Ralph Strangis
Ralph Strangis is a 7-time Emmy Award winning NHL play-by-play broadcaster who began broadcasting NHL hockey in 1990-91 with the Minnesota North Stars, working alongside Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Shaver. Strangis relocated to Dallas with the Stars in 1993, took over as the play-by-play announcer in 1995-96, and remained there until April 2015.
Ralph continues to call NHL hockey on television and radio networks, working as a freelancer for Westwood One, NBC Radio, NHL International and NHL Network. He has called 4 Winter Classics, 3 Stadium Series games, the 2018 Olympic Winter Games (men’s and women’s ice hockey) in Pyeongchang and the 2019 NHL Global Series opener in Berlin, Lausanne, and Prague.
For the 2016-17 NHL season, Strangis worked 26 games for the Los Angeles Kings TV on Fox Sports West filling in for the ailing Bob Miller.