First, Sam Rosen retired from the New York Rangers’ broadcast booth. Now, longtime Rangers analyst Joe Micheletti is doing the same.
After nearly two decades in MSG Networks’ Rangers booth, Micheletti, 70, decided to call it a career, the network announced.
Kenny Albert, the Rangers’ longtime radio voice and TNT’s Stanley Cup play-by-play announcer, has already been promoted to replace Rosen. Albert’s radio partner, Dave Maloney, figures to be a top candidate to succeed Micheletti, while ESPN’s Ryan Callahan could emerge as another possibility.
Besides the Rangers, Micheletti called five Winter Olympics, 25 Stanley Cups and 15 NHL All-Star games. After winning two national titles at the University of Minnesota, Micheletti played three seasons in the NHL. He broke into broadcasting in 1985 as a radio analyst for the St. Louis Blues.
Rosen, 77, retired after four decades with the Rangers.
(Photo of Micheletti, right, next to Sam Rosen and John Davidson: Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)