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Pat Foley (born 1954) is an American retired play-by-play commentator for ice hockey.
Foley worked for the Blackhawks as a play-by-play commentator from 1981 to 2006. He was fired "amid a rift with Blackhawks management" in 2006. Foley spent the 2006–07 and 2007–08 AHL seasons calling games for the Chicago Wolves. He returned to the Blackhawks in 2008 following the death of Bill Wirtz, and partnered with Eddie Olczyk. On June 23, 2021, the Blackhawks announced via Twitter that the 2021–22 NHL season would be Foley's final season calling games. Foley explained his decision to retire, commenting, "I just don't have 82 in me anymore. That's a lot of games, and 82 is not for me. Will I never step behind a microphone again? Not saying that. But not full-time." He called his final official game on April 14, 2022, after 39 years with the Blackhawks.
Invited by Nick Olczyk, the retired Foley joined him and Billy Jaffe in calling the 2023 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on January 2, 2023. He and Bernie Federko were expected to call the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field on December 31, 2024, for the Sports USA Radio Network.
Foley won Emmy Awards in 1991, 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2015. He was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. On April 19, 2013, NBC Sports Chicago honored Foley for his 30th season with the Blackhawks. In 2014, he received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2019, the National Sports Media Association named Foley the Illinois Sportscaster of the Year.
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