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Damn, hockey is losing a legend.
Doc was kinda like the Vin Scully of hockeyThere are just some guys that associate with the sport. Doc and Foley are good examples.
A legendary broadcaster in Doc will be missed. I still hear the phrase over and over in my head “Toews to Bickell, the Hawks have tied it up late here in Boston”. He had so much energy when he called the games, a true hockey commentator at his best, even though he had the shit assignment of working with Pierre Mcquire later in his career, I actually choose to watch games on NBC just to hear him broadcast, he brought excitement to the game, he loved the game, showed emotion and I found he was was unbiased, He loved the Red Wings, you could tell, when he broadcasting,, but he didn’t show it, he called the game as a fan of the game. NBC won’t be the same without him. Between Doc and Bob Mackenzie from TSN the NHL lost 2 great embassadors of the game.
I don’t think so, I have a feeling the Pens are about to face what the Hawks are dealing with, there team is on the cusp of what is currently happening in Chicago.Nice post. I almost forgot about Mackenzie retiring too. Dayam.
Hopefully we're not stuck with 3 hour Pittsburgh/Crosby infomercials courtesy of Pierre.
I'm really not gonna miss the guy.
His bumbling of the Kane goal call will be his legacy for me.
And yes, it's personal.
My youngest was being born during game six and in the delivery room Everyone, including his mom, was watching the Hawks game. I shit you not. The delivery table was on the wall in front of the TV. Everyone was looking at the TV every other second outside of looking at his mothers vag waiting for the head to pop out.
You could hear Doc thru out the entire hospital, and if I could, clear as day, see the goal go in, but Doc couldn't, fuck him. I yelled "holy shit Kane scored" and the Doc did the whole "derp...derp.....score" line then acted confused during the stanley friggin cup, he can kiss my blackhawks loving ass.
And yes, when Kane scored, by beautiful child's head popped out and his middle name is Patrick.
Three years later when I actually met Kane, I told him the story and he laughed. As he was signing my three year olds jersey, he said to him "I think were related" and I almost died laughing. I even showed him my son's birth certificate.??
I'm really not gonna miss the guy.
His bumbling of the Kane goal call will be his legacy for me.
And yes, it's personal.
My youngest was being born during game six and in the delivery room Everyone, including his mom, was watching the Hawks game. I shit you not. The delivery table was on the wall in front of the TV. Everyone was looking at the TV every other second outside of looking at his mothers vag waiting for the head to pop out.
You could hear Doc thru out the entire hospital, and if I could, clear as day, see the goal go in, but Doc couldn't, fuck him. I yelled "holy shit Kane scored" and the Doc did the whole "derp...derp.....score" line then acted confused during the stanley friggin cup, he can kiss my blackhawks loving ass.
And yes, when Kane scored, by beautiful child's head popped out and his middle name is Patrick.
Three years later when I actually met Kane, I told him the story and he laughed. As he was signing my three year olds jersey, he said to him "I think were related" and I almost died laughing. I even showed him my son's birth certificate.??
I'm really not gonna miss the guy.
His bumbling of the Kane goal call will be his legacy for me.
And yes, it's personal.
My youngest was being born during game six and in the delivery room Everyone, including his mom, was watching the Hawks game. I shit you not. The delivery table was on the wall in front of the TV. Everyone was looking at the TV every other second outside of looking at his mothers vag waiting for the head to pop out.
You could hear Doc thru out the entire hospital, and if I could, clear as day, see the goal go in, but Doc couldn't, fuck him. I yelled "holy shit Kane scored" and the Doc did the whole "derp...derp.....score" line then acted confused during the stanley friggin cup, he can kiss my blackhawks loving ass.
And yes, when Kane scored, by beautiful child's head popped out and his middle name is Patrick.
Three years later when I actually met Kane, I told him the story and he laughed. As he was signing my three year olds jersey, he said to him "I think were related" and I almost died laughing. I even showed him my son's birth certificate.??
If I remember right, even Wiederman and Murray were unsure and "flubbed" it. I won't hate on Doc for it.Can't really hate that guy for that -- it's easy to yell "goal!" when you're some fan without millions of listeners keyed in on you. He would have gotten destroyed if he called "goal!" and it wasn't. Probably just wanted to make sure; he certainly wasn't the only one who was unsure it went in; half the team didn't even know and they just followed Kane's lead.