TNT Sports' Kenny Albert, on calling Alex Ovechkin's 895th career NHL goal, which eclipsed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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4.3 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Episode 493 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenny Albert, the lead play by play voice for WBD's coverage of the NHL. In this podcast Albert describes calling Alex Ovechkin's 895th career NHL goal, which came against the New York Islanders on April 6 and eclipsed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record; being cognizant that this will be a call that is replayed for years; the lead-up to the record-breaking goal; the atmosphere during the game; the importance of not talking after the goal was scored; whether he kept a souvenir from the game; his other memorable calls including Jose Bautista's epic bat flip for his go-ahead, three-run homer in Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series; the prospect of Austin Matthews taking on Ovechkin's record and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	You know, Welcome to the sports media podcast.
0:43.7	I'm your host, Richard Dyche, my producer's Patrick Antonetti.
0:46.3	One guest on this episode, but a guest is really stepping up because he is less than 24 hours removed from calling a remarkable event.
0:58.1	Kenny Albert needs little introduction if you are a sports fan in North America.
1:02.7	I'm not sure there's any broadcaster in history who has more play-by-play reps when it comes to the four major U.S. sports,
1:08.9	so the NFL, the NBA, MLB, and NHL.
1:12.8	I think those who have watched Fox forever know that Kenny's been with Fox 31 NFL seasons,
1:18.6	I think, if my math is right, he'll tell me if I'm wrong.
1:22.3	That makes him the longest tenured NFL broadcaster at Fox.
1:26.1	He's called two of the last four Stanley Cup
1:29.3	finals on national television, one for NBC, one for TNT. But he's here today to talk about calling
1:34.8	Alex Ovechkin's 895th career NHL goal. Did that against the Islanders. That, of course, eclipsed
1:42.5	Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.
1:45.1	Pretty incredible ceremony, at least if you're watching it on television, as I was. But Kenny was
1:50.5	there, and his voice will be always connected now to Alex Ovechkin. He did that call for TNT, and
1:56.8	Kenny Albert joins us on the sports media podcast. Good morning, Kenny. Good morning. Great
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