After 50 years of calling the shots, Anaheim Ducks announcer Steve Carroll will retire next month, but not without one final round in the booth.
According to the Ducks, the play-by-play announcer synonymous with the Southern California NHL team will retire at the end of the current season “to focus on his health.”
Carroll will call the club’s final regular-season home game on April 12 at 5 p.m. from the Honda Center. Tickets to that game are still available, starting at $59.
Carroll’s career has spanned half a century, the past 27 seasons as the voice of the Ducks, including that historic moment when the club won the Stanley Cup in 2007.
The Honda Center, an indoor arena serving as home of the Anaheim Ducks, will go through renovation and modernization through 2027 thanks to a $1 billion investment.
Duck’s Club President Aaron Teats called Carroll “an iconic voice” of the franchise, forever rooted in the team’s history.
“Steve’s voice and calls captured the excitement, drama and emotion of our games in a way that connected generations of fans,” Teats said in a press release. “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.”
While Carroll has been calling out stats over the decades, he’s also racked up a few of his own.
In our best NHL broadcaster voice, some highlights:
Altogether, Carroll has called 2,165 NHL games for the Anaheim Ducks, that’s 2,018 regular-season games and 147 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Carroll joined the Ducks in 1999. For the historical context folks, that’s the year of Y2K panic, the debut of “The Sopranos” and release of “The Matrix,” and the year LEGOLAND California opened.
In 2003, Carroll voiced the memorable run to Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final.
In 2005, 2015, and 2017, Carroll voiced three Western Conference Finals appearances.
On Dec. 16, 2025, Carroll called his 2,000th regular-season game with the Ducks at Columbus.
On Jan. 13, 2026, Carroll was inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. At that time, Southern California Sports Broadcasters President Pete Arbogast said Carroll’s voice was instantly recognizable: “When you tune in, you don’t have to ask what game you’re listening to…you know it’s Ducks hockey. Those are the kind of people that belong in the Hall of Fame.”
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Carroll said being part of the Ducks franchise has been “an honor.”
“I am grateful to the Samueli family and the entire staff for their friendship, and the incredible fans for all their support over the years,” he said.
According to the Ducks, the St. Louis native landed his first play-by-play gig in 1976 as the voice of the Mineral Area Junior College Men’s Basketball Team out of Flat River, Missouri. Carroll went on to announce for many teams at the collegiate and professional levels, including the Los Angeles Angels.