Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick Announces Retirement From Hockey Broadcasting

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When the NHL returns in 2021, it will sound a lot different when fans tune in for national broadcasts.Long-time play-by-play announcer for NHL on NBC, Mike ‘Doc Emrick announced his retirement on Monday morning.“It was 50 years ago this fall with pen and pad in hand at old Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, I got my first chance to cover the National Hockey League,” Emerick said in a video essay.The voice that has become synonymous with