Pat Foley
Pat Foley is a Chicago-based play-by-play commentator for ice hockey.Personal life
Born in Glenview, Illinois in 1954, Foley is an alumnus of Loyola Academy and Michigan State University.Career
Foley worked for the Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey team as a play-by-play commentator from 1981–2006 before being fired "amid a rift with management". For the 2006–07 and 2007–08 AHL seasons, Foley commentated for the Chicago Wolves before returning to the Blackhawks in 2008. The 2010–11 NHL season was Foley's 28th with the company, and in December 2010, Foley's contract therewith was extended through the 2013–14 NHL season.
For his commentary, Foley received an Emmy Award in 1991, was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2008 was described by John McDonough as "synonymous with Blackhawks hockey resonates loudly to our entire fan base."
