The Boston University women’s hockey team defeated Minnesota on Saturday in a pretty exciting regular-season hockey game. But if you were listening to the radio, you might have thought the Terriers had just won five Stanley Cups at the same time.
BU captain Natalie Flynn provided the heroics, scoring in overtime to lift her team to a 6-5 win over the Golden Gophers. The true hero of the night, though, was Max Wolpoff, the Terriers’ radio play-by-play announcer.
Here’s Wolpoff’s call of Flynn’s game-winner, which should be heard at medium volume so as not to destroy your eardrums.
Turn your sound on and listen to the best call you'll hear all week. (h/t @BU_Tweets, @CampusInsiders, @Max_Wolpoff) pic.twitter.com/W1P6oOGHgw
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) December 13, 2016
We wish we loved anything as much as Wolpoff loved that goal.
Wolpoff, a BU student as well as a Washington Capitals fan, initially was a bit ashamed about screaming himself hoarse (while dropping a solid “The Truman Show” reference for good measure).
https://twitter.com/Max_Wolpoff/status/807780208271126529
https://twitter.com/Max_Wolpoff/status/808453002180915209
But his enthusiastic call since has swept the nation, and Wolpoff now seems to be embracing the limelight.
https://twitter.com/Max_Wolpoff/status/808511446724341760
Although his newfound fame might affecting his studies a bit …
https://twitter.com/Max_Wolpoff/status/808525047430283264
Let’s hope those aren’t oral exams, because we’re still not sure if Wolpoff has his voice back yet.
