Before he became the Caps’ radio play-by-play guy, John Walton did public announcements for the Cincinnati Reds and called three Hershey Bears Calder Cup championships. He’s already had a great career, but tonight he’s be calling the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs for NBC Sports. That’s a whole ‘nother level.
If you tuned into NBCSN, you heard the dulcet tones of @WaltonCaps telling the story of the Anaheim Ducks vs the Dallas Stars.
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Here’s how John opened it all up. Of course he mentioned Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau, with whom Walton has a long history.
John didn’t have to wait long to call his first goal. Anaheim’s Kyle Palmieri scored two minutes into the game. Later, former Hershey Bear and long-time Washington Capital, Mathieu Perreault scored. Just like the old days.
Congratulations, John. You deserve it.
My perch for Game 1, #DucksStars 10 eastern with me and @91Butch on @NBCSN at Honda Center. Playoffs and palm trees. pic.twitter.com/uzgFQ9IC8u
— John Walton (@WaltonCaps) April 16, 2014
