Legendary NHL broadcaster announces sudden retirement

Steve Carroll, the voice of the Anaheim Ducks on radio since 1999, announced the 2025-26 season will be his last. The sudden announcement March 18 comes with 15 games left on the Ducks’ regular season schedule, and the team flying high atop the Pacific Division (37-27-3, 77 points). MORE: NHL commissioner wants to ‘tweak’ Olympic hockey experience “Steve Carroll has been an iconic voice of our franchise for decades, calling countless memorable moments and a Stanley Cup championship that will forever be part of our team’s history,” Ducks president Aaron Teats said in a statement .

“Steve’s voice and calls captured the excitement, drama and emotion of our games in a way that connected generations of fans. “Steve has represented our organization with tremendous class, professionalism and passion for nearly 30 years. We are deeply grateful for his extraordinary commitment to the Ducks and the impact he has made on us and our community of fans.

We wish Steve and his family well in retirement. ” Carroll was inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame in January, one month after calling his 2,000th regular-season game with the Ducks. Carroll joined the Ducks after spending the previous two seasons handling the radio play-by-play duties for the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL.

He served as the radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1995-96 season. A St. Louis native, Carroll got his start as the voice of the Mineral Area Junior College Men’s Basketball Team (Flat River, Missouri) in 1976.