"Get the duck boats ready!"

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📖 What is the “"Get the duck boats ready!"” sound?

This clip captures Dave Goucher's radio call from the closing moments of Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, when the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks to win their first championship since 1972. As the clock wound down, Goucher excitedly told Boston to "Get the duck boats ready!" referring to the city's custom of using amphibious Duck Boats to parade sports champions through the streets. The call instantly became a shorthand for a title being sealed, repeated by fans and later clipped into soundboards and meme formats. At under two seconds, the audio is just Goucher's voice, raised in pitch and urgency, with the phrase delivered in one quick burst as the broadcast crowd noise swells behind it. Over time the line spread beyond hockey circles into general Boston sports culture, showing up in image macros about other local teams like the Patriots, and circulating on meme sites and TikTok alongside Stanley Cup content. It works as an audio stinger specifically because it's short, recognizable to sports fans, and carries an unmistakable sense of imminent victory and celebration.

🧭 Where it comes from

Origin: Dave Goucher's radio call on 98.5 The Sports Hub during the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup-clinching Game 7 victory (2011) — well documented

Goucher, the Bruins' radio play-by-play announcer, shouted this line as the final seconds ran out in Boston's Game 7 win over the Vancouver Canucks, referencing the city's tradition of parading championship teams on Boston Duck Boats.

🎬 How to use it in your edits

Drop it in right as a scoreboard, countdown, or win condition ticks to zero in a gaming or sports clip to suggest the outcome is already locked in. It also works as a quick reaction sting over a clip of someone celebrating prematurely or acting overconfident about an upcoming win.

Download the file above, then import it into CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve — or straight into TikTok / Instagram. The sound is free for your videos.

💬 Questions about this sound

Who said "Get the duck boats ready"?

Dave Goucher, the Boston Bruins' radio play-by-play announcer, said it during his call of the Bruins' 2011 Stanley Cup-clinching win.

What are the duck boats he's referring to?

Boston Duck Boats are amphibious vehicles traditionally used to parade the city's championship sports teams through downtown Boston.

Why did this line become a meme?

Its excited, confident delivery at the exact moment of victory made it a popular stinger for signaling a win is guaranteed, later spreading to memes about other Boston teams.