Stan Fischler
American sportswriter and broadcaster
Stanley I. Fischler (born March 31, 1932) is an American historian of hockey and the New York City Subway, as well as a broadcaster, author of over 100 books, and professor. As a broadcaster with MSG, Fischler has won seven Emmy Awards.
Career
Graduating from Brooklyn College, Fischler began his journalism career as a publicist for the New York Rangers starting in the 1954–55 NHL season. Fischler eventually entered television broadcasting, serving as an analyst for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association beginning in the 1973–74 WHA season. After two years covering the Whalers, Fischler joined SportsChannel (now MSG) and covered the New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) on MSG and MSG Plus until his retirement from on-air productions after the 2017–2018 season. Fischler is perhaps best known for his work broadcasting with the MSG network, with whom he won seven Emmy Awards. As a broadcaster, Fischler was known for his cantankerous personality which occasionally caused controversy or debate on-air with colleagues.
He also provided general hockey analysis on MSG, and continues to write columns for the network's website. In 2009, Fischler began hosting a feature, "Five For Fischler", on Hockey Night Live! which lists his Top Five in a random hockey topic.
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