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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Howie Rose, the television voice of the Islanders since 1995, has decided to step down, the team confirmed on Wednesday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rose has been working for MSG since 1985, beginning as a fill-in Rangers announcer and moving up to the lead spot four years later. His most memorable call came in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, when Rangers winger&amp;nbsp;Stephane Matteau&amp;nbsp;scored in double-overtime to eliminate the New Jersey Devils.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 62-year-old, who also broadcasts Mets games on the radio, told &lt;i&gt;Newsday&lt;/i&gt;\u2019s Neil Best&amp;nbsp;that the decision was made so that he could have more time off.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve ever been more conflicted about a decision I\u2019ve had to make in my life,\u201D he told the paper. \u201CBut I\u2019m confident I made really the only one I could make at this point in time in my career and life. Strictly, it\u2019s the idea that I could have an off-season like most people who do what I do for a living ... At the end of the day it\u2019s something that I do with, as I say, the epitome of mixed emotions.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CThe New York Islanders congratulate Howie Rose on a memorable 21-year career as the team\u2019s TV play-by-play announcer on MSG Networks,\u201D the team said in a statement. \u201CHis voice has become synonymous with big Islanders moments, which culminated in his final game call of John Tavares\u2019 overtime, series clinching goal at Barclays Center in Game 6 of the team\u2019s first round Stanley Cup series against the Florida Panthers. We wish Howie and his family nothing but the best moving forward.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before Rose, Jiggs McDonald held the lead play-by-play role from 1981\u201395, meaning the new person will be the Islanders\u2019 third lead television play-by-play broadcaster in 35 years.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u2013 Kenny Ducey&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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