In a word: VERY. From an article in the NYT:
You KNOW those young ladies were thrilled beyond belief. I think Doc prolly was, too.
H/t to the Usual Hockey Source.
Mike Emrick’s vacation, otherwise known as the 113-day N.H.L. lockout, is about to end. Unable to call National Hockey League games, Emrick has not been fully idle. He has called some college hockey games for the NBC Sports Network and dabbled in calling figure skating for NBC. But his most unusual assignment came last month: play-by-play of a girls’ 12-and-under league game.Video, too:
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Emrick, NBC’s lead hockey announcer, liked the idea of calling a game without a labor dispute involved, and the girls’ game was put on his schedule on Dec. 12 in Troy, Mich., about 45 miles from his house. Williams, a fan of Emrick’s, was looking for a segment for “Rock Center,” and sent a crew to the Troy Sports Center to shoot the St. Clair Shores Saintes-Troy Lady Sting game.
You KNOW those young ladies were thrilled beyond belief. I think Doc prolly was, too.
H/t to the Usual Hockey Source.
Those little ladies were probably very stoked.
ReplyDeleteWell, given as how the girls were hockey players, chances are that they were also fans who knew who Emrick is. So... yeah.
DeleteIt's stories like this that make me want to get up every morning. Just when you think the world has gone completely to Hell, something like this comes along. I'm liking Mr. Emrick more and more. That's something the girls will remember forever. Great story, thanks Buck!
ReplyDeleteI like Doc... a lot. He's one of the preeminent hockey play-by-play guys and is VERY good at what he does. It doesn't hurt that he's one helluva nice guy, too.
DeleteIt IS a great story! Little the girls know when they got up that morning...
ReplyDeleteUp to all hours again, I see. ;-)
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