this is a well-deserved honor for nick. when he first switched to radio play by play, i was really skeptical. he settled in nicely and does a terrific job night in night out.
back in 98 my wife and i were staying at a hotel in san jose and had tix to see the sharks v. kings that night. i went to the lobby to check in, and lo and behold, it's the Kings! they were just checking out and headed over to the arena. so i'm at the desk checking in, and there's nick and bob. it was trade deadline day and nick had a couple of pages of the deals made. i asked him if the Kings had made any moves. he said no, then asked if i wanted to read through the list. sure do! that was a pretty nice moment to share with him.
during the closing moments of game 6 in '12, i muted the nbcsn broadcast and turned on my radio to hear nick make the call. "After 45 years, the Kings can wear their crowns!!" It was the perfect thing to say.