List of New York Rangers broadcasters

Television

2010s
Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentators Rinkside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2019–20 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig Steve Valiquette
2018–19 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig Steve Valiquette
2017–18 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig Steve Valiquette
2016–17 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2015–16 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2014–15 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2013–14 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2012–13 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2011–12 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2010–11 MSG Network Sam Rosen or John Giannone Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig

2000s
Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentators Rinkside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2009–10 MSG Network Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig Ron Duguay, Stan Fischler, Mike Keenan, and Dave Maloney
2008–09 MSG Network Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2007–08 MSG Network Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2006–07 MSG Network Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti John Giannone Al Trautwig
2005–06 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson John Giannone Al Trautwig
2003–04 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
2002–03 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
2001–02 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
2000–01 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson 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 Studio host
1999–2000 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
1998–99 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
1997–98 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
1996–97 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
1995–96 MSG Network Sam Rosen John Davidson Al Trautwig
1994–95 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 Studio host Studio analysts
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 John Davidson
WOR-TV
1982–83 MSG Network Jim Gordon Phil Esposito Bruce Beck 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 commentators
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 Norm Maclean 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 1972-74, 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 1962–65, 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
1957–58 WPIX Bud Palmer Bob Wolff
1956–57 WPIX Win Elliot Bud Palmer
1955–56 WPIX Win Elliot Bud Palmer
1954–55 WPIX Win Elliot Bud Palmer
1953–54 WPIX Win Elliot Bud Palmer
1952–53 WPIX Win Elliot
1951–52 WPIX Win Elliot
1950–51 WPIX Win Elliot

1940s
Year Channel Play-by-play
1949–50 WPIX Win Elliot
1948–49 WPIX Win Elliot
1947–48 WCBS-TV Win Elliot
1946–47 WCBW Bob Edge
1945–46 WCBW Bob Edge
1944-45 WNBT Bob Stanton
1943-44 WNBT Bob Stanton
1942-43 WNBT Bob Stanton
1941-42 WNBT Bob Stanton
1940-41 W2XBS Bob Stanton
1939-40 W2XBS Bob Stanton

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

2010s
Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
2019–20 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Pat O’Keefe
2018–19 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Pat O’Keefe
2017–18 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Pat O’Keefe
2016–17 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson
2015–16 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson
2014–15 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson
2013–14 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski Don La Greca or Joe Tolleson
2012–13 WEPN Kenny Albert, Joe Tolleson, or Don La Greca Dave Maloney or Pete Stemkowski
2011–12 WEPN Kenny Albert Dave Maloney
2010–11 WEPN Kenny Albert Dave Maloney

2000s
Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator 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 Don La Greca
2005–06 WEPN Kenny Albert Dave Maloney 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 Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator 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 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
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 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

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 analyst, 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, 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
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 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
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

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.

Alternate announcers

Play-by-play

Color commentator

Studio host

Play-by-play

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Studio host
  • Steve Somers: 1990s

References
  1. Grimm, George (5 September 2017). We Did Everything But Win: Former New York Rangers Remember the Emile ... Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781510722316.
  2. Grimm, George (January 2, 2012). "RETRO RANGERS: WIN ELLIOT". Retro Rangers.
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