Even legends have their "one that got away." Mike "Doc" Emrick, widely celebrated as the greatest announcer in NHL history, recently opened up about the one call that still haunts him—nearly 16 years after it happened.

It was June 9, 2010. Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks scored the Stanley Cup-clinching overtime goal against the Philadelphia Flyers. But for Emrick, the lead voice for the NHL on NBC at the time, that iconic moment came with a twist of frustration. "When you call an overtime game, you want to make sure the call is clean, and that one was anything but, because I was not able to see it," Emrick shared on the latest episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast.

The issue? A mix of poor visibility and strict protocols. An off-ice official in the press box could see the puck cross the line, but rules prevented him from turning on the goal light until an on-ice referee pointed at the net. The referee never did. The light stayed off. And Emrick, unable to confirm the goal, held back from saying "score" until players began celebrating on the ice. "It doesn't really make me feel any better that none of the other guys on press row that were broadcasting could see the puck either," he admitted with a wry smile.

Emrick, who called 22 Stanley Cup Finals and six Olympics over his storied career, later got a chance at redemption. When he retired, NBC allowed him to re-record the call. "I did a wonderful job calling it that time, knowing how it was going to go," he said. "But that night, it was substandard."

It's a reminder that even the best in the game can have moments they'd like back—a lesson in humility and the relentless pursuit of perfection that defines hockey's greatest voices.