Hockey Announcers Gear Up To Work Triple Overtime

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This is one of those events that will probably only happen once in a lifetime. Hockey broadcasters Kenny Albert (right) and Joe Micheletti will be calling three NHL games over a 24-hour period (involving five teams) for MSG Networks, Westwood One, and NBC Sports Radio.

On Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET, the New York Rangers host the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Micheletti, in his 13th season as Rangers in-game analyst on MSG Networks, will be joined in the broadcast booth by play-by-play announcer Sam Rosen.

Albert, now in his 23rd season as the radio voice of the Rangers, will simultaneously call the play-by-play action on ESPN 98.7, the radio home of the Rangers, alongside analyst Dave Maloney. Following the game, Albert and Micheletti will go straight to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and team up to broadcast Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio’s national radio coverage of the NHL Stadium Series matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers at 8:00 p.m. ET. After the game, the duo will then travel south to Washington, DC, for MSG Networks’ television and radio broadcast of the New York Rangers/Washington Capitals game on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. Micheletti will be joined again in the booth by Rosen, with Albert on the radio call with Maloney.

Albert said, “We couldn’t be more excited. If you love the sport of hockey, it will be a dream weekend. Ernie Banks would be proud. And we definitely won’t forget our scarves and gloves for the Stadium Series game in Philadelphia on Saturday night!”

Albert and Micheletti serve as Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio’s lead NHL broadcast crew and will be on the call together for select playoff games this year, including their fourth straight season calling the Stanley Cup Final.

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