Matt Loughlin is an American

United States

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 sportscaster, and is the current radio play-by-play voice of the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 on WFAN

WFAN

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, where he is partnered with commentator Sherry Ross

Sherry Ross

Sherry Ross is an American sports broadcaster and journalist, currently working alongside Matt Loughlin as a color commentator for the NHL's New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts...

.

A 1979 graduate of Seton Hall University, Loughlin worked as a sideline reporter

Sideline reporter

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 and pre-

Pre-game show

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 and post-game show

Post-game show

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 host for Devils' telecasts on Fox Sports Net New York

MSG Plus

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 from 1997 to 2006. He also hosted intermission reports, where he was often paired with Stan Fischler

Stan Fischler

Stan Fischler is a hockey and New York City Subway historian, broadcaster, author and professor.For his hockey knowledge, Fischler promotes himself as “The Hockey Maven” in both local and national circles...

 for a question-and-answer feature called "Matt and the Maven".

Loughlin substituted for play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick

Mike Emrick

Michael "Doc" Emrick, is an American sports commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. Emrick is currently the lead announcer for NHL national telecasts on both NBC and Versus...

 on occasion, often due to Emrick's conflicting national broadcast assignments. He served a similar role on New York Mets

New York Mets

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telecasts from 1996 to 2005.