Back in 2015, Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) spoke to Hall of Fame broadcaster Jiggs McDonald on his fascinating hockey life.
McDonald has been a NHL play-by-play announcer for more than 40 years, having been the original voice of both the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Flames before spending 15 seasons with the New York Islanders alongside Eddie Westfall, calling three Stanley Cup Winning teams.
Having announced over 3,000 NHL regular season games, in 1990, McDonald received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Although ‘retired” Jiggs continued to broadcast Islanders in place on Howie Rose.