Off Mike: How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice

by Mike Emrick, Kevin Allen, Eddie Olczyk (Foreword by)

Overview

Millions of fans have enjoyed his infectious enthusiasm, insight, and storytelling on regular television broadcasts, through moments of triumph and defeat. Now, in this striking autobiography, the longtime broadcaster takes fans behind the mic as only he can. Emrick's love for hockey is obvious to anyone who's heard him call a game, and it's multi-layered. Tradition. The Stanley Cup chase. Suspense. Passion. Teamwork. History. Handshakes. An endless list. Yet it’s the people he treasures most of all, and Doc has more than his fair share of stories from countless interactions—more than he's even been able to tell during four decades in the broadcast booth. Through both his early life and his unparalleled career, readers will meet the full cast of characters who have made their mark on the man who's voice has defined the hockey experience for so many. Equal parts riveting and hilarious, this memoir gives fans a rare seat alongside Emrick and serves as a profound ode to the sport of hockey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629379272
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	196,488
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Mike Emrick was an Emmy Award-winning television play-by-play commentator for NHL on NBC until his retirement in 2020. Kevin Allen spent 34 seasons as USA Today's hockey beat writer. He has written several books about hockey and co-authored books by Chris Chelios, Jeremy Roenick, Darren McCarty, and Stu Grimson.

Table of Contents

Foreword Eddie Okzyk 7

Introduction 13

1 A Commitment 21

2 Gold Medals, The Corn King, and Five-Minute News 33

3 Capture the Flags 57

4 Too Many Sue Hamiltons 77

5 The Philadelphia Story 95

6 The Beginning and the End 111

7 Pulling an All-Nighter 125

8 Sidekicks 141

9 Heidi Returns as Mrs. Doubtfire 157

10 Heartbreak 165

11 Madcap Coaches and a Camel at the Door 177

12 Walking with Ernie 193

13 One Swing at Baseball 201

14 Civil War, 9/11, and Mrs. Sutter's Potato Soup 209

15 Can You Beam Me to Anaheim? 235

16 Life with the Peacock 243

17 The Last Elevator Ride 257

Epilogue 270

Acknowledgments 271

Editorial Reviews

“I was lucky enough to do the foreword in Doc’s book Off Mike: How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America’s NHL Voice, with Kevin Allen, and I wrote that the greatest compliment Doc ever gave me was, ‘I hope that when Eddie Olczyk is 65, he has someone who takes care of him as well as he’s taken care of me’ That means a lot.” —Eddie Olczyk, NHL.com


“Such details endeared him to avid fans of the sport at the same time his enthusiastic, cleverly worded calls engaged casual ones.” —Neil Best, Newsday 

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