Pat Foley

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Pat Foley is an American broadcaster who called games for the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks on television and on the radio for over twenty-five years before parting ways with the team in May 2006.

A native of Chicago's North Shore, Foley received a degree in telecommunications from Michigan State University. He joined the Blackhawks' broadcasting crew at the age of 26 after calling games for the now-defunct Grand Rapids Owls of the International Hockey League, and he quickly became recognized as the "Voice of the Blackhawks." In 1991, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Live Sports Program, and in 2001, he was inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame, joining such local legends as Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray.

In May 2006, the Blackhawks organization made the controversial decision to withdraw their contract offer to the popular Foley, citing unspecified "personal" reasons. The team also ended their simulcasts, replacing Foley on radio with former New York Islanders broadcaster John Wiedeman and on television with former Columbus Blue Jackets voice, Dan Kelly, Jr.

On Sepetember 12, 2006, the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League named the 52-year old Foley their play-by-play announcer for the 2006-07 season, where he will call all 80 games on cable television. The broadcasts will also be simulcast over the internet, and on a radio station available only in the arena. Foley will be teamed with Bill Gardner, who was once his partner on Blackhawks broadcasts.

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