from Scott Powers and Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic,
Darren Pang is returning to where it all began for him in the NHL.
Pang is finalizing a contract to join the Chicago Blackhawks TV broadcast after 14 seasons with the St. Louis Blues, confirmed sources involved in the negotiations, who spoke under the condition of anonymity because the contract hadn’t been signed yet. Pang played his entire NHL career with the Blackhawks.
Pang’s contract with Bally Sports Midwest was expiring this offseason, and the Blackhawks were granted permission last month to speak with him. Terms of Pang’s new deal with Chicago were not immediately known. He will also continue his work as a national analyst with TNT.
Pang, 59, had planned to remain with the Blues and Bally’s next season, but contract talks had been slow. The parent company of Bally’s, Diamond Sports Group, is a division of Sinclair Broadcasting and is currently in bankruptcy.
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I wonder if he'll be replacing Foley, who does/did their play by play. (or did Foley not call games this past year?)
I really like Pang on broadcasts, so I'm disappointed he's going to be calling Chicago games, but it will be great for their fanbase. Foley left a ton to be desired unless you were a Hawks Homer...I think Panger will appeal to a more broad audience.
Foley has been retired for over a year now, I believe. Have not heard him on any Hawk bdcsts
Foley was certainly no Bruce Martyn or Ken Kal. He had a style all his own. You either loved his style, or hated it.
Always liked Pang, in spite of his joining the Slackhawks.
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