List of Arizona Coyotes broadcasters
Fox Sports Arizona[1] holds the regional cable television rights to three of the four major professional sports franchises in the Phoenix area: the Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball, with rights to most regular season games), the Phoenix Suns (NBA, with rights to most regular season and early-round playoff games) and the Arizona Coyotes (NHL, also with rights to most regular season and early-round playoff games), as well as the Phoenix Mercury (WNBA). Also, they carry games for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (which also stream live on YouTube). In addition, Fox Sports Arizona also televises collegiate sports events involving the Arizona State Sun Devils, as well as a number of events from other teams of the Pac-12 Conference.
Radio
Years | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
1996–97 | Curt Keilback[2] | Steve Konroyd |
1997–98 | Curt Keilback | Tom Kurvers[3] |
1998–02 | Curt Keilback | Jim Johnson |
2002–04 | Curt Keilback | Charlie Simmer |
2005–08 | Bob Heethius | Louie DeBrusk |
2008–14 | Bob Heethius | Tyson Nash |
2014–17 | Bob Heethius | Nick Boynton |
2017–2020 | Bob Heethius | Paul Bissonnette |
2020–present | Bob Heethius | Lyndsey Fry[4] |
In 2019-20, KGME regained its contract as the flagship station of the Arizona Coyotes. Previously, the Coyotes games were broadcast on KMVP.
Television
Strader was hired by the Phoenix Coyotes on July 2, 2007. He was reunited with his former ESPN and ABC partner, Darren Pang, for Coyotes broadcasts for two seasons. With no television contract in place for Coyotes games, Pang left in 2009 to join the St. Louis Blues. Strader was joined in the broadcast booth by former NHL player Tyson Nash. In July 2011, Strader left his position with the Coyotes to accept a full-time job with NBC/Versus.
Matt McConnell is the current play by play announcer for the Arizona Coyotes.[6]
References
- Phoenix Coyotes Television Information
- "Old Jets voice shut out of play-by-play jobs". Winnipeg Free Press. 13 September 2011.
- Dahlia, Jeff (July 1, 2006). "Q&A with Tom Kurvers, Coyotes Director of Player Personnel". hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "Lyndsey Fry to Join Coyotes Broadcast Team as Radio Color Analyst". nhl.com/coyotes. Arizona Coyotes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Ex-voice of the Jets hopes to return to airwaves this fall". Winnipeg Free Press. 29 July 2011.
- http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=587952&navid=DL%7CPHX%7Chome