Pat Foley

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Pat Foley
Born1954 (age 66–67)
Glenview, Illinois, US
EducationB.S., Michigan State U.
OccupationPlay-by-play commentator
Employer

Pat Foley (born 1954) is a Chicago-based play-by-play commentator for ice hockey.

Personal life[edit]

Born in Glenview, Illinois in 1954, Foley is an alumnus of Loyola Academy and Michigan State University (with a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications from the latter).[1]

Career[edit]

Foley worked for the Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey team as a play-by-play commentator from 1981–2006[1] before being fired "amid a rift with [Blackhawks] management".[2] For the 2006–07 and 2007–08 AHL seasons, Foley commentated for the Chicago Wolves[3] before returning to the Blackhawks in 2008 and partnering with Eddie Olczyk. The 2010–11 NHL season was Foley's 28th with the company, and in December 2010, Foley's contract was extended through the 2013–14 NHL season.[1] On June 23, 2021, the Blackhawks announced via Twitter that 2021–22 would be his final season calling games.[4]

Foley won an Emmy Award in 1991.[3] He was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2002[1] and later into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.[5] John McDonough described Foley as "synonymous with Blackhawks hockey [with a voice that] resonates loudly to our entire fan base."[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Blackhawks Broadcasters Foley & Olczyk Receive Three Year Extensions". Chicagoland Radio & Media. December 31, 2010. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "People & Personalities: Foley Officially Back With Blackhawks". SportsBusiness Daily. Advance. June 17, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Pat Foley returns to Hawks". Chicago Sun-Times. Cyrus Freidheim Jr. June 16, 2008. ISSN 1553-8478. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Chicago Blackhawks [@NHLBlackhawks] (June 23, 2021). "Hall of Fame play-by-play broadcaster Pat Foley will call his final season of #Blackhawks hockey during the 2021-22 campaign. A titan of the NHL and Chicago broadcasting community, Foley's 39th season in the booth will include a year-long celebration" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Powers, Scott (November 17, 2014). "Foley's career 'beyond dreamlike' as he enters Hall of Fame". Chicago: ESPN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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