Sam Rosen reunites with John Davidson on TNT for the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers game on 4/9/2025

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 4, 2025, 23:24 IST

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In April 2025, Sam Rosen and John Davidson will reunite to call the NHL game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers on TNT. This marks the end of Rosen’s broadcasting career. The duo, known for their iconic 1994 Stanley Cup Championship call, excites fans who eagerly anticipate their final commentary together.

Sam Rosen reunites with John Davidson on TNT for the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers game on 4/9/2025

(Image via Getty: Sam Rosen and John Davidson)

2025 marks the end of Sam Rosen’s broadcasting career. For the one last time, the New York Rangers have brought John Davidson, the longest broadcasting partner for Sam Rosen. The duo will call the NHL game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers on April 9, 2025, on TNT broadcast, as informed by TNT Sports News.

77 YO Sam Rosen and 72 YO John Davidson recreate history for the New York Rangers on 4/9/2025

Play-by-play broadcasters Sam Rosen and John Davidson have been together for the longest time, from 1986 to 2006, that’s like 20 years! Out of those 20 years, one iconic play-by-play call was during the 1994 Stanley Cup Championship, which by the way was won by the New York Rangers! One of the famous callings of Sam Rosen and John Davidson was, “This will last a lifetime!” Out of the duo, it was Sam Rosen who voiced this call when the New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup Championship in 1994! What a way to reenact this portion! Between the rivals for the longest time in the history of the NHL - New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. On 4/9/2025!

X users can’t contain their excitement on having Sam Rosen and John Davidson in the same booth commentating for the New York Rangers versus Philadelphia Flyers match on 4/9/2025

One X user called their reunion, “This is pure gold!!! 🥹🥹🥹”
Another X user thanked TNT for making this happen and penned, “I’m so happy they’re actually doing this; I was starting to lose hope that it’d actually happen in Sam’s last season. Good looks, @NHL_On_TNT!”
A third X user got so emotional that the user jotted, “Is someone cutting onions in here?”
A fourth X user wondered why didn’t Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. think of this earlier and wrote, “Insane that MSG didn’t think of this.”
A fifth X user flipped through the pages of history and shared - “And this one will last a lifetime!” As Sam said during the end of Game 7 of the 1994 finals.
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