Deborah Kaufman Placey (born March 17, 1966) is an American sportscaster who currently co-hosts the television program,

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, with EJ Hradek on the NHL Network, as well as The

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All-Access Pregame show on

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. On September 6, 2018,

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announced Placey was leaving the regional sports network to take a new on-air position with the NHL Network. Placey had previously served as a news anchor/reporter for the

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

' televised games on MSG Plus and the

. Placey joined the New Jersey Devils in 2011 after 10 seasons as pre-game and intermission host for

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

telecasts. Placey's earlier TV anchor work includes stops at

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, KWWL-TV in

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, WPRI-TV in

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and WSVN-TV in

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, Florida. Prior to joining MSG in the mid-1990s, Placey regularly appeared on ESPN2 at the time of ESPN2's infancy (October 1993) through mid-1995. From 2004 through 2005, Placey worked as a fill-in weekend sports anchor and reporter for

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, the

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NBC affiliate. Born and raised in

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, Deb Placey is married to Edward Placey, a senior coordinating producer at

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. The Placeys have two daughters, Madeline and Caroline, and a beagle named Lucky.

References

External links

MSG biographyDeb Placey's Twitter Account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Placey, Deb National Hockey League broadcasters New Jersey Devils announcers New York Liberty announcers Women's National Basketball Association announcers New York Islanders announcers 1966 births Living people