Stan Fischler (born March 31, 1932) is a historian of hockey and the New York City Subway, as well as a broadcaster, author of over 100 books, and professor.
[1] Graduating from Brooklyn College, Fischler began his journalism career as a publicist for the New York Rangers starting in the 1954–55 NHL season.
[1] Fischler eventually entered television broadcasting, serving as an analyst for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association beginning in the 1973–74 WHA season.
[6] In addition to broadcasting, Fischler has authored or co-authored almost 100 books on hockey, baseball and even a few on the New York subway system.
[8] Until 2017, Fischler, a long time resident of Boiceville, NY, wrote a weekly column for the local Kingston Daily Freeman.
Politically, Fischler identifies as a Zionist and credits some of his passion for Jewish causes and the protection of Israel to the loss of relatives in the Holocaust.