▁he ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁el o quent ▁voc ab ul ary . ▁He ▁emp lo ys ▁an ▁unusual ▁voc ab ul ary ▁to ▁describe ▁play - by - play ▁action , ▁referring ▁to ▁a ▁go alt ender ' s ▁equipment ▁as ▁" par aph ernal ia ", ▁for ▁instance . ▁O ften , ▁during ▁line ▁changes ▁or ▁zone ▁clear ings , ▁Em rick ▁will ▁discuss ▁interesting ▁facts ▁about ▁a ▁player ' s ▁personal ▁life , ▁hockey ▁records , ▁or ▁contributions ▁to ▁sports . ▁In ▁addition , ▁sport sw riter ▁Peter ▁King ▁has ▁pra ised ▁Em rick ▁by ▁saying ▁" Doc ▁Em rick ▁is ▁one ▁hell ▁of ▁a ▁hockey ▁announ cer . ▁If ▁hockey ▁were ▁big ▁in ▁this ▁country , ▁he ' d ▁be ▁what ▁Jack ▁Buck ▁used ▁to ▁be ." ▁ ▁Mis cell aneous ▁Em rick ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member , ▁and ▁still ▁president , ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁Pr on unci ation ▁Guide , ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁all ▁N HL ▁broad c aster s ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁hockey ' s ▁most ▁difficult ▁names . ▁He ▁is ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁Broad c aster ' s ▁Association , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Selection ▁Committee . ▁Em rick ▁also ▁hosted ▁a ▁week ly ▁pod cast ▁on ▁i T unes ▁called ▁" Em rick ' s ▁Ang le " ▁which ▁offers ▁his ▁current ▁thoughts ▁on ▁the ▁N HL . ▁ ▁Em rick ▁is ▁an ▁av id ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir