Stan Fischler at UBS Arena on opening night on Nov. 20, 2021. Credit: Newsday/Neil Best
"The Hockey Maven" still is a celebrity in his hometown, as evidenced by warm welcomes Stan Fischler received in recent visits to UBS Arena and Madison Square Garden.
But New York is not Stan Fischler’s home anymore. His primary residence is on an Israeli kibbutz called "El Rom" in the northern Golan Heights, which he called "The Jewish Montana."
"It’s 3,000 feet [in elevation], there’s cattle all around and not a hell of a lot of people," Fischler said in an interview with Newsday during a visit to the United States that will end later this month.