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Doc Emrick, the Pirate Parrot and You

Sometimes familiar faces turn up in the most peculiar places.Mike "Doc" Emrick has been behind the play-by-play mic for every game of the Stanley Cup Finals so far. There is no denying that he's the preeminent voice for NBC and the top voice in hockey right now, despite what my personal opinions may be. The guy can call a...

Chico Resch, Arena Food Connoisseur

A while back I told you about a little segment that the Devils broadcast team has started doing during their local telecasts. Color commentator Glenn "Chico" Resch, would samples some food from one of the new food stands ... restaurants ... whatever you want to call them ... from the Devils' new home arena, the Prudential...

The Ice Sheet: Melting Down the Classic

Every day from Monday to Saturday, The Ice Sheet will take a look at the biggest stories in the league that happened on the ice and elsewhere the night before.(An virtual recreation of an actual conversation that occurred on the morning of Jan. 1, 2008, in a cluttered post-party living room somewhere in Maryland.)...

Wearing the Wisdom of Chico Resch

I once interviewed former NHL goalie and current Devils TV commentator Glenn "Chico" Resch in what ended up being close to a three-hour telephone conversation of funny recollections from an old-school soul surveying a new hockey landscape. There's an undeniable charm to the guy; he's one of those local broadcasters whose...