Emrick delivers emotional tribute to late Stars broadcaster Strader
NHL on NBC announcer honored colleague with video memorial
ByNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Doc Emrick took a few minutes out of the NHL on NBC broadcast Thursday to pay tribute to his colleague Dave Strader in a touching segment.
Strader, the longtime play-by-play announcer, died Sunday at age 62 from cholangiocarcinoma, a form of bile duct cancer. The Hockey Hall of Fame honored Strader, known as The Voice, as the 2017 winner of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster.
“He was a Hall-of-Fame announcer, a Hall-of-Fame person, a Hall-of-Fame soul.”
Emrick walked viewers through Strader's career, which had humble beginnings, and talked about his journey as a broadcaster and how Strader impacted so many people with his warmth and passion for the game.
