{"id":309554,"date":"2025-11-18T17:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/309554\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:33:12","slug":"rangers-tv-announcer-dave-maloney-drops-f-bomb-on-hot-mic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/309554\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers TV announcer Dave Maloney drops f-bomb on hot mic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the true feelings come out on a hot mic.<\/p>\n<p>MSG analyst and former Rangers captain Dave Maloney seemingly forgot he was on live television Sunday when he let out a \u201cF\u2013k\u201d while reporter John Giannone spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/16\/sports\/rangers-waste-throwback-jonathan-quick-performance-in-loss-to-red-wings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during the Blueshirts\u2019 2-1 home loss to the Red Wings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that moment, the Rangers and about 18,000 officials in the stands\u2026,\u201d Giannone said.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37697149\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/msg-network-talent-broadcast-coverage-113056503.jpg\" alt=\"Kenny Albert (left) and Dave Maloney are the Rangers' new TV duo.\" class=\"wp-image-37697149\"  \/>Rangers announcer Dave Maloney (r) and Kenny Albert (l). MSG Photos<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF\u2013k,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CPowers14\/status\/1990247369729024085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Maloney interjected<\/a>, before Giannone continued: \u201c\u2026were screaming for a too many men penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maloney\u2019s reaction came during the third period at Madison Square Garden, while working alongside Alex Faust in place of Kenny Albert, who was in Madrid calling the Dolphins-Commanders game.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers could have used the man advantage since Detroit ultimately scored the game-winning goal with 3:47 remaining to drop the Blueshirts (10-8-2) to 1-7-1 at home.<\/p>\n<p>His blunt NSFW remark followed an earlier rant against the officials.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37697151\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jonathan-quick-32-new-york-115586052.jpg\" alt=\"New York Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick #32 makes a save against the Detroit Red Wings.\" class=\"wp-image-37697151\"  \/>The Rangers lost to the Red Wings on Sunday. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Maloney called out referee Kelly Sutherland in the second period for calling a holding penalty against the Rangers in a 1-1 game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelly Sutherland, who spends an inordinate amount of time explaining his calls on the ice, better explain this one, because this one is a joke!\u201d Maloney said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally? The stick is hooked around the right hip of (Rangers center Sam) Carrick. Stop explaining, make the right call!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maloney is in his first season as one of the main television announcers for the Rangers after previously serving as a radio announcer for the franchise since 2005.<\/p>\n<p>He and Albert replaced Sam Rosen and Joe Micheletti following their retirements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maloney played for the Rangers from 1974-85.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty exciting for me. It\u2019s a role I never thought I\u2019d be in,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/08\/sports\/kenny-albert-dave-maloney-ready-to-start-their-rangers-tv-journey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maloney told The Post earlier this year<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m following in some pretty big footsteps in JD [former analyst John Davidson] and Joe, but working with Kenny for so long, from that standpoint, this is just perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sometimes the true feelings come out on a hot mic. 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