New York Rangers broadcaster Sam Rosen is a legend. We already knew this - but now, the rest of the hockey world is recognizing it as official.
Rosen grew up around New York sports, admiring Yankees broadcaster Mel Allen and taking his own talents to the rink, where he eventually succeeded Jim Gordon in 1984. Ten years into his career, he got to call a Stanley Cup win; 32 years into his career, he gets honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame as a broadcaster with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, which he will receive for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster.