On Episode 57 of the Tri-State Hockey Podcast, Arthur Staple and Mike Rupp are holding down the fort with Jonny Lazarus away for this episode — but don’t worry, Jonny will return for the next show. Arthur and Rupp are joined by legendary broadcaster Kenny Albert for a wide-ranging conversation about his incredible career calling hockey, football, baseball and basketball, taking over as the television voice of the New York Rangers following Sam Rosen, and some of his greatest memories from Madison Square Garden. Kenny takes the guys behind the scenes of calling the Olympic gold medal game between the United States and Canada, including Jack Hughes’ golden goal, how he prepares for iconic calls and the emotion surrounding Team USA’s victory. He also shares stories from the Rangers’ 1994 Stanley Cup run, the history of the Rangers-Islanders-Devils rivalries, working alongside generations of New York broadcasters and what makes a player a natural fit for a future career in broadcasting. After the interview, Arthur and Rupp break down the latest around the New Jersey Devils and Luke Evangelista, changes under the new NHL CBA, Bo Horvat being named captain of the New York Islanders, why Matthew Schaefer doesn’t need the “C” just yet and what the shortened NHL training camp and preseason could look like.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – Welcome to Episode 57 | Jonny Lazarus is away

0:52 – Kenny Albert joins the show

1:41 – Kenny on calling multiple sports and his broadcasting career

7:21 – Taking over the Rangers TV booth after Sam Rosen

12:34 – Kenny Albert’s Olympic experience

13:17 – Calling the USA-Canada gold medal game

17:36 – How Kenny prepares for historic calls

19:24 – Planning Stanley Cup and gold medal calls

21:27 – Jack Hughes’ emotional postgame interview

24:37 – Rangers memories and the Centennial celebrations

26:29 – Calling the Rangers’ 1994 Stanley Cup Final

28:04 – How the 1994 Cup run led to Kenny meeting his wife

31:43 – Rangers, Islanders and Devils rivalry stories

35:31 – Which NHL players could become broadcasters?

42:14 – Wrapping up with Kenny Albert

43:51 – Luke Evangelista’s deal and the new NHL CBA

46:31 – Latest around the Devils and NHL training camps

46:50 – Bo Horvat named Islanders captain

47:44 – Why Matthew Schaefer doesn’t need the captaincy yet

50:47 – How teams will approach the shortened training camp

52:50 – Does the NHL even need preseason games?

53:52 – Final thoughts and outro

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