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The Islanders had very limited over-the-air television in the 1970s and early '80s as they shared WOR with the Rangers, Knicks and Nets.In their first two seasons, home games were televised by Teleprompter Cable.
On March 24, 2010, MSG Network launched a 3D feed, MSG 3D, available only to Cablevision subscribers in the New York City area on channel 1300; its inaugural broadcast was a game between the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders. This was a one time broadcast and MSG elected not to produce any more telecasts.
This is a category categorizing articles pertaining to broadcasters of the New York Islanders franchise. Pages in category "New York Islanders announcers" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
On August 11, 2016, Brendan was named as play-by-play announcer for the New York Islanders, replacing Howie Rose, who stepped down earlier that year. [13] Since 2017, even if the Islanders missed the playoffs, Burke was hired to broadcast the playoffs for the NHL on NBC channels. [14] [15]
The entire 1979 Stanley Cup Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers was simulcast as well. [72] However, had that final gone to Game 7, then that game would have been broadcast on ABC. [73] Hughes televised Games 1-5 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals [74] (the final game, Game 6, was broadcast by CBS).
Hrudey was the Islanders' goaltender during the seventh game of the division semifinals series against the Washington Capitals on April 18, 1987, when New York defeated the Capitals in the longest game in franchise history, a four-overtime game seven known as the "Easter Epic", which was won on a goal by Pat LaFontaine after 68:47 minutes of ...
Before that, Sterling had a career in New York calling the play by play for Islanders and Nets games, and hosted a sports talk show on WMCA, a forerunner of what is now a 24/7/365 format.
The series received week-long theatrical releases in Los Angeles County and New York City before being broadcast, [74] qualifying it for Oscar consideration. It ultimately received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards. [76]