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Hockey announcer, BGSU alum Emrick retires

Hall of Fame hockey broadcaster and Bowling Green State University alumnus Mike Emrick announced his retirement Monday after almost 50 years behind the microphone.

The man affectionately known as “Doc” for his doctorate in communications from BGSU in 1976 spent the past 15 years as the voice of the NHL in the United States. Emrick, 74, called 22 Stanley Cup Finals and six Olympics since working his way up from the minors in the 1970s and did the most recent NHL playoffs remotely from his home in Michigan with his wife, Joyce, and dogs nearby.

“Things change over 50 years, but much of what I love is unchanged from then to now and into the years ahead,” Emrick said in a video essay about his career.