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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Sports journalist, play-by-play broadcaster</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2003–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Hextall" title="Bryan Hextall">Bryan Hextall</a> (grandfather)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Hextall_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="Bryan Hextall Jr">Bryan Hextall Jr</a> (uncle)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hextall" title="Dennis Hextall">Dennis Hextall</a> (uncle)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Hextall" title="Ron Hextall">Ron Hextall</a> (cousin)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.leahhextall.com/">www<wbr />.leahhextall<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104093002#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Leah Hextall</b> (born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1981</span>) is a Canadian <a href="/wiki/Sports_journalism" title="Sports journalism">sports journalist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> <a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">play-by-play broadcaster</a> and reporter. In March 2020, she became the first woman to call play-by-play for a nationally televised <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a> game as part of <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>’s first all-female broadcast team.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hextall had previously made history as the first woman to call an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Ice_Hockey_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship">NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship</a> game, for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Ice_Hockey_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament">2019 tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast_career">Broadcast career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leah_Hextall&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Broadcast career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hextall graduated from the Columbia Academy of Radio, Television and Recording Arts in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> with a diploma in radio and television broadcasting in 2003. She worked for <a href="/wiki/CTV_Winnipeg" class="mw-redirect" title="CTV Winnipeg">CTV Winnipeg</a> from 2005 to 2012, and for the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Sports_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Sports Network">New England Sports Network</a> (NESN) as host of <i>NESN Sports Today</i> from 2012 to 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, she joined Sportsnet as the studio host for regional <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a> game broadcasts. </p><p>After being let go in 2016 amid larger organizational changes at Sportsnet, she became interested in expanding her skill set and, recognizing the dearth of women in play-by-play announcing in ice hockey, became invested in pursuing play-by-play. Encouraged by legendary NHL broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Mike_Emrick" title="Mike Emrick">Mike "Doc" Emrick</a> and the first female colour commentator on <i><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Cassie_Campbell-Pascall" title="Cassie Campbell-Pascall">Cassie Campbell-Pascall</a>, both of whom she had worked with while in previous hosting roles, she began refining her announcing skills.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her television debut calling play-by-play was a four-game set of <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Women's Hockey League">Canadian Women's Hockey League</a> (CWHL) games in January 2018. She returned to the role for the CWHL in January 2019, notably using the non-standard term "defencewoman" to refer to the defensive players.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During that period, Hextall called games on the side, generally for free, including for the <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wheat_Kings" title="Brandon Wheat Kings">Brandon Wheat Kings</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hockey_League" title="Western Hockey League">Western Hockey League</a> (WHL).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hextall has a segment called "Hextall on Hockey," which airs weekly on the <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM</a> radio station <a href="/wiki/CJOB" title="CJOB">680 CJOB</a> in Winnipeg and is rebroadcast by a number of stations across Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The under two-minute segments are united by the theme of ice hockey and, while the most frequent topic is the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets" title="Winnipeg Jets">Winnipeg Jets</a>, Hextall has used the segment to highlight issues within the hockey world, including sexism and other social injustices.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2021, the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Post" title="New York Post">New York Post</a></i> reported ESPN had signed Hextall to the <i><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_ESPN" title="NHL on ESPN">NHL on ESPN</a></i> broadcast team as a play-by-play announcer and to "other posts" for the upcoming <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2021–22 NHL season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hiring, later confirmed by <i>The Athletic</i>, makes her "the first woman to hold [a play-by-play] role as part of a national TV broadcast."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, ESPN employed her as a play-by-play announcer on "select games" while serving as a rinkside reporter while being located between the benches.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leah_Hextall&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hextall's grandfather, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Hextall" title="Bryan Hextall">Bryan Hextall Sr.</a>, played 11 seasons in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> and was named to the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</a> in 1969. Her uncle <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Hextall_Jr." title="Bryan Hextall Jr.">Bryan Hextall Jr.</a> played 10 seasons as a <a href="/wiki/Center_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (ice hockey)">centerman</a>, and her uncle <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hextall" title="Dennis Hextall">Dennis Hextall</a> played 12 seasons as a <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">left wing</a>. Her cousin <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hextall" title="Ron Hextall">Ron Hextall</a> played 13 years in the NHL as a goaltender, mostly for the Philadelphia Flyers, and won the <a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a> in <a href="/wiki/1986-87_NHL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1986-87 NHL season">1987</a>. Ron is in the Flyers' Hall of Fame and later served as the General Manager for the Flyers, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> from 2021 to 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkins_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkins-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Outside of hockey, Hextall hosted events at the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Manitoba" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba">Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba</a> Annual General Meeting in 2017 and served as a communications staffer for <a href="/wiki/Brian_Pallister" title="Brian Pallister">Brian Pallister</a>'s government in <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a> between 2017 and 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leah_Hextall&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_on_Sportsnet_commentators" title="List of NHL on Sportsnet commentators">List of NHL on Sportsnet commentators</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leah_Hextall&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 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Subban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Buccigross" title="John Buccigross">John Buccigross</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Leah Hextall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Levy" title="Steve Levy">Steve Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arda_Ocal" title="Arda Ocal">Arda Ocal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Callahan" title="Ryan Callahan">Ryan Callahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Messier" title="Mark Messier">Mark Messier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Mleczko" title="A. J. Mleczko">A. J. Mleczko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Subban" title="P. K. Subban">P. K. Subban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>The Point</i> hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Buccigross" title="John Buccigross">John Buccigross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Levy" title="Steve Levy">Steve Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arda_Ocal" title="Arda Ocal">Arda Ocal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rinkside reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Bolden" title="Blake Bolden">Blake Bolden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stormy_Buonantony" class="mw-redirect" title="Stormy Buonantony">Stormy Buonantony</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Leah Hextall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Kaplan" title="Emily Kaplan">Emily Kaplan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arda_Ocal" title="Arda Ocal">Arda Ocal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rules analyst</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Jackson_(ice_hockey)" title="Dave Jackson (ice hockey)">Dave Jackson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Bolden" title="Blake Bolden">Blake Bolden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Wyshynski" title="Greg Wyshynski">Greg Wyshynski</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play<br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Beninati" title="Joe Beninati">Joe Beninati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JP_Dellacamera" title="JP Dellacamera">JP Dellacamera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Edwards_(sportscaster)" title="Jack Edwards (sportscaster)">Jack Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Emrick" title="Mike Emrick">Mike Emrick</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Leah Hextall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hughson" title="Jim Hughson">Jim Hughson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Kelly (sportscaster)">Dan Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Kelly (sportscaster)">Jim Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lange" title="Mike Lange">Mike Lange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiggs_McDonald" title="Jiggs McDonald">Jiggs McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mees" title="Tom Mees">Tom Mees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gord_Miller_(sportscaster)" title="Gord Miller (sportscaster)">Gord Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Patrick" title="Mike Patrick">Mike Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Peckham" title="Rick Peckham">Rick Peckham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rosen_(sportscaster)" title="Sam Rosen (sportscaster)">Sam Rosen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Ryan_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Ryan (sportscaster)">Dave Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Strader" title="Dave Strader">Dave Strader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Thorne" title="Gary Thorne">Gary Thorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Wilson_(sportscaster)" title="Ken Wilson (sportscaster)">Ken Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Boucher" title="Brian Boucher">Brian Boucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Chelios" title="Chris Chelios">Chris Chelios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clement" title="Bill Clement">Bill Clement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Davidson_(ice_hockey)" title="John Davidson (ice hockey)">John Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Engblom" title="Brian Engblom">Brian Engblom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hayward" title="Brian Hayward">Brian Hayward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilary_Knight_(ice_hockey)" title="Hilary Knight (ice hockey)">Hilary Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Liut" title="Mike Liut">Mike Liut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Melrose" title="Barry Melrose">Barry Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Micheletti" title="Joe Micheletti">Joe Micheletti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Moore" title="Dominic Moore">Dominic Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Olczyk" title="Eddie Olczyk">Eddie Olczyk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Pang" title="Darren Pang">Darren Pang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Redmond" title="Mickey Redmond">Mickey Redmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Schoenfeld" title="Jim Schoenfeld">Jim Schoenfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(ice_hockey)" title="Neil Smith (ice hockey)">Neil Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Stemkowski" title="Pete Stemkowski">Pete Stemkowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Twist" title="Tony Twist">Tony Twist</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Berman" title="Chris Berman">Chris Berman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Brewer" title="Ashley Brewer">Ashley Brewer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Kelly (sportscaster)">Jim Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mees" title="Tom Mees">Tom Mees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Patrick_(sports_anchor)" title="Bill Patrick (sports anchor)">Bill Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Pidto" title="Bill Pidto">Bill Pidto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Schaap" title="Jeremy Schaap">Jeremy Schaap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Boucher" title="Brian Boucher">Brian Boucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Chelios" title="Chris Chelios">Chris Chelios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Davidson_(ice_hockey)" title="John Davidson (ice hockey)">John Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_DiPietro" title="Rick DiPietro">Rick DiPietro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Ferraro" title="Ray Ferraro">Ray Ferraro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Liut" title="Mike Liut">Mike Liut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Melrose" title="Barry Melrose">Barry Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Morganti" title="Al Morganti">Al Morganti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Pang" title="Darren Pang">Darren Pang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Schoenfeld" title="Jim Schoenfeld">Jim Schoenfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tortorella" title="John Tortorella">John Tortorella</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ice level and rinkside reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erin_Andrews" title="Erin Andrews">Erin Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Brenon" title="Brenda Brenon">Brenda Brenon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caley_Chelios" title="Caley Chelios">Caley Chelios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Cohn" title="Linda Cohn">Linda Cohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Engblom" title="Brian Engblom">Brian Engblom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Kelly (sportscaster)">Jim Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Lauer" title="Matt Lauer">Matt Lauer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Morganti" title="Al Morganti">Al Morganti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Micheletti" title="Joe Micheletti">Joe Micheletti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Pang" title="Darren Pang">Darren Pang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Ryan" title="Sam Ryan">Sam Ryan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Cohn" title="Linda Cohn">Linda Cohn</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Collins_(golf)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Collins (golf) (page does not exist)">Michael Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Rutledge" title="Laura Rutledge">Laura Rutledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Schaap" title="Jeremy Schaap">Jeremy Schaap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Smith_(reporter)" title="Marty Smith (reporter)">Marty Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="38th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rendez-vous_%2787" title="Rendez-vous '87">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="39th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2022</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Related_events" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/1996_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1996 Stanley Cup Finals">1996</a> (Games 2, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1997 Stanley Cup Finals">1997</a> (Games 2–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1998 Stanley Cup Finals">1998</a> (Games 2–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1999 Stanley Cup Finals">1999</a> (Games 3–4, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2000 Stanley Cup Finals">2000</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2001 Stanley Cup Finals">2001</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2002 Stanley Cup Finals">2002</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2003 Stanley Cup Finals">2003</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2004 Stanley Cup Finals">2004</a> (Games 1–2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_ESPN" title="NHL on ESPN">NHL on ESPN</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_on_ESPN_personalities" title="List of NHL on ESPN personalities">personalities</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ABC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="ABC Olympic broadcasts">Olympics on ABC</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice" title="Miracle on Ice">Miracle on Ice</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ratings_for_The_NHL_on_ABC" title="Ratings for The NHL on ABC">Ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_on_United_States_television" title="History of the National Hockey League on United States television">History of the NHL on United States TV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="NHL on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NHL on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NHL on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_ratings" title="Stanley Cup Finals television ratings">Stanley Cup Finals television ratings</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_Game_of_the_Week" title="NHL Game of the Week">NHL Game of the Week</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters">Stanley Cup Finals</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_announcers" title="List of American Stanley Cup Finals television announcers">American television</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Buccigross" title="John Buccigross">John Buccigross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_McDonough" title="Sean McDonough">Sean McDonough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Monaco" title="Mike Monaco">Mike Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wischusen" title="Bob Wischusen">Bob Wischusen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators/<br />Ice-level analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Callahan" title="Ryan Callahan">Ryan Callahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Ferraro" title="Ray Ferraro">Ray Ferraro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Mleczko" title="A. J. Mleczko">A. J. Mleczko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Buccigross" title="John Buccigross">John Buccigross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Levy" title="Steve Levy">Steve Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arda_Ocal" title="Arda Ocal">Arda Ocal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Messier" title="Mark Messier">Mark Messier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Mleczko" title="A. J. Mleczko">A. J. Mleczko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Subban" title="P. K. Subban">P. K. Subban</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rinkside reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Bolden" title="Blake Bolden">Blake Bolden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Kaplan" title="Emily Kaplan">Emily Kaplan</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Leah Hextall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Weekes" title="Kevin Weekes">Kevin Weekes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rules analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Jackson_(ice_hockey)" title="Dave Jackson (ice hockey)">Dave Jackson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former figures</th><td 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title="Gary Thorne">Gary Thorne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Boucher" title="Brian Boucher">Brian Boucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clement" title="Bill Clement">Bill Clement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Davidson_(ice_hockey)" title="John Davidson (ice hockey)">John Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Engblom" title="Brian Engblom">Brian Engblom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hayward" title="Brian Hayward">Brian Hayward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Melrose" title="Barry Melrose">Barry Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Pang" title="Darren Pang">Darren Pang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Schoenfeld" title="Jim Schoenfeld">Jim Schoenfeld</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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href="/wiki/Darren_Pang" title="Darren Pang">Darren Pang</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ice level and<br />rinkside reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erin_Andrews" title="Erin Andrews">Erin Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Brenon" title="Brenda Brenon">Brenda Brenon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Engblom" title="Brian Engblom">Brian Engblom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Granato" title="Tony Granato">Tony Granato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Levy" title="Steve Levy">Steve Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mees" title="Tom Mees">Tom Mees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Micheletti" title="Joe Micheletti">Joe Micheletti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Morganti" title="Al Morganti">Al Morganti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neumeier" title="Bob Neumeier">Bob Neumeier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Pang" title="Darren Pang">Darren Pang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Reaugh" title="Daryl Reaugh">Daryl Reaugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Redmond" title="Mickey Redmond">Mickey Redmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Ryan" title="Sam Ryan">Sam Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Simpson" title="Christine Simpson">Chris Simpson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Rutledge" title="Laura Rutledge">Laura Rutledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Smith_(reporter)" title="Marty Smith (reporter)">Marty Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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(Games 3-5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2003 Stanley Cup Finals">2003</a> (Games 3-7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2004 Stanley Cup Finals">2004</a> (Games 3-7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2022 Stanley Cup Finals">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2024 Stanley Cup Finals">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2026_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2026 Stanley Cup Finals (page does not exist)">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2028_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2028 Stanley Cup Finals (page does not exist)">2028</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="ABC_Radio&#039;s_coverage" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC 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href="/wiki/2003_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2003 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2025 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2025</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2026 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game&action=edit&redlink=1" 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