Sal Messina

{{Short description|American sportscaster}}

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|birth_place=New York City, U.S.

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|occupation=Sportscaster

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|years_active=1973–2002

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Salvatore "Red Light" Messina (born March 19, 1939) is an American sportscaster who was a color commentator for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2005 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehockey.com/retro-rangers-reminiscing-with-sal-messina/|title=Retro Rangers: Reminiscing with Sal Messina|author=George Grimm|work=insidehockey.com|date=9 December 2014 |accessdate=19 May 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/red-light-stop-article-1.478665|title=RED LIGHT MAKES LAST STOP|first=Bob|last=Raissman|website=nydailynews.com|date=9 June 2002 }}{{cite web|url=http://sports.nyhistory.org/tag/salvatore-messina/|title=Salvatore Messina Archives - New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports|work=New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports|accessdate=19 May 2015}} He also had a brief amateur hockey career in the Eastern Hockey League as a goaltender.