List of New York Rangers broadcasters
Introduction 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)'''2022–23MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)Kenny Albert (select games during Rosen's absences)John Giannone (select games during Rosen's absences)Joe MichelettiMichelle GingrasJohn GiannoneSteve Valiquette and Henrik Lundqvist2022–23MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)Kenny Albert (select games during Rosen's absences)John Giannone (select games during Rosen's absences)Joe MichelettiMichelle GingrasJohn GiannoneSteve Valiquette and Henrik Lundqvist2021–22MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's absences)Joe MichelettiMichelle GingrasJohn GiannoneSteve Valiquette and Henrik Lundqvist2021MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's absences)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneSteve Valiquette===2010s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Rinkside reporter''''''Studio host''''''Studio analyst(s)'''2019–20MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl TrautwigSteve Valiquette2018–19MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl TrautwigSteve Valiquette2017–18MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl TrautwigSteve Valiquette2016–17MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2015–16MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2014–15MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2013–14MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2013MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2011–12MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2010–11MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig===2000s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Rinkside reporter''''''Studio host''''''Studio analyst(s)'''2009–10MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig Ron Duguay, Stan Fischler, Mike Keenan, and Dave Maloney2008–09MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2007–08MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe MichelettiJohn GiannoneAl Trautwig2006–07MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)John Giannone (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)Joe Micheletti (primary)Dave Maloney (during Micheletti's ''NHL on NBC'' assignments)John GiannoneAl Trautwig2005–06MSG NetworkSam Rosen (primary)Mike Crispino (during Rosen's ''Fox NFL'' assignments)John Davidson (primary)Dave Maloney (during Davidson's ''NHL on NBC'' assignments)John GiannoneAl Trautwig2003–04MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on ABC'' assignments)Al Trautwig2002–03MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on ABC'' assignments)Al Trautwig2001–02MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on ABC'' assignments)Al Trautwig2000–01MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on ABC'' assignments)Al TrautwigFor 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'''1999–2000MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on ABC'' assignments)Al Trautwig1998–99MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on Fox'' assignments)Al Trautwig1997–98MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on Fox'' assignments)Al Trautwig1996–97MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn Davidson (primary)Sal Messina (during Davidson's ''NHL on Fox'' assignments)Al Trautwig1995–96MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonAl Trautwig1995MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonAl Trautwig1993–94MSG Network (main)Sam RosenJohn DavidsonAl TrautwigMSG II (alternate)1992–93MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonAl Trautwig1991–92MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonBruce Beck1990–91MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonBruce Beck===1980s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host''''''Studio analyst(s)'''1989–90MSG Network Sam RosenJohn DavidsonBruce Beck1988–89MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonBruce BeckWWOR-TV1987–88MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonBruce BeckWWOR-TV1986–87MSG NetworkSam RosenJohn DavidsonBruce BeckWOR-TV1985–86MSG NetworkSam RosenPhil EspositoBruce BeckWOR-TV1984–85MSG NetworkSam RosenPhil EspositoBruce BeckWOR-TV1983–84MSG NetworkJim GordonPhil EspositoBruce Beck or Sam RosenJohn DavidsonWOR-TV1982–83MSG NetworkJim GordonPhil EspositoBruce Beck or Sam RosenMike EruzioneWOR-TV1981–82MSG NetworkJim GordonPhil EspositoSam RosenMike EruzioneWOR-TV1980–81MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV===1970s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)'''1979–80MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV1978–79MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV1977–78MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV1976–77MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV1975–76MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV1974–75MSG NetworkJim GordonBill ChadwickWOR-TV1973–74MSG NetworkJim GordonBill Chadwick and Bob WolffWOR-TV1972–73MSG NetworkSal MarchianoBill Chadwick and Bob WolffWOR-TV1971–72MSG NetworkTim RyanNorman Mac Lean and Bob WolffWOR-TV1970–71MSG NetworkTim RyanBill Mazer and Bob WolffWOR-TVHBO'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'''1969–70MSG NetworkJim GordonBob WolffWOR-TV1968–69WOR-TVJim GordonBob Wolff1967–68WOR-TVJim GordonBob Wolff1966–67WOR-TVJim GordonBob Wolff1965–66WOR-TVNorm JaryBob Wolff1964–65WPIXWin ElliotBob Wolff1963–64WPIXWin ElliotBob Wolff1962–63WPIXWin ElliotBob WolffWin 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 for evening re-broadcast on Channel 11.The Saturday night 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=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator'''1957–58WPIXBud PalmerBob Wolff1956–57WPIXWin ElliotBud Palmer1955–56WPIXWin ElliotBud Palmer1954–55WPIXWin ElliotBud Palmer1953–54WPIXWin ElliotBud Palmer1952–53WPIXWin Elliot1951–52WPIXWin Elliot1950–51WPIXWin Elliot===1940s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play'''1949–50WPIXWin Elliot1948–49WPIXWin Elliot1947–48WCBS-TVWin Elliot1946–47WCBWBob Edge1945–46WCBWBob Edge1944-45WNBTBob Stanton1943-44WNBTBob Stanton1942-43WNBTBob Stanton1941-42WNBTBob Stanton1940-41W2XBSBob Stanton1939-40W2XBS Bob StantonThe 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'''2023–24WEPNKenny 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'Keefe2022–23WEPNKenny 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'Keefe2021–22WEPNKenny 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'Keefe2021WEPNKenny 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=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host'''2019–20WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe2018–19WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe2017–18WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Pat O'Keefe2016–17WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Sam Rosen (during select national broadcasts)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski (during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson2015–16WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski(during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson2014–15WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski(during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson2013–14WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski(during Maloney's absences)Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson2012–13WEPNKenny Albert (primary)Don La Greca (during Albert's NFL on Fox, NBC Sports, Knicks on MSG, or MLB on Fox TV assignments)Dave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski(during Maloney's absences)2011–12WEPNKenny AlbertDave Maloney2010–11WEPNKenny AlbertDave Maloney===2000s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host'''2009–10WEPNKenny AlbertDave MaloneyDon La Greca2008–09WEPNKenny AlbertDave MaloneyDon La Greca2007–08WEPNKenny AlbertDave MaloneyDon La Greca2006–07WEPNKenny AlbertDave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski (when Maloney is on MSG Network assignments)Don La Greca2005–06WEPN Kenny AlbertDave Maloney (primary)Pete Stemkowski (when Maloney is on MSG Network assignments)Don La Greca2003–04WFAN Kenny AlbertBrian Mullen2002–03WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina2001–02WFANKenny AlbertSal Messina2000–01WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina===1990s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host'''1999–2000WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina1998–99WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina1997–98WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina1996–97WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina1995–96WFAN Kenny AlbertSal Messina1994–95WFAN Marv AlbertSal Messina1993–94WFAN–AM 660 (main)WEVD–AM 1050 (alternate)Marv Albert (main)Howie Rose (alternate)Sal MessinaHowie Rose (main)Steve Somers (alternate)1992–93WFAN Marv AlbertSal Messina1991–92WFAN Marv AlbertSal Messina1990–91WFAN Marv AlbertSal Messina===1980s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host'''1989–90WFANMarv AlbertSal Messina1988–89WFANMarv AlbertSal Messina1987–88WNBCMarv AlbertSal MessinaMike Emrick1986–87WNBCMarv AlbertSal MessinaMike Emrick1985–86WNBCMarv AlbertSal MessinaMike Emrick1984–85WPAT/WGBB/WFASMarv AlbertSal MessinaMike EmrickWPAT/WGBB/WFASWPAT/WGBB/WFAS1983–84WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen1982–83WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen1981–82WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen1980–81WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen===1970s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host'''1979–80WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen1978–79WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen1977–78WNEWMarv AlbertSal MessinaSam Rosen1976–77WNEWMarv AlbertSal Messina1975–76WNEWMarv AlbertSal Messina1974–75WNEWMarv AlbertSal Messina1973–74WNBCMarv AlbertBill Chadwick1972–73WNBCMarv AlbertBill ChadwickGene Stuart1971–72WNBCMarv AlbertBill Chadwick1970–71WHNMarv AlbertBill ChadwickDave 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)'''1969–70WHNMarv AlbertBill Chadwick1968–69WHNMarv AlbertBill Chadwick1967–68WHNMarv AlbertBill Chadwick1966–67WHNMarv Albert1965–66WHNMarv Albert1964–65WCBSWin Elliot1963–64WCBSWin Elliot1962–63WCBSJim Gordon1961–62WINSJim Gordon===1950s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)''''''Studio host'''1959–60WINSJim GordonMonty Hall1958–59WINSJim GordonMonty Hall1957–58WINSWard Wilson1956–57WINSWard Wilson1955–56WINSWard Wilson1954–55WMGMWard Wilson1953–54WMGMBert LeeWard Wilson1952–53WMGMBert LeeWard Wilson1951–52WMGMBert LeeWard Wilson1950–51WMGMBert LeeWard Wilson===1940s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Color commentator(s)'''1949–50WMGMBert LeeWard Wilson1948–49WMGMBert LeeWard Wilson1947–48WHNBert LeeWard Wilson1946–47WHNBert LeeWard Wilson1945–46WHNBert LeeWard Wilson1944–45WHNBert LeeWard Wilson1943–44WHNBert Lee1942–43WHNBert Lee1941–42WHNBert Lee1940–41WHNBert Lee===1930s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play'''1939–40WHNBert Lee1931–32WMCAJack Filman1930–31WMCAJack Filman===1920s=== '''Year''''''Channel''''''Play-by-play''''''Studio host'''1928–29WMSGJack Filman1927–28WMSGJack FilmanHorace BeaverIt 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)===*WPTR/1540: Albany*WCSS/1490: Amsterdam*WHUC/1230: Hudson*WIZR/930: Johnstown *WVKZ/1240: Schenectady
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
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