Bob Miller (sportscaster)

Robert James Miller (born October 12, 1938) is an American retired sportscaster, best known as the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Kings team of the National Hockey League on Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket.

[1] While there, he began his broadcasting career, covering the school's football and basketball games for campus station KRUI-FM.

[6] When Storey left the team after one season, the Kings turned their attention back to Miller, who was then hired in 1973, and served as their play-by-play announcer until his retirement in 2017.

[7] Miller's broadcast partners have included Dan Avey, Rich Marotta, Pete Weber, the current radio voice of the Nashville Predators, current Kings radio voice Nick Nickson and former Kings right wing Jim Fox.

[9] But due to their overwhelming popularity among fans, Kings management had Miller and Fox record their call of the potential clinching games for later distribution.

The countdown is on–3, 2, 1, it's over!Miller later recalled that he'd written out his final call in advance, and saved it so he could keep from stumbling over the words out of excitement.

[10] With the Kings having locked up the game and the Cup with an outburst of three goals on a five-minute power play in the first period, many fans sitting below the press box exchanged high fives with Miller and Fox during the final minutes.

[11] Two years later, Miller called Alec Martinez' overtime goal, which gave the Kings their second Stanley Cup.

[12] As the celebration got underway, Miller added a postscript which began, "Royalty reigns again in the National Hockey League!"

[18] He has performed voice over and on-camera work for television shows and movies in scenes which included a hockey announcer.

[24] On January 13, 2018, Miller became the third person from the Los Angeles Kings to be honored with a statue outside of Staples Center, joining Luc Robitaille and Wayne Gretzky.