List of New York Rangers broadcasters
The following are the broadcasters on TV and radio who have worked for the New York Rangers.
Television
2020s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Rinkside reporter | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2022–23 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) Kenny Albert (select games during Rosen's absences) John Giannone (select games during Rosen's absences) | Joe Micheletti | Michelle Gingras | John Giannone | Steve Valiquette and Henrik Lundqvist |
2022–23 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) Kenny Albert (select games during Rosen's absences) John Giannone (select games during Rosen's absences) | Joe Micheletti | Michelle Gingras | John Giannone | Steve Valiquette and Henrik Lundqvist |
2021–22 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) John Giannone (during Rosen's absences) | Joe Micheletti | Michelle Gingras | John Giannone | Steve Valiquette and Henrik Lundqvist |
2021 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) John Giannone (during Rosen's absences) | Joe Micheletti | John Giannone | Steve Valiquette |
2010s
2000s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Rinkside reporter | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2009–10 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) John Giannone (during Rosen's Fox NFL assignments) | Joe Micheletti | John Giannone | Al Trautwig | Ron Duguay, Stan Fischler, Mike Keenan, and Dave Maloney |
2008–09 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) John Giannone (during Rosen's Fox NFL assignments) | Joe Micheletti | John Giannone | Al Trautwig | |
2007–08 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) John Giannone (during Rosen's Fox NFL assignments) | Joe Micheletti | John Giannone | Al Trautwig | |
2006–07 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) John Giannone (during Rosen's Fox NFL assignments) | Joe Micheletti (primary) Dave Maloney (during Micheletti's NHL on NBC assignments) | John Giannone | Al Trautwig | |
2005–06 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen (primary) Mike Crispino (during Rosen's Fox NFL assignments) | John Davidson (primary) Dave Maloney (during Davidson's NHL on NBC assignments) | John Giannone | Al Trautwig | |
2003–04 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on ABC assignments) | Al Trautwig | ||
2002–03 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on ABC assignments) | Al Trautwig | ||
2001–02 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on ABC assignments) | Al Trautwig | ||
2000–01 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on ABC assignments) | Al Trautwig |
For the first two games of the 2008–09 season, in Prague, WEPN carried a simulcast of MSG audio with Sam Rosen and Joe Micheletti in Prague, and Don La Greca and Pete Stemkowski in the New York studio for intermissions.
1990s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
1999–2000 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on ABC assignments) | Al Trautwig |
1998–99 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on Fox assignments) | Al Trautwig |
1997–98 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on Fox assignments) | Al Trautwig |
1996–97 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson (primary) Sal Messina (during Davidson's NHL on Fox assignments) | Al Trautwig |
1995–96 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Al Trautwig |
1995 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Al Trautwig |
1993–94 | MSG Network (main) | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Al Trautwig |
MSG II (alternate) | ||||
1992–93 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Al Trautwig |
1991–92 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Bruce Beck |
1990–91 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Bruce Beck |
1980s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
1989–90 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Bruce Beck | |
1988–89 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Bruce Beck | |
WWOR-TV | |||||
1987–88 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Bruce Beck | |
WWOR-TV | |||||
1986–87 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | John Davidson | Bruce Beck | |
WOR-TV | |||||
1985–86 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | Phil Esposito | Bruce Beck | |
WOR-TV | |||||
1984–85 | MSG Network | Sam Rosen | Phil Esposito | Bruce Beck | |
WOR-TV | |||||
1983–84 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Phil Esposito | Bruce Beck or Sam Rosen | John Davidson |
WOR-TV | |||||
1982–83 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Phil Esposito | Bruce Beck or Sam Rosen | Mike Eruzione |
WOR-TV | |||||
1981–82 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Phil Esposito | Sam Rosen | Mike Eruzione |
WOR-TV | |||||
1980–81 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick | ||
WOR-TV |
1970s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
1979–80 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick |
WOR-TV | |||
1978–79 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick |
WOR-TV | |||
1977–78 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick |
WOR-TV | |||
1976–77 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick |
WOR-TV | |||
1975–76 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick |
WOR-TV | |||
1974–75 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick |
WOR-TV | |||
1973–74 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick and Bob Wolff |
WOR-TV | |||
1972–73 | MSG Network | Sal Marchiano | Bill Chadwick and Bob Wolff |
WOR-TV | |||
1971–72 | MSG Network | Tim Ryan | Norman Mac Lean and Bob Wolff |
WOR-TV | |||
1970–71 | MSG Network | Tim Ryan | Bill Mazer and Bob Wolff |
WOR-TV |
HBO's first sports broadcast was of a New York Rangers-Vancouver Canucks NHL game, transmitted to a Service Electric cable system in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on November 8, 1972. From 1972 to 1974, HBO used only one announcer on Rangers games so Marty Glickman, who was in charge of HBO Sports, hired other announcers to replace him when he was unavailable, generally owing to his radio commitments to Giants football.
1960s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
1969–70 | MSG Network | Jim Gordon | Bob Wolff |
WOR-TV | |||
1968–69 | WOR-TV | Jim Gordon | Bob Wolff |
1967–68 | WOR-TV | Jim Gordon | Bob Wolff |
1966–67 | WOR-TV | Jim Gordon | Bob Wolff |
1965–66 | WOR-TV | Norm Jary | Bob Wolff |
1964–65 | WPIX | Win Elliot | Bob Wolff |
1963–64 | WPIX | Win Elliot | Bob Wolff |
1962–63 | WPIX | Win Elliot | Bob Wolff |
Win Eliot called the Rangers games on WPIX-11 as part of The Saturday Night Sports Special. In the early 1960s, the Rangers played Saturday afternoon games, which were tape delayed[1] for evening re-broadcast on Channel 11. The Saturday night[2] hockey games were almost always shown at 9 p.m. Road games were usually aired live if the Rangers were at Chicago, where the game was at 8:30 p.m., and after expansion, in St. Louis or Minnesota, where 9 p.m. would be the actual start time. In the 1964–65 season, Win Elliott did all the Saturday night games until March 20, which was the first Saturday of the racing season at Aqueduct, where Elliott hosted a Saturday afternoon series. Jim Gordon therefore, did the last two Saturday nights of the season. When the Rangers weren't scheduled on Saturday nights, Channel 11 would run events such as track and field and ECAC Basketball. This occurred from 1962 to 1965, before the Knicks and Rangers moved to Channel 9. They even showed a different NHL game on occasion, which was the case on March 27, 1965, when Jim Gordon went to Toronto to do a Detroit-Toronto game for WPIX.
1950s
1940s
The Rangers' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on February 25, 1940, was the first National Hockey League game to ever be broadcast on television.
Radio
2020s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
2023–24 | WEPN | Kenny Albert (primary) Don La Greca (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Ed Cohen (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts) | Dave Maloney (primary) Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences) | Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe |
2022–23 | WEPN | Kenny Albert (primary) Don La Greca (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Ed Cohen (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts) | Dave Maloney (primary) Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences) | Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe |
2021–22 | WEPN | Kenny Albert (primary) Don La Greca (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Ed Cohen (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts) | Dave Maloney (primary) Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences) | Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe |
2021 | WEPN | Kenny Albert (primary) Don La Greca (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Ed Cohen (select games during Albert's NFL on Fox, TNT, Knicks on MSG TV assignments) Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts) | Dave Maloney (primary) Pete Stemkowski(during Maloney's absences) | Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe |
2010s
2000s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
2009–10 | WEPN | Kenny Albert | Dave Maloney | Don La Greca |
2008–09 | WEPN | Kenny Albert | Dave Maloney | Don La Greca |
2007–08 | WEPN | Kenny Albert | Dave Maloney | Don La Greca |
2006–07 | WEPN | Kenny Albert | Dave Maloney (primary) Pete Stemkowski (when Maloney is on MSG Network assignments) | Don La Greca |
2005–06 | WEPN | Kenny Albert | Dave Maloney (primary) Pete Stemkowski (when Maloney is on MSG Network assignments) | Don La Greca |
2003–04 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Brian Mullen | |
2002–03 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
2001–02 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
2000–01 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina |
1990s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
1999–2000 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
1998–99 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
1997–98 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
1996–97 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
1995–96 | WFAN | Kenny Albert | Sal Messina | |
1994–95 | WFAN | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1993–94 | WFAN–AM 660 (main) WEVD–AM 1050 (alternate) | Marv Albert (main) Howie Rose (alternate) | Sal Messina | Howie Rose (main) Steve Somers (alternate) |
1992–93 | WFAN | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1991–92 | WFAN | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1990–91 | WFAN | Marv Albert | Sal Messina |
1980s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
1989–90 | WFAN | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1988–89 | WFAN | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1987–88 | WNBC | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Mike Emrick |
1986–87 | WNBC | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Mike Emrick |
1985–86 | WNBC | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Mike Emrick |
1984–85 | WPAT/WGBB/WFAS | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Mike Emrick |
WPAT/WGBB/WFAS | ||||
WPAT/WGBB/WFAS | ||||
1983–84 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1982–83 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1981–82 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1980–81 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1970s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
1979–80 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1978–79 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1977–78 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | Sam Rosen |
1976–77 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1975–76 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1974–75 | WNEW | Marv Albert | Sal Messina | |
1973–74 | WNBC | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick | |
1972–73 | WNBC | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick | Gene Stuart |
1971–72 | WNBC | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick | |
1970–71 | WHN | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick | Dave Marash |
Notes
For many years when he was the radio voice of the Rangers, Marv Albert missed more games than he called. Marv had multiple commitments that forced him to miss games. The alternate radio play-by-play announcers from 1985–1987 actually did more games than Marv Albert. In his 19-year career as the color commentator, Sal Messina worked with 18 different play-by-play partners, even though nominally his only partners were Marv or Kenny Albert. Messina also did play-by-play on several games. Sal Messina also sometimes did TV, filling in for Bill Chadwick, Phil Esposito, and later John Davidson. So there were some additional radio analysts at times. Pete Stemkowski, Dave Maloney, Ron Greschner, Pierre Larouche, Emile Francis, Chris Nilan, and Ulf Nilsson filled in for Messina. During the years when only the non-televised road games were broadcast, at times the TV crew, Sal Marchiano/Bill Chadwick (in 1972–73), Jim Gordon/Chadwick, and Gordon/Phil Esposito later did the games on radio, especially on lengthy road trips.
1960s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
1969–70 | WHN | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick |
1968–69 | WHN | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick |
1967–68 | WHN | Marv Albert | Bill Chadwick |
1966–67 | WHN | Marv Albert | |
1965–66 | WHN | Marv Albert | |
1964–65 | WCBS | Win Elliot | |
1963–64 | WCBS | Win Elliot | |
1962–63 | WCBS | Jim Gordon | |
1961–62 | WINS | Jim Gordon |
1950s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
1959–60 | WINS | Jim Gordon | Monty Hall | |
1958–59 | WINS | Jim Gordon | Monty Hall | |
1957–58 | WINS | Ward Wilson | ||
1956–57 | WINS | Ward Wilson | ||
1955–56 | WINS | Ward Wilson | ||
1954–55 | WMGM | Ward Wilson | ||
1953–54 | WMGM | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson | |
1952–53 | WMGM | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson | |
1951–52 | WMGM | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson | |
1950–51 | WMGM | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1940s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
1949–50 | WMGM | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1948–49 | WMGM | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1947–48 | WHN | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1946–47 | WHN | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1945–46 | WHN | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1944–45 | WHN | Bert Lee | Ward Wilson |
1943–44 | WHN | Bert Lee | |
1942–43 | WHN | Bert Lee | |
1941–42 | WHN | Bert Lee | |
1940–41 | WHN | Bert Lee |
1930s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play |
1939–40 | WHN | Bert Lee |
1931–32 | WMCA | Jack Filman |
1930–31 | WMCA | Jack Filman |
1920s
Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Studio host |
1928–29 | WMSG | Jack Filman[3] | |
1927–28 | WMSG | Jack Filman | Horace Beaver[4] |
It was not until the 1987–88 season that all Rangers' games was broadcast locally on radio in New York; for many years prior to that, only home games and (after the late 1940s) a handful of away games were heard. Regular-season away games heard on radio after the early 1960s were generally not broadcast locally on television.
Former affiliates (5 stations)
Alternate announcers
Television
Play-by-play
- Bruce Beck: 1982–1984
- Mike Crispino: 2005–2007
- John Giannone: 2005–Present
- Bob Wischusen: 2006–2007
Color commentator
- Sal Messina: 1972–2004
- Dave Maloney: 2005–2007
Studio host
- John Giannone: 2005–Present
- Bill Pidto: 2009–Present
Radio
Play-by-play
- Bob Wolff: 1970–1980
- Tim Ryan: 1971–1972
- Spencer Ross: 1973-2007
- John Sterling: 1973–1974
- Jim Gordon: 1973–1984
- Sal Messina: 1975–1982
- Barry Landers: 1976–1977, 1999–2000
- Sam Rosen: 1977–1989
- Al Albert: 1982–1983
- Mike Emrick: 1983–1988
- John Kelly: 1988–1989
- Howie Rose: 1985–1995
- Kenny Albert: 1995–1997
- Al Trautwig: 1995–1997
- Gary Cohen: 1995–1997
- Chris Moore: 1995–1996
- Joe Beninati: 1996–1997
- Steve Albert: 1996–1997
- Bob Wischusen: 2000–2007
- Joe Tolleson: 2002–present
- Mike Crispino: 2005–2007
- John Giannone: 2006–2008
- Don La Greca: 2008–present
Color commentator
- Pete Stemkowski: 2005–Present
Studio host
- Steve Somers: 1990s
References
- ^ Grimm, George (5 September 2017). We Did Everything But Win: Former New York Rangers Remember the Emile ... Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781510722316.
- ^ Grimm, George (January 2, 2012). "RETRO RANGERS: WIN ELLIOT". Retro Rangers.
- ^ "Capacity Crowd Looms". The New York Times. March 29, 1929.
- ^ "The Microphone Will Present". The New York Times. January 15, 1928.
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