Broadcaster Profile- Dave Goucher, Boston Bruins

Happy Holidays everyone! With the college hockey season in the holiday break, I'd like to continue to expand my coverage of profiling radio broadcasters into the NHL as well. Hockey East play for me resumes in late January (BC's Jon Rish will be the next radio voice from Hockey East that I feature), but for now I'll continue on with our spotlights by taking a look at the radio voice of the Boston Bruins, Dave Goucher.

Dave Goucher has a rich history calling hockey games on the radio and television as well for that matter. Calling the Boston Bruins on 98.5 the Sports Hub alongside his outstanding analyst Bob Beers, Dave began his career at Boston University, calling two seasons of BU hockey including the Beanpot, Hockey East championships, and the 1993 NCAA Frozen Four. He came up through the system, working for the Providence Bruins and in 1999 was at the mike for the Bruins as they won the Calder Cup Championship. He has also spent a fair amount of time on NESN, covering the Providence Bruins and ECAC hockey, and he currently covers Hockey East for the network.

He became the voice of the Bruins in 2000, replacing another New England radio icon, Bob Neumeier. Dave is one of three radio broadcasters to broadcast the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup (Bob Wilson and Fred Cusick being the others). He has three AP awards as the top radio play by play announcer in New England in 2003, 2006, and 2007. He also won  the AP Best Sportscast award in 2006. Another impressive fact about Dave is that he also called NHL Hockey on Westwood One, calling Game 7 of the Western Conference series between the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks in 2003. Dave spent nine seasons at WBZ radio (1030 AM) before moving over to 98.5 the Sports Hub, the Bruins current radio home.

His versatility is well-known, as he has also covered the Major League Baseball Playoffs (2004), Super Bowl 39, and the Boston Red Sox ring ceremony for WBZ radio.

He is a fixture on the " Toucher and Rich" morning radio show on 98.5 and hosts a segment called " Goucher Goes to the Movies" in which he narrates play by play of famous scenes in cinematic history. He was named Massachusetts Sportscaster of the Year in 2013 and 2014 and has been honored by the AP four times as the top New England Sportscaster.

Dave has a Stanley Cup ring to his credit, and he has been to the Stanley Cup finals twice with the Bruins, winning once and losing once. His energy and passion for the game is unquestioned. Here is a sample of Dave's work. This clip is his call of Patrice Bergeron's game and series winning goal against Toronto a few seasons ago. This clip contains video of the goal with Dave's call: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Vs6rqOX_Y


Dave and Bob Beers can be heard whenever the Boston Bruins take to the ice. All games can be heard live at 98.5 the Sports Hub, and you can catch the action at http://boston.cbslocal.com/station/985-the-sports-hub/.