{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "No election will be necessary to find a replacement for Rangers play-by-play icon Sam Rosen who will close his broadcasting career at the end of this season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUj32rXgNoE[/embed]" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "While the Met Area has more competent hockey broadcasting guys than the Atlantic has herring, there's one – and only one – play-by-play choice for the coveted gig." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "MSG Networks boss Andrea Greenberg need not waste a moment of her time auditioning a Sam replacement. He's here and you no doubt have guessed his name by now." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Of course – KENNY ALBERT." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Who could be better? Or, to put it another way, how could anyone be better than the best hockey play-by-play voice on the continent. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "That, naturally includes the Dominion of Canada where there are plenty of pretenders but, alas, no contenders." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "What makes this so easy for Andrea, my wise and wonderful former MSG boss, is that" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kenny has expertly been doing Rangers radio – alongside insightful Dave Maloney – before Alexis Lafreniere was in diapers." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "I dareway that Albert knows the Rangers inside-out and outside-in like Chris Drury and Peter Laviolette put together." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Apart from the dual Rosen-Albert excellence, the current and – I hope – future Rangers tv play-by-play man have another neat thing in common." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "They are – in the old Brooklyn sense of the words – nice guys, good guys, fellas that add an oft-missing element in sportscasting; street smarts. (You can read about it in Albert's best-selling autobiography, \"A Mic For All Seasons.\" " } }, { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/JjhHlL3p.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "Stan Fischler US Hall Of Fame MSG", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/JjhHlL3p-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JjhHlL3p.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JjhHlL3p.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/JjhHlL3p-MekIZXV7.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 172, "width": 320, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 248315, "filesize": 5990601, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/JjhHlL3p-7QE9Jvzm.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 256, "width": 480, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 349406, "filesize": 8429431, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/JjhHlL3p-aEJFL7DH.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 113728, "filesize": 2743706 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/JjhHlL3p-stjsiaJR.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 342, "width": 640, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 420637, "filesize": 10147891, "framerate": 60 } ] } } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In other words, you won't find any better brand of gents under one broadcasting roof than Sammy and Kenny." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "How lucky can Andrea Greenberg be to have the best and then inherit his equal." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Now we'll see if the Lavvy's Blueshirts can give Sammy a farewell present in 2025 not unlike the one he obtained in 1994!" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Also From THN Rangers:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/matt-rempe-reveals-his-next-offseason-endeavour" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/why-im-temporarily-taking-the-blame-away-from-chris-drury" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/niece-of-former-rangers-defeseman-set-to-compete-at-2024-summer-olympics" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/sidney-crosby-to-the-rangers-once-and-for-all-resolved" } } ] }

The Replacement For Sam Rosen Already Is Firmly In Place