Matt Loughlin is an American sportscaster who is the radio
play-by-play
In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time commentary of a game or event, usually during a live broadcast, traditionally delivered in the historical present
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voice of the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The club was founded as the Kans ...
of the
National Hockey League
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on
WFAN
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New York metropolitan area while ...
, where he is partnered with former goaltender and former Devils TV color commentator
Chico Resch
Glenn Allan "Chico" Resch (born July 10, 1948) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and television sportscaster. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1973 to 1987, and won a Stanley Cup with the New Yor ...
The Record (Bergen County)
''The Record'' (also called ''The North Jersey Record'', ''The Bergen Record'', ''The Sunday Record'' (Sunday edition) and formerly ''The Bergen Evening Record'') is a newspaper in New Jersey, United States. Serving Bergen, Essex, Hudson and ...
'', October 18, 2019. Accessed October 20, 2019. "A graduate of St. Mary's High School in South Amboy, Loughlin was a former high school student-athlete. The longtime Westfield resident is the radio play-by-play voice of the New Jersey Devils after previously working as a pre- and post-game host on the TV side."
A 1979 graduate of
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest dioces ...
, Loughlin worked as a
sideline reporter
Sideline(s) may refer to:
* Extended side, the geometric line that contains the side of a polygon
* Sidelines, the lines that mark the outer boundaries of a sports field
* Sideline (app), a smartphone app
* ''Sidelines'' (newspaper), the student ...
post-game show
A post-game, postgame, or post-match show is a TV or radio presentation that occurs immediately after the live broadcast of a major sporting event.
Contents may include:
* replays of key moments in the game.
* interviews with players, coaches and ...
host for Devils' telecasts on
Fox Sports Net New York
MSG Sportsnet (visually branded on-air as MSGSN) is an American regional sports network owned by MSG Entertainment; it operates as a sister channel to MSG Network. The network serves the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to co ...
from 1997 to 2006. He also hosted intermission reports, where he was often paired with
Stan Fischler
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.
During his career, Fischler was best known for covering the New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and New ...
for a question-and-answer feature called "Matt and the Maven".
Loughlin substituted for play-by-play announcer
Mike Emrick
Michael "Doc" Emrick (born August 1, 1946) is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on bot ...
on occasion, often due to Emrick's conflicting national broadcast assignments. He served a similar role on
New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major leagu ...
telecasts from 1996 to 2005.
He has been a resident of