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Stan Fischler (born March 31, 1932) is a historian of hockey and the New York City Subway, as well as a broadcaster, author, and professor. For his hockey knowledge, Fischler known as “The Hockey Maven,” by the hockey community. With over 60 years of experience in the industry, the proud Brooklynite is adored by fans and personnel around the league for his old-school punch lines. He can be seen beside Al Trautwig during MSG hockey intermissions for the New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, and New York Rangers on MSG and MSG Plus. He also provides general hockey analysis on MSG and writes columns for the network's website. In 2009, Fischler began hosting a feature, "Five For Fischler", on ''Hockey Night Live!'' which lists his Top Five in a random hockey topic.〔(Stan Fischler Bio on MSG.com )〕 In the 1980s, he was a hockey commentator for ''The Radio Show'' on CBC Radio in Canada.〔"CBC Radio's Inside Track Is Off Track". ''The Gazette'', December 10, 1994.〕 In addition to doing broadcasting, Fischler has authored or co-authored almost 100 books on hockey, baseball and even a few on the New York subway system.〔http://www.uticaod.com/x1223787771/Hockey-Maven-Stan-Fischler-Go-To-Guy-For-NYC-Subway-History〕 His books include: ''The Hockey Encyclopedia'', ''Everybody's Hockey Book'', ''Hockey Chronicle'', ''The New NHL Encyclopedia'', ''Cracked Ice: An Insider's Look at the NHL'', and most recently ''MetroIce: A Century of Hockey in Greater New York'', focusing on the Rangers, Islanders and Devils franchises. His most famous subway book is ''Uptown, Downtown''. On September 18, 2007, Fischler was announced as one of the four recipients of the 2007 Lester Patrick Trophy.〔NHL.com, (Leetch, Granato, Fischler and Halligan selected as recipients of 2007 Lester Patrick Award )〕 On May 13, 2014, his wife Shirley -- a hockey journalist in her own right and Fischler's long-time collaborator on many of his works -- died of cancer at the age of 74.〔http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140513/shirley-fischler-longtime-freeman-columnist-and-pioneer-dies-at-74〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stan Fischler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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