Sal Messina

Sal Messina
Sal Messina
Born	March 19, 1939; New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	sportscaster
Years active	1973–2002

Salvatore "Red Light" Messina (born March 19, 1939) is an American sportscaster who was a color commentator for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2005 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1][2][3] He also had a brief amateur hockey career in the Eastern Hockey League as a goaltender. On opening night for the start of the 1976-1977 season, three young fans from Canarsie, Brooklyn brought a huge banner to the Garden. Draped in red with white lettering, it read, "WE LOVE "RED LIGHT" MESSINA". Sal was speechless for the first time in his broadcasting career.

References

George Grimm. "Retro Rangers: Reminiscing with Sal Messina". insidehockey.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
Raissman, Bob. "RED LIGHT MAKES LAST STOP". nydailynews.com.
"Salvatore Messina Archives - New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports". New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links

Sal Messina career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] George Grimm. "Retro Rangers: Reminiscing with Sal Messina". insidehockey.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[2] Raissman, Bob. "RED LIGHT MAKES LAST STOP". nydailynews.com.

[3] "Salvatore Messina Archives - New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports". New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports. Retrieved 19 May 2015.