PITTSBURGH — Alan Fuehring has waited over a decade for the chance to be a full-time NHL play-by-player, and it finally came Thursday.

Fuehring had gotten spot duty in the NHL before, backing up Brendan Burke on the Islanders’ MSG broadcasts and doing a handful of games for the Blackhawks during the 2021-22 season, but for the last nine seasons, he has been doing an all-encompassing job in AHL Bridgeport that included broadcasting, public relations and any number of team services.

The chance to move up into the play-by-play job for the Islanders’ radio broadcast came as the organization reimagined its radio team this offseason, installing Fuehring in the play-by-play job with a rotating cast of former players as analysts, with Josh Bailey alongside Fuehring for Opening Night vs. the Peng

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