John Ahlers Biography For over a decade John has served as the TV Play by Play voice of the Anaheim Ducks on FSN Prime Ticket & KDOC. Since 2006 he has also handled the Play-by-Play duties for NHL games on Versus and NBC Sports Network. Prior to joining the Ducks he served as the Radio Play by Play voice of the Tampa Bay Lightning for three seasons. While with the Lightning he also was host of the Lightning’s TV Pre- Game Show and Weekly Magazine program for Sunshine Television Network. Before his time in Tampa, Ahlers was the TV & Radio Play by Play voice of the Detroit Vipers of the IHL for five seasons. During his time in Detroit he also worked as the voice of the IHL Game of the Week and Turner Cup Finals broadcasts for SportsChannel and Fox Sports Net. While with Vipers he also worked during off-seasons as the voice of the Detroit Neon of the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three years and the Detroit Shock of the WNBA for two. Along the way he served in the same capacity for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL for a season and with the Louisville IceHawks of the ECHL for two years, where he also was the clubs Director of Public Relations. Following his graduation from Michigan State University, Ahlers began his Play by Play career as the voice of Michigan State hockey for a year before moving on to serve in the same capacity for the Colorado College hockey program for two seasons. Over the course of his career, John has filled in on numerous other broadcasts in the role of Play by Play including NBA telecasts and radio broadcasts for the Detroit Pistons, UCLA basketball as well as college track and field and tennis. He has received numerous awards throughout his career including the 1995 IHL Broadcaster of the Year and three Emmys for Best Sports Broadcast in 1995, 1998 & 2003. John is also a significant contributor to the Ducks award winning S.C.O.R.E. program, an educational initiative where he teaches elementary school students teamwork values in sports, school and life using team building exercises that relate to hockey through interactive demonstrations. .