5 amazing Doc Emrick goal calls to brighten up your day with (Video)
By Mike Zawisza
4. Crosby’s golden goal
The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal match between Canada and USA remains one of the best international hockey games in recent memory. Team USA, lead by youngsters Zach Parise, Patrick Kane and the outstanding goaltending of Ryan Miller squared off against Sidney Crosby, Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo for hockey’s greatest prize — outside of the Stanley Cup.
Canada poured it on in the final game, outshooting team USA by a wide margin. However, Miller kept his team in the game and Zach Parise tied the game with under a minute remaining to send the game to sudden-death overtime.
With 12:20 remaining in overtime, Sidney Crosby took a feed from Jarome Iginla and whipped a shot through the five-hole of Miller, sending the Canadian faithful in Vancouver wild.
While the call on Canadian broadcasts was decidedly more electrifying, Doc’s call of the Crosby goal is more refined and helps understate the brutality of the moment for American viewers watching on NBC.
Doc is obviously an objective announcer, but you can’t help but pick up a twinge of disappointment or sadness for the young men of team USA in his call. His classic “SCORES!” crescendos and then quickly dissipates, as he confirms to the American viewers “It’s over, the gold medal to Canada.”
It’s a moment every fan dreads, but knows may be lurking around the corner during sudden death. Luckily Doc made the moment palatable, and gave us an opportunity to collectively grieve.