minutes into your video without starting to cry. THANK YOU for what you have done for the NHL and along with people like me who has taken up the same profession as you whether it is on TV Radio Online or even writing about sports you have been a TREMENDOUS ASSET! Finally, I don't know if you get back to Ft Wayne or Indianapolis but if you do and I'm at a Fuel or a Komets game and see you the 1st beer is on me as well as a bear hug and a handshake.

  • @sixtoessancho6577
    @sixtoessancho6577 4 года назад +16

    I don’t usually watch videos all the way through but this one I did.

  • @santini4754
    @santini4754 3 года назад +3

    Anyone that loves the game is saddened by the knowledge that we will never feel the level of excitement that Mike brought to the game. We are happy for him, but there is a sense of loss. God bless you Doc. You've earned a place in our hearts.

  • @michaelstella5771
    @michaelstella5771 4 года назад

    Thank you Doc! Great memories you’ve left me with. You left out one other hockey tradition that’s right along side the hand shake, your voice calling a game. GOAT.

  • @neilplacek7730
    @neilplacek7730 4 года назад +1

    I can't imagine watching another NHL game without you,fellow Hoosier. It would be like listening to the 500 without Donald Davidson. You add so much to the play by play with your insight and humor. God bless and thank you!

  • @badxwolf_x_5558
    @badxwolf_x_5558 4 года назад

    All my life you’ve been the voice of hockey for me. Bitter sweet farewell and thanks for all the childhood memories that I was able to share with my son’s. All the best doc.

  • @dumpnchase
    @dumpnchase 4 года назад +1

    Simply the best!! As a Devils fan, you were our announcer for years and as much part of the game as the team. Stay well and enjoy.

  • @JonathanGaeta
    @JonathanGaeta 4 года назад +1

    The day I would never see come has happened. Watching NHL and Stanley Cup Playoff games on TV will never be the same, but all I can is thank you for the memories and happy retirement.

  • @youarepredictable
    @youarepredictable 4 года назад +1

    I don't know how many of my most significant sports memories were narrated by Doc. My childhood is officially over now.

  • @dakotalynde1913
    @dakotalynde1913 4 года назад +2

    Never did I ever think watching him say goodbye would bring tears to my face. Thank You Doc for everything. Thank you for making games fun to watch on tv. Thanks for bringing life and excitement to ever broadcast. Thank you for being the best NHL Broadcaster through the history of the league. Thank you for being a legend and have a happy retirement 🖤💯

  • @nicholasgarofalo2941
    @nicholasgarofalo2941 4 года назад +1

    Hockey will never be the same without the great doc

  • @quintenstevens9966
    @quintenstevens9966 4 года назад

    Thank you. Legend. Listening to the game will never be the same without your voice and excitement!

  • @kriskeyser9679
    @kriskeyser9679 4 года назад

    Thanks Doc! You have been that constant voice my entire life...I have watched Bruins hockey since I was a little kid and am now almost 50. Thanks for all of the years and your enthusiasm for each and every game! Happy retirement!♥️

  • @joeipp98
    @joeipp98 4 года назад

    Looking very much forward to those essays to come. Thanks for some great memories.

  • @jerryharrington1034
    @jerryharrington1034 4 года назад

    Thanks Doc !! Here it is I am soon to be a 59 years old man and I am all teary eyed. Thank you Doc !! Only two voices will I ever remember as my voice of the NHL ... YOU and St. Louis own Dan Kelley. Both of you make the hair on my arm stand up when you are calling a game. You are a legend. Thank you Sir !!

  • @hoserseventwo
    @hoserseventwo 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Doc. Thank you for giving life to the game I love. The Stanley Cup Final calls were the best. Happy retirement. Enjoy.

  • @binnins1982
    @binnins1982 4 года назад

    Thanks for over 25 years of memories doc.
    You will surly be missed and never replaced.
    Stay safe.
    (Im going to go cry now)

  • @insertgenericusernamehere2402
    @insertgenericusernamehere2402 4 года назад +6

    Happy retirement Doc, your voice will always be synonymous with hockey to me.

  • @fredd4320
    @fredd4320 4 года назад +2

    Literally gonna cry, grew up with him in the house calling games between the Penguins and the red wings, between me and my dad, gonna miss you doc

  • @unbiasbruinsfan7330
    @unbiasbruinsfan7330 3 года назад

    Class act, always got me hyped during our 2019 run. Can't believe he's done, such an iconic voice. No replacing the amount of energy that he brings. GOAT in my opinion. Good luck with everything doc, and one last time...HENRIQUE, IT'S OVAAAAR

  • @ryancanfield7568
    @ryancanfield7568 2 года назад +1

    still can't believe it. About to go into my freshman year of college.. to study broadcasting. All because of Doc

  • @mariemisko6877
    @mariemisko6877 4 года назад

    Thank You For All the years! It was an honor to produce off Mike with Mike Emrick! Enjoy Mike! Live within each moment Big Love to you Doc, Joyce and pups♥️

  • @drooster1219
    @drooster1219 4 года назад +1

    Thank you Doc, you are the reason hockey is exciting as it is and why I love to watch. I grew up to your voice with Chico at the Pru and hockey will never be the same. You will be greatly and genuinely missed.
    -Love, your hockey friend😢💔

  • @ryanlewiz
    @ryanlewiz 4 года назад +22

    Happy for ya Doc! I was so happy a few years back that HBO Sports highlighted a bit of your career, passion for hockey and that impeccable improvisational verbosity you applied to who, what, where, why a puck, player, etc was behaving. I am grateful to have decent vision, but if I ever did lose my ability to watch the game I know I can still see some vintage hockey perfectly. ESPN’s abandonment of all things hockey could have proven to be a disaster for the growth of the NHL in the States. We have you to thank as much as anyone in media for the NHL today. Be well! ...and Go Flames Go...eventually

  • @benmeyer7463
    @benmeyer7463 4 года назад

    Ty doc for the greatest 17 seconds in a hockey game I could’ve asked for!!!!

  • @varietysquadgaming1690
    @varietysquadgaming1690 4 года назад

    All my years of watching hockey he was there you will be missed thank you for everything

  • @Finantheagile3
    @Finantheagile3 4 года назад

    We love you Doc. Your voice will forever be remembered. You were a HUGE part of my childhood, 2012-2015 were the best years of my childhood hockey watching. You in the booth. Doc you are and always will be a legend. We love you

  • @raiderdanCA
    @raiderdanCA 4 года назад

    Simply put, the finest 5.5 minutes I have spent in years... Thank You, DOC

  • @TThompson79
    @TThompson79 4 года назад

    Thank you Doc for all of the memories you've narrated over the years, as only you could.

  • @gyaradocyclitis
    @gyaradocyclitis 4 года назад +5

    “DRIVES one, save made and then REbound, SCOOOOOOOORE!” Best announcer ever. Stay safe, Doc

  • @drredstone7198
    @drredstone7198 3 года назад

    he recently showed me the sport which I love when the lightning won the cup last season his voice just was great and my parents and i watched this sport thanks doc even though I had a short time with you, you inspirerd me to love hockey.

  • @carringtongrace7397
    @carringtongrace7397 4 года назад

    I'm going to miss hearing Doc call the games so much. My favorite sports broadcaster. We were so lucky to have you. Thank you Doc.

  • @bhamm96
    @bhamm96 4 года назад

    Very few captivated the game as well as Doc. I always enjoyed his calls... Happy Retirement, Doc. You deserve nothing but the best.

  • @TrevorTheLever42
    @TrevorTheLever42 3 года назад +2

    Truly the greatest.

  • @ShaundraLee1920
    @ShaundraLee1920 4 года назад +1

    I remember when I first head this "Doc" guy was going to be the voice of the national broadcast for the NHL, I was like who is this guy? I want Gary Thorne, who I came into the game watching on ESPN. I never imagined Mike Emrick would become my fave. We'll miss you, Doc!

  • @blairmalmer2607
    @blairmalmer2607 4 года назад +1

    A true Class Act! Best wishes Doc..and thank you for all the memories of this great game!

  • @gabescoffield
    @gabescoffield Год назад

    I would do Anything to be you doc !!!! Not just a voice not just a personality a LIVING SYMBOL of hockey!!

  • @fran6b
    @fran6b 4 года назад

    Wow. Very classy video. I wish him the best. A really great voice of hockey that I discovered, and appreciate, through the last decade.

  • @timhomstad
    @timhomstad 4 года назад

    Thanks for everything you've contributed to this wonderful game. You will be forever remembered.

  • @bh1935
    @bh1935 2 года назад +1

    As you can see Doc is a great writer. He is more than just a TV guy. he is a wordsmith. A intellectual of the game.

  • @jeromehoward1249
    @jeromehoward1249 3 года назад

    On behalf of all NHL fans everywhere, Doc, may God bless and keep you, and thanks for allowing us to hear your voice for all these years.

  • @bencaldwell4820
    @bencaldwell4820 3 года назад +1

    SCORE !!!!! Love it already miss it doc please come back ! Lol

  • @LYMental
    @LYMental 4 года назад

    Thank you for making so many games so memorable!!!!!!

  • @evanwilliams6406
    @evanwilliams6406 4 года назад

    Thank you, very much Mr. Emrick for your commentary and insight on the game of hockey. Best wishes, sir.

  • @OT827_
    @OT827_ 4 года назад +2

    Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened 🙏🏼

  • @BTBTTV
    @BTBTTV 4 года назад +3

    The best announcer in all of sports
    Will miss you😭

  • @davidcragnolin1173
    @davidcragnolin1173 4 года назад

    I had the privilege of working with Doc..I helped produce Brut Hockey Week ..and Molson Ice Hockey Week..the best hockey announcer ever and a beautiful man as well..made everyone feel important and even tried to get me Job with the then Utica Devils..love you Doc..many happy healthy years in front of you..Crags

  • @hawksfan8870
    @hawksfan8870 3 года назад +2

    “Drops it to Richards......Across to Kane, HE SCORES!!!”
    -Doc Emerick
    I’ll never forget that line! Thank You Doc for all the memories with the Hawks!

  • @Eabreptiles
    @Eabreptiles Год назад +1

    The greatest sports announcer to ever live

  • @dominicmoretti3211
    @dominicmoretti3211 4 года назад

    We love you Doc. Enjoy your retirement. The voice of the playoffs for my whole adult life, the playoffs will certainly sound weird without you. Every call you made seemed more exciting than the last. Thank you for a lifetime of memories.

  • @davidramos9516
    @davidramos9516 4 года назад +2

    One of the greatest sports announcers ever! Enjoy your retirement, Doc!

  • @tomgillotti
    @tomgillotti 4 года назад

    So iconic, man! Thank you for the memories!!

  • @szymon3409
    @szymon3409 3 года назад +1

    Thank You Doc for the amazing time. You will be unforgettable part of my journey with watching professional ice hockey. Wish You all the best, rest, live long and enjoy well deserved pension. Though, I truly regret never hearing Your comment again. 😢😢😢 Big credits to You - You deserved for the most noble place in the ice hockey history and even among such stars like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr You don’t need to feel ashamed at all.

  • @Sergio-uq2qx
    @Sergio-uq2qx 4 года назад

    As a hockey fan thank you Doc, your commentary made it that much better to watch , and as a
    Dallas Stars fan, I wish I could of heard you one more time saying: the Dallas Stars have won Stanley Cup.

  • @johnnydarter
    @johnnydarter 4 года назад +1

    Simply....THE BEST 🏒

  • @dr.johnvitale2935
    @dr.johnvitale2935 4 года назад

    Had chills watching this video. Doc is and always will be iconic!

  • @nathanpayne3729
    @nathanpayne3729 4 года назад

    Voice to some of my favorite moments. Thank you Doc.

  • @crystalrainfeather
    @crystalrainfeather 4 года назад +1

    Love you, Doc! Hockey won't be the same without you. Stay safe, stay well, and enjoy your retirement!

  • @NHLfan11
    @NHLfan11 4 года назад +1

    Thank you Doc
    You will be Missed and Remembered
    Hockey life Forever

  • @goblinman7
    @goblinman7 4 года назад

    I'm a Habs fan in Ontario...and Doc and Bob Cole are my 2 favourite game callers of all-time. I can't stand the ones calling games now in Canada. Really makes me miss the days gone by.
    Enjoy your retirement Doc, be well friend.

  • @MYN7Y
    @MYN7Y 4 года назад

    Though I never got to hear him call my team win it all... and by the looks of it I'm still gonna have to wait a lil while to see them win. I still get chills no matter what call it is. Something about his voice just strikes the emotions so well. Thank you Doc

  • @benjaminhertzog5951
    @benjaminhertzog5951 3 года назад

    This had me tearing up. Doc is my favorite announcer of all time.

  • @hiphopaDIZZL
    @hiphopaDIZZL 4 года назад +14

    bob cole, doc, and don cherry all gone within 2 years... end of an era

  • @adammartin180
    @adammartin180 2 года назад +1

    This guy made hockey watchable

  • @thomasschoenstein1589
    @thomasschoenstein1589 3 года назад +1

    🏒 is a continent sport showing respect to each other. Unity. NHL is the only one to show that. God bless the NHL. Thanks Doc.

  • @michaelh4956
    @michaelh4956 4 года назад

    Truly a legend who was inspirational for all hockey fans! We will miss the greatest hockey commentator and announcer of all time. Enjoy your retirement and thank you! Mike Hagen