Jack Michaels

After calling nearly 1000 games in various minor leagues,  Jack Michaels is now in the midst of his 10th season as play-by-play announcer with the Edmonton Oilers. He has been selected to call Stanley Cup playoff games on the U.S. network Westwood One in each of the last two postseasons.  

He arrived in Edmonton after eight seasons as the radio and television voice as well as the alternate governor of the ECHL’s Alaska Aces.  While with the Aces, Michaels was honoured as the ECHL Broadcaster of the Year in 2004 and was selected by the ECHL to broadcast their annual All Star Game on five separate occasions, a telecast available to over 80 million homes on the NHL Network and Fox Sports West. 

Michaels’ career began after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College in New York.  He started as a sports reporter at Cornell University and Ithaca College and then moved on to Erie, Pennsylvania and New York City as a Sports Reporter and Production Assistant.  Michaels then moved full-time to the hockey world, joining the Colorado Gold Kings of the WCHL where he was the play-by-play voice for three seasons before moving to Anchorage, Alaska.