The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth is now an audiobook, expanding the 2016 edition with about 30 extra interviews and fresh context on today’s NHL. Utah-born author Kirk McKnight drew 65 broadcasters past and present to mine the craziest, most riveting moments—the fights, the chaos in the stands, the quick quips in the booth—through the lens of the storytellers themselves. Costas’ anecdote about a rookie broadcaster navigating a chaotic bus escape frames the craft, while McKnight emphasizes trimming years of material into a tight, compelling narrative that still captures the sport’s blood, grit, and humor. Local flavor comes via the Utah Mammoth, and McKnight even sought a personal voice in Chuck Bowler, a narrator chosen for the project. The book’s update also nods to three new NHL teams and an inactive club, underscoring how the league’s evolution shapes the art of broadcasting and fandom.

McKnight’s mission is clear: celebrate the voices that turn on-ice action into story, shaping how fans and fantasy players perceive the game. By foregrounding broadcasters as central to hockey’s mythology, the audiobook becomes a guide not just to history, but to today’s game and its future narratives. Gretzky’s legacy threads through the discussion as a benchmark of stardom, while the Coyotes’ and other franchises’ histories provide context for the modern game’s storytelling tapestry. This is hockey lore told aloud, with a local heartbeat in Utah and a global reach in the broadcast booth.