List of New York Islanders broadcasters

Television

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Rinkside reporter	Studio host	Studio analysts
1972–73	WOR-TV	Jim Gordon & Ed Cain			Spencer Ross
1973–74	WOR-TV	Hal Kelly and Dave Martin or Hawley Chester
1974–75	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	George Michael
1974–75	HBO	Spencer Ross	Stan Fischler
1975–76	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	George Michael
1975–76	HBO	Spencer Ross	Stan Fischler
1976–77	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	George Michael
1976–77	HBO	Spencer Ross	Stan Fischler
1977–78	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	George Michael
1977–78	SportsChannel New York		Stan Fischler
1978–79	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	Eddie Giacomin
1978–79	SportsChannel New York	Steve Albert	Stan Fischler
1979–80	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	Ed Westfall
1979–80	SportsChannel New York	Steve Albert	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1980–81	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1980–81	WOR-TV	Tim Ryan	Ed Westfall
1981–82	SportsChannel New York & WOR-TV	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1982–83	SportsChannel New York & WOR-TV	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1983–84	SportsChannel New York & WOR-TV	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1984–85	SportsChannel New York & WOR-TV	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1985–86	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1986–87	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1987–88	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1988–89	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1989–90	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1990–91	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1991–92	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1992–93	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1993–94	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1994–95	SportsChannel New York	Jiggs McDonald	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1995–96	SportsChannel New York	Howie Rose	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1996–97	SportsChannel New York	Howie Rose	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
1997–98	SportsChannel New York	Howie Rose	Ed Westfall	Stan Fischler	Mike Crispino
1998–99	Fox Sports New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Stan Fischler	Mike Crispino
1999–2000	Fox Sports New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Stan Fischler	Mike Crispino
2000–01	Fox Sports Net New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Stan Fischler	Stan Fischler
2001–02	Fox Sports Net New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Deb Kaufman	Deb Kaufman
2002–03	Fox Sports Net New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Deb Kaufman	Deb Kaufman
2003–04	Fox Sports Net New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Deb Kaufman	Deb Kaufman
2004–05	Season canceled due to the league's lockout
2005–06	FSN New York	Howie Rose	Joe Micheletti	Deb Kaufman	Deb Kaufman
2006–07	FSN New York	Howie Rose	Billy Jaffe	Deb Kaufman	Deb Kaufman	Jean Potvin (select games only)
2007–08	FSN New York	Howie Rose	Billy Jaffe	Deb Kaufman	Deb Kaufman	Butch Goring
2008–09	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Billy Jaffe	CJ Papa	CJ Papa	Butch Goring
2009–10	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Billy Jaffe	Rob Carlin or Deb Placey	Rob Carlin or Deb Placey	Butch Goring
2010–11	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Butch Goring	Rob Carlin or Deb Placey	Rob Carlin or Deb Placey	Stan Fischler
2011–12	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Butch Goring		Peter Ruttgaizer	Stan Fischler
2012–13	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Butch Goring		Peter Ruttgaizer	Stan Fischler
2013–14	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Butch Goring		Peter Ruttgaizer	Stan Fischler
2014–15	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Butch Goring		Shannon Hogan	Stan Fischler, Mike Bossy, Rick DiPietro
2015–16	MSG Plus	Howie Rose	Butch Goring		Shannon Hogan	Stan Fischler, Mike Bossy, Rick DiPietro

Radio

Year	Stations	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host
1972–73	WNBC & WHN	Al Albert
1973–74	WHN	Al Albert
1974–75	WMCA	Dom Valentino	Bob Lawrence
1975–76	WMCA	John Sterling	Bob Lawrence
1976–77	WMCA & WGBB	John Sterling	Bob Lawrence
1977–78	WMCA, WGBB & WGLI	John Sterling	Bob Lawrence
1978–79	WMCA & WGBB	Simulcast of TV broadcast or Bob Lawrence		Bob Lawrence
1979–80	WMCA, WGBB & WALK	Simulcast of TV broadcast or Bob Lawrence	Simulcast of TV broadcast or Jean Potvin	Bob Lawrence
1980–81	WMCA & WGBB	Simulcast of TV broadcast or Barry Landers	Simulcast of TV broadcast or Jean Potvin	Barry Landers
1981–82	WMCA & WGBB	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin
1982–83	WMCA & WGBB	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin
1983–84	WOR	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin
1984–85	WOR	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin	Joel Blumberg
1985–86	WOR	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin	Joel Blumberg
1986–87	WOR	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin	Joel Blumberg
1987–88	WOR & WGBB	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin	Joel Blumberg
1988–89	WEVD & WGBB	Barry Landers	Jean Potvin	Joel Blumberg
1989–90	WEVD & WGBB	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom	Joel Blumberg
1990–91	WEVD & WGBB	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom	Joel Blumberg
1991–92	WPAT & WGBB	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom	Joel Blumberg
1992–93	WPAT & WGBB	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom	Joel Blumberg
1993–94	WPAT & WGBB	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom	Joel Blumberg
1994–95	WPAT	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom
1995–96	WPAT	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom
1996–97	WLIR-FM	Barry Landers	Bob Nystrom
1997–98	WLIR-FM	Jim Cerny	Chris Botta & Wayne Merrick
1998–99	WJWR	Jim Cerny	Chris Botta
1999–2000	WJWR	Jim Cerny	Chris King
2000–01	WJWR	Jim Cerny	Chris King
2001–02	WEPN	John Wiedeman	Chris King
2002–03	WEPN	John Wiedeman	Chris King
2003–04	WEPN	John Wiedeman	Chris King
2004–05
2005–06	WBBR	John Wiedeman	Chris King
2006–07	WBBR	Steve Mears	Chris King
2007–08	WBBR	Steve Mears	Chris King
2008–09	WMJC	Steve Mears	Chris King
2009–10	WMJC	Howie Rose	Billy Jaffe	Chris King
2010–11	WRHU	Chris King	Selected Hofstra University radio student	Selected Hofstra University radio student
2011–12	WRHU	Chris King	Selected Hofstra University radio student	Selected Hofstra University radio student
2012–13	WRHU	Chris King	Selected Hofstra University radio student	Selected Hofstra University radio student
2013–14	WRHU	Chris King	Selected Hofstra University radio student	Selected Hofstra University radio student
2014–15	WRHU	Chris King	Selected Hofstra University radio student	Selected Hofstra University radio student
2015–16	WRHU	Chris King	Greg Picker	Selected Hofstra University radio student

Alternate announcers

Television

Play-by-play

George Michael: 1974-1976
Steve Albert: 1976-1980
Stan Fischler: 1977-1978
Tim Ryan: 1978-1980
Al Albert circa 1983
Spencer Ross: 1987-1989
Barry Landers: 1989-1995
Mike Crispino: Late 1990s
Jiggs McDonald: 1981-1995; 2006–Present
Steve Mears: 2008
Kenny Albert: 2010

Radio

Play-by-play

Kenny Albert: 1989–1992
Jim Cerny: 1992–1995
Gary Stanley: circa 1994
Chris King: 2008

New York Islanders

Founded in 1972 Based in New York City, New York

Franchise	Team General managers Head coaches Players Captains Draft picks (Expansion draft) Records Award winners Seasons Current season

Arenas	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Barclays Center Islanders Iceworks (practice facility)

Personnel	Owner Charles Wang General manager Garth Snow Head coach Jack Capuano Team captain John Tavares Current roster

General managers	Torrey Maloney Milbury Smith Snow

Head coaches	Goyette Ingarfield Arbour Simpson Henning Milbury Bowness Stewart Goring Laviolette Stirling Shaw Nolan Gordon Capuano

Affiliates	AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers ECHL Missouri Mavericks

Retired numbers	5 9 19 22 23 31

Stanley Cup Finals	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Rivalries	New York Rangers

Culture and lore	The Trio Grande Easter Epic Penguins–Islanders brawl The Lighthouse Project Hockey Night Live! 2014 NHL Stadium Series

Media	TV MSG MSG Plus Radio WRHU 88.7 FM Broadcasters Howie Rose Butch Goring

NHL on SportsChannel America

Related programs

NHL on NBC
Hockey Night in Canada

Affiliated networks	Midwest Sports Channel Prime Network PRISM SportsChannel Chicago SportsChannel New England SportsChannel New York SportsChannel Pacific SportsChannel Philadelphia

Commentators

Commentators by team	Chicago Blackhawks Hartford Whalers New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers

Key figures

Color commentators	Herb Brooks Gerry Cheevers Bill Clement John Davidson Don Edwards John Kelly Craig Laughlin Dave Maloney Peter McNab Joe Micheletti Denis Potvin Jeff Rimer Pete Stemkowski Dale Tallon Ed Westfall

CBC playoff feeds	Steve Armitage Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert John Garrett Dick Irvin, Jr. Ron MacLean Harry Neale Jim Peplinski Scott Russell Don Wittman

Stanley Cup Finals

All-Star Game

1989
1991 (rebroadcast third period from NBC's coverage)

Related events	National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition

NHL Entry Draft

Seasons by team

Chicago Blackhawks	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Hartford Whalers	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

New Jersey Devils	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

New York Islanders	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Philadelphia Flyers	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

San Jose Sharks	1991–92

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