List of Arizona Coyotes broadcasters
This is a list of Arizona Coyotes broadcasters from the National Hockey League.
Television
As of the 2023–24 NHL season, Scripps Sports has regional television rights to the Arizona Coyotes. In the Phoenix market, games broadcast on KNXV-TV's Antenna TV-affiliated subchannel 15.2 serving as flagship station, with further affiliates planned for outlying areas of the team's designated market, which includes Utah and New Mexico.[1][2] Partway through the season, KASW-TV became the flagship broadcast channel[3]
From its move to Phoenix in 1996 to the end of the 2006–07 season, the regional television rights for Arizona Coyotes were split between Fox Sports Arizona[4] and over-the-air broadcasters including KTVK and KASW (1996 - 2006)[5][6] and KAZT-TV (2006 - 2008).[7]
From the 2007–08 NHL season until the 2023–24 NHL season, Bally Sports Arizona (formerly Fox Sports Arizona) was the exclusive regional television rightsholder since 2008 for all Arizona Coyotes games not broadcast nationally by NBCSN, NBC, ESPN, ABC, or TNT.[8]
Current television broadcast affiliates
| Station | Channel | Market | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| KASW | 61.1 | Phoenix, Arizona | Flagship broadcaster |
| KGUN-TV | 9.2 | Tucson, Arizona | |
| KUPX-TV | 16.1 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| KSTU | 13.2 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Select games only |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico |
On-air staff
| Years | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–02 | Doug McLeod | Charlie Simmer |
| 2002–04 | Curt Keilback | Charlie Simmer |
| 2005–07 | Curt Keilback[9] | Darren Pang |
| 2007–09 | Dave Strader | Darren Pang |
| 2009–11 | Dave Strader | Tyson Nash |
| 2011–21 | Matt McConnell | Tyson Nash |
| 2021–24 | Matt McConnell | Tyson Nash (primary) Lyndsey Fry (pre and post game) Paul Bissonnette (pre and post game) |
Strader was hired by the Phoenix Coyotes on July 2, 2007. He was reunited with his former ESPN and ABC partner, Darren Pang, for Coyotes broadcasts for two seasons. With no television contract in place for Coyotes games, Pang left in 2009 to join the St. Louis Blues.[10][11] Strader was joined in the broadcast booth by former NHL player Tyson Nash. In July 2011, Strader left his position with the Coyotes to accept a full-time job with NBC/Versus. From 2011 until the team's closure in 2024, Matt McConnell was the play by play announcer for the Arizona Coyotes.[12]
Radio
| Years | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Curt Keilback[13] | Steve Konroyd |
| 1997–98 | Curt Keilback | Tom Kurvers[14] |
| 1998–02 | Curt Keilback | Jim Johnson |
| 2002–04 | Curt Keilback | Charlie Simmer |
| 2005–08 | Bob Heethius | Louie DeBrusk |
| 2008–14 | Bob Heethius | Tyson Nash |
| 2014–17 | Bob Heethius | Nick Boynton |
| 2017–2020 | Bob Heethius | Paul Bissonnette |
| 2020–2024 | Bob Heethius | Lyndsey Fry[15] |
In 2021, the Arizona Coyotes entered a two-year deal with Bonneville Phoenix to broadcast the team's games on the radio in the Phoenix market on either KMVP-FM or KTAR.[16] In 2023, the Arizona Coyotes extended the deal with Bonneville Phoenix by one-year.[17]
- 98.7/KMVP-FM: Phoenix
- 620/KTAR: Phoenix (when there is a conflict on KMVP-FM)
- 92.3/KTAR-FM: Glendale (when there is a conflict on KTAR and KMVP-FM)
In 2019–20, KGME regained its contract as the flagship station of the Arizona Coyotes. Previously, the Coyotes games were broadcast on KMVP.
References
- ^ Ortiz, Jenna (October 5, 2023). "Arizona Coyotes land TV deal with Scripps Sports". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ McCarter, Rebecca (October 5, 2023). "ARIZONA COYOTES, SCRIPPS SPORTS FORM MULTI-YEAR BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP". Scripps.com (Press release). Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona Coyotes moving to new independent 'Arizona 61' station with Scripps Sports". ABC15.com. November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Fox and Liberty Outline Plans for New Cable Venture". Sports Business Journal. November 1, 1995. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "Coyotes, TV stations finalize agreement to broadcast games". Arizona Republic. September 18, 1996. p. D3. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes". Arizona Republic. September 21, 2005. p. C1. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vest, David (July 14, 2006). "Seidenberg, Sjostrom agree to 2-year deals". Arizona Republic. p. C8. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bally Sports Arizona asks out of agreement to broadcast Coyotes games". Arizona Sports. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-voice of the Jets hopes to return to airwaves this fall". Winnipeg Free Press. July 29, 2011.
- ^ "The Story Behind Why Darren Pang Left Phoenix". Puck The Media. July 13, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Darren Pang Joins Broadcast Booth". NHL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Coyotes Announce Matt McConnell as new TV Play-By-Play Announcer".
- ^ "Old Jets voice shut out of play-by-play jobs". Winnipeg Free Press. September 13, 2011.
- ^ Dahlia, Jeff (July 1, 2006). "Q&A with Tom Kurvers, Coyotes Director of Player Personnel". hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Lyndsey Fry to Join Coyotes Broadcast Team as Radio Color Analyst". nhl.com/coyotes. Arizona Coyotes. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Arizona Coyotes announce new radio partnership with Bonneville". Arizona Sports. September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "Coyotes Announce Radio Partnership Extension with Bonneville Phoenix | Arizona Coyotes". NHL. September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.