Mike Emrick Mike " Doc " Emrick , ( born August 1 , 1946 in La Fontaine , Indiana ) is an American [ sportscaster noted mostly for his work in ice hockey . Emrick is currently the lead play - by - play announcer for both NBC and Versus along with Eddie Olczyk . Among the many awards he has received is the NHL ' s Lester Patrick Award in 2004 and the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 along with Eddie Olczyk . Biography . Background . Emrick earned a B . Sc . in speech from Manchester University in 1968 , a M . A . in radio / television from Miami University in 1969 . He then received a Ph . D . in Communications ( radio / television / film ) from Bowling Green State University in 1976 , where he got his nickname " Doc " . Emrick taught speech and broadcasting at Geneva College in the Pittsburgh suburb of Beaver Falls from 1969 – 71 and got his first experience of the NHL covering the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unpaid correspondent for " The Beaver County Times " newspaper . Broadcasting career . Emrick has been sportscasting professionally since 1973 when he was hired by Port Huron Flags ' GM Morris Snider to do play - by - play onWHLS radio and public relations for the IHL team . In 1977 he took on the same two roles with the first year AHL Maine Mariners for three seasons ( broadcasting that club ' s Calder Cup championships in both 1978 and 1979 ) . Emrick then served as the Devils first voice in New Jersey , arriving for the 1983 – 2011 NHL season , and stayed there alongside Peter McNab , and from 1986 - 1993 , he served as the Flers in Philadelphia alongside Bill Clement . Emrick was the lead play - by - play announcer for " The NHL on ESPN " from 1986 – 1988 . For 3 of those years , Emrick was paired with former NHL and national hockey broadcaster Bill Clement . Emrick was the play - by - play for NHL on SportsChannel America alongside Bill Clement , and John Davidson . In 1993 , he remained to the Devils , and continued to be the Devils ' s voice until July 2011 . He announced the Devils ' 1995 Stanley Cup victory , alongside color commentator John Davidson on FOX . National work . Emrick has also done play - by - play for CBS , NBC , ABC , ESPN , and FOX . His first national over - the - air television work came in 1992 doing ice hockey at the XVI Winter Olympic Games at Albertville , France , for CBS . Mike Emrick became the lead play - by - play announcer for the NHL on FOX acquire the broadcasting rights calling regular - season games and Stanley Cup Finals from 1995 to 2000 . After FOX relinquished the NHL broadcast rights to ABC , he became a regional announcer for ABC from 2000 – 2004 . He could only call select playoff games at the time , but did file reports for ABC Sports and ESPN ' s Stanley Cup Finals coverage . Since the 2005 – 06 NHL season , Emrick has been the lead play - by - play announcer for the NHL on Versus and NHL on NBC , and since 2008 , has served as an overall host of the telecast . He calls the top Conference Final and the entire Stanley Cup Finals for both networks . He has called games in 11 Stanley Cup Finals on TV for ESPN , FOX , Versus , and NBC alongside Eddie Olczyk . He has also called eight NHL All - Star Games for FOX , Versus and ESPN . He called the 1996 World Cup of Hockey for the Prime Network and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey for ESPN . Emrick has worked five Olympic Games for NBC . For NBC , he called water polo in the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics , and men ' s and women ' s ice hockey at the 2006 , 2010 and the 2014 Winter Olympics alongside Eddie Olczyk . On May 5 , 2014 , EA Sports announced that Mike Emrick will provide play - by - play commentary for " NHL 15 " along color commentator Eddie Olczyk and ice level analyst Joe Micheletti .