Sam Rosen summed it up for New York Rangers fans as the team won the 1994 Stanley Cup, something the Blueshirts hadn't done in 54 years. 

"The waiting is over — the New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup champions, and this one will last a lifetime!" Rosen exclaimed. 

It was just one of the great moments in a career that has spanned more than 40 years, and will come to an end after the 2024-2025 season. 

The broadcaster turned 77 earlier this week. He said the decision was personal, and came after a discussion with his family. 

"I've been living out a dream for the last 40-plus years,” he said in a statement. “To be able to call the games for the team I've been cheering for since I was a 10-year-old kid in Brooklyn is magical."

Rosen was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016. He has been doing play-by-play full time for the Rangers since 1984, calling more than 3,000 Rangers games, and is currently the longest-tenured broadcaster in the National Hockey League. 

Rangers fans will recall Rosen’s take on the famous Eastern Conference finals Game 7 double-overtime goal by Stéphane Matteau to lift the Rangers over the Devils into the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. 

There have been a lot of memories, and hopefully more to come in the coming season, with Rangers fans hoping to hear a lot of Rosen's signature call: “It's a power play goal!”