▁Em rick ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁National ▁C able ACE ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁L ester ▁Patrick ▁Tro phy ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁by ▁the ▁N HL ▁for ▁" out standing ▁service ▁to ▁hockey ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁the ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁F oster ▁H ew itt ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁hockey ▁broadcast ing , ▁and ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Em rick ▁was ▁hon ored ▁for ▁winning ▁the ▁H ew itt ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils ▁with ▁ ▁" M ike ▁' Doc ' ▁Em rick ▁Night " ▁before ▁a ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁Pr ud ential ▁Center . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁previously ▁nominated ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Em rick ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁hockey ▁announ cer ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁national ▁Sports ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁" Out standing ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁- ▁Play ▁by ▁Play " ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁N HL ▁on ▁N BC ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Em rick ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁Sports ▁Em my ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁category ▁again ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁won