Former New York Rangers captain Dave Maloney will take over as the team\u2019s in-game analyst on MSG Networks, its parent company announced Wednesday. Maloney has been the Rangers\u2019 radio analyst for the past 20 years and now replaces the retiring Joe Micheletti in the television booth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI respected Joe so much; I never ever expected this role to be available,\u201d Maloney said. \u201cSo when it was available, I wanted to make sure my hat was in the (ring). Sure enough, here we are. It\u2019s just something I never thought would be probable or possible. \u2026 I\u2019ve had a great run, love the radio, but to say I\u2019m not excited would be a gross understatement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maloney will call games with play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert, who is also entering his first year working Rangers games full-time on TV. Albert is taking the reins from Sam Rosen, who retired after the 2024-25 season. Albert and Maloney were previously the team\u2019s radio duo.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many, many, many things that make this transition perhaps somewhat easier than if I was in a different set of circumstances,\u201d Maloney said.<\/p>\n
Alex Faust will replace Albert as the radio play-by-play announcer and will also fill in on TV when Albert has national broadcasting commitments. MSG has yet to decide who will replace Maloney as the radio analyst.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that fans can now enjoy from our TV booth Dave\u2019s passion, extensive hockey insight and analysis and the unique chemistry that Dave shares with his longtime radio partner, Kenny Albert,\u201d MSG Networks president and CEO Andrea Greenberg said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Maloney played 657 NHL games, all but 52 of which were with the Rangers. The former defenseman joined New York\u2019s organization in 1974 after the team drafted him in the first round out of Kitchener in the Ontario Hockey League. He made his NHL debut that year at age 18 and became captain at 22, which remains the youngest age anyone has worn the \u201cC\u201d in team history. He led the Rangers to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 1979. Maloney was Rangers teammates with Don Maloney, his younger brother, who is now the president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe passion of the game, the love for the sport, continue to be things I feel are important to be able to pass along to the people who are listening or watching,\u201d Dave Maloney said.<\/p>\n
Maloney got his first crack at broadcasting while injured during the Rangers\u2019 1981 playoff run. He joined Marv Albert \u2014 Kenny\u2019s father \u2014 and Sal Messina as the No. 3 in the radio booth, which he said piqued his interest. After his playing career ended, Maloney held broadcasting jobs with CTV, the Minnesota North Stars, Sports Channel and Fox. He took over as the Rangers\u2019 radio analyst in the 2005-06 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about as close as you can get to the game without actually playing the game,\u201d Dave Maloney said.<\/p>\n
The Maloney news comes two days after MSG announced ESPN New York radio personality Don La Greca will take over as Devils\u2019 play-by-play announcer on TV, replacing Bill Spaulding. La Greca has filled in as Rangers\u2019 radio announcer in the past, but his MSG role will now move across the Hudson.<\/p>\n
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