Stan (“The Hockey Maven”) Fischler is a legendary hockey broadcaster, author, newspaperman and historian. While at Brooklyn College in the early 1950s, he began writing about sports for local newspapers. More than 70 years later, Fischler is still covering hockey in The Fischler Report. His writing has appeared in numerous major publications, including The Hockey News, New York Times, Toronto Star, The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated. As a broadcaster, Fischler has won seven Emmy Awards for his work on the MSG network. He has authored or co-authored nearly 100 books, from The Hockey Encyclopedia to Metroice: A Century of Hockey in Greater New York. In 2022, the New York Islanders hockey club re-named their press box in his honor. Fischler is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and was presented with the NHL’s prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy for “outstanding service to hockey in the United States.”