Pegula also chairs a special NHL council dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion at league and club levels. 1.73m ). This page uses content from Wikipedia.The original article was at List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators.The list of authors can be seen in the page history.As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA). Shes not waiting idly. In August 2018, Noelle Needham, co-founder of Legend Hockey, became the first female full-time amateur scout in the NHL when she was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hockey Maharashtra defeated Hockey Haryana 2-1 in penalty . Take NHL expansion, for example. And on top of all that, on the ice she just so happens to be one of the most dominant players the game has ever seen. She is the daughter of her parents Kathy, her mother, and Tim, her father who is an LAPD detective for a little over three decades. When she leads, peers follow. And what shes done with that platform in the two years since has made the Team USA captain the most powerful woman in hockey today. Thats a woman thats willing to change the world. Maharashtra players celebrate after entering final. So, how do players handle the pressure to be racial ambassadors? In 2014, Hextall joined Sportsnet as the studio host and reporter for Hockey Night in Canada. However, it took Hextall being laid off and pivoting to a career in politics before she reinvented herself and began her pursuit to become a professional play-by-play commentator. When sports and race collide in the headlines, Black athletes expect to be asked to step up and make a statement. The 11-woman committee, which includes Hall of Famer Angela James, long-time Chicago Blackhawks staffer Annie Camins and player-turned-coach Kelsey Koelzer, is also making a big difference around. This list is meant as a celebration, a way to highlight the incredible achievements women are making in hockey right now, in all parts of the sport. Now, one of the greatest womens hockey players ever is hoping that, despite that setback, her post-playing legacy can be even greater. It was 2017, and the league had just announced it was going to be forced to slash salaries, a development that caught players by surprise and severely damaged their trust in league brass. Shes got young girls the world over picking up the game for the first time and dreaming about being as fast as her, and shes working tirelessly alongside her hometown Chicago Blackhawks to make that happen. TV Play-by-Play/Analyst. Alex Chauvancy (@a_chauvancy23) August 21, 2020 And its not just about audiences Browning works across the NHL to help elevate its players, giving them a voice and building their own brands. Careys fingerprints are still all over the roster, of course, but we should start to see more of Millions moves soon. (Youre rooting for them already, arent you?) Listen, we know you think that sports reporting is just talking about sports. In September, referees Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke, and linesmen Kendall Hanley and Kirsten Welsh served as on-ice officials during NHL prospect tournaments the first time women have ever called an NHL-affiliated event. I feel like Ive won [personally], but the war is never over in terms of where are not only women accepted but where are they wanted, she says. Last season, Leah Hextall became the first woman to call NHL play-by-play full-time for a national network. There are many female sports announcers who are really good. Her cousin, Ron, played 13 years in the NHL as a goaltender, mostly for the Philadelphia Flyers, and won the Vezina Trophy in 1987. It feels like its only a matter of time until the NHL catches up with the NBA and NFL and calls up its first female official to the big leagues. Shes come in so clutch for us this year I think if you can put up 100 points in four-and-a-half seasons, playing only a very limited amount of hockey games, that just shows shes a great hockey player. We know her name. AJ is the daughter of Tom, father, and Bambi, mother. Her message of perseverance, commitment and encouragement was excellent and inspiring to all in attendance! Hextall was highly sought after, and rightfully so. The National Hockey League Broadcaster is the first female to call play-by-play commentary for a nationally televised NHL game as part of Sportsnets first all-female broadcast team. Shes one of the brightest minds in hockey with a sharp focus on analytics, first noticed by NHL brass for her work launching War-on-Ice.com and then during her tenure as a hockey operations analyst with the Minnesota Wild. OVER THE COURSE of her nine-year career with the NHLPA, Maria Dennis has continually worked to ensure the NHL acts with players health and safety front of mind. And then, all of a sudden, there was a female voice.. Enter your email below and we'll send you another email. The PWHPA is one of the key drivers of the conversation around the state of the womens game, and Coyne Schofield is the president of its players board. Stick tap to Minnesota Whitecaps forward Allie Thunstrom, too, whose 21 goals in 20 games leads the league in the category and saw her make some NWHL history of her own as the first player to hit the 20-goal milestone in a single season. However its earned and then exercised, though, having power is about bringing people together, generating ideas that push the game forward and holding the keys to the future. That many hockey fans now know her by her voice alone is a testament to the power she holds in the game, but her commentary isnt the only way shes helping call the shots. Actor turned ITV presenter Charles Foster has died.. Charles, who previously featured in both Coronation Street and Emmerdale, was the face of Granada TV from the 1970s through to the 1990s. Analytics can be used in leagues, media, and the growing digital world to attract more fans. Hextalls personal story of perseverance is filled with intimidating and uplifting moments. She shows us every day how to be a good person, and I think thats the most incredible thing, to me, about Jayna. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. ~ Derek Jory, The Coaches Site, 2019 by Leah Hextall. Barb Underhill is a consultant with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tracy Tutton has a similar role with the Colorado Avalanche, and Carrie Keil has helped shape some of the best young American stars through her work with USA Hockeys development teams. Alexa's height is 5 ft 8 in ( approx. Here is everything you need to know about hockey on ESPN for the 2022-23 NHL season. Hockey really needs women at every level, says Messier. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Its Heidi Brownings job to not just keep up, but set the pace when it comes to how we watch, discuss, and relate to the NHL and its players. Now thats power. ESPN is getting one of the most popular hockey analysts in Hextall. There are many male announcers who are really bad. Let alone have the video of her talk shared with the entire hockey community and sports world at large. Hextall joined the ESPN broadcast team in 2021, where she serves as a commentator for select NHL games. (approx 1 - 2 per week). Leah Hextall (born c. 1981) is a Canadian sports journalist and ice hockey play-by-play broadcaster. The game, which will be played March 8 at the United Center, will air on NBCSN, and the network will deploy an all-women broadcast crew, studio crew, and production crew. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. She is the founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books. Team USA captain @KendallCoyne is a game-changer in every sense of the word and shes only just getting started. Sophia entered the sports industry back in 2007 and has worked for various sports broadcasting companies in Canada including theScore, Rogers Sportsnet, CBC News Network, and Hockey Night in Canada. Having a great facility that has adequate training rooms and showers and towels and all that sort of stuff, Hefford says. James Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content, Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO Begin with Eight Matchups Exclusively on ESPN Platforms, Exclusively on ABC and ESPN+ and Hulu This Week: Seven National Hockey League Games on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. That shes not folding in the face of unthinkable pressure to do so is another. Ever.Shes also the first woman to call play-by-play for a nationally televised NHL game, the first to call an NCAA Mens Ice Hockey Championship game, and the first to do play-by-play for the Mens NCAA Division I Hockey Tournament.Hextall is a trailblazer and when the ESPN commentator speaks, well, she always has something important to say.That was especially the case when she spoke as one of the headliners at TCS Live, hockeys premiere coaching conference, this past June at the University of Michigan.What Hextall had to say is raw, emotional and shocking, but sadly not surprising. With the new deals come new opportunities. Thats empowering. #EqualSweat | @EmmySadler pic.twitter.com/gjkhtAqBsa, Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 21, 2020. Since 2007, Sophia has worked with various sports-broadcasting companies, including . But the day came, and I watched as Leah confidently walked on stage. In her role at the helm of Bauer Hockeys global marketing initiatives, Messier is always looking for the next wave of talented athletes to endorse and seeking new and innovative ways to grow the game whether at the grassroots level with the First Shift program partnered with the NHL or in showcasing the latest gear on hockeys biggest stage. And so, with a nod to all the women who came before, weve put together a list of the players, coaches and executives who follow their example and continue to work for progress the most powerful women in hockey today. Remember these names. Denver Nuggets Reporter/Analyst. She has also long pushed for women to get into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and in 2018 became the first woman appointed to the selection committee. Shes now a consultant with the Calgary Flames and continues coaching some of the best prospects and pros during the off-season. First is a word often associated with Leah Hextall, who is blazing a trail for women in sports and beyond. pic.twitter.com/qJD1KIPwAE, Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) February 10, 2020. Theres still a long way to go when it comes to bringing more women into stats roles, but Chayka is lending her voice to the cause. Islanders Analysts A Part of First All-Female NHL Broadcast Islanders Analysts A Part of First All-Female NHL Broadcast AJ Mleczko and Jennifer Botterill part of all-female crew producing. Now shes tasked with getting Canada back atop the womens hockey world. Her numbers definitely show it, but her character as a person, how she is with her teammates, is more of a testament to her as a hockey player A lot of players are keeping an eye on her while shes out on the ice, put it that way. NBC Sports announced its hockey broadcast roster for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Ms. Herman first got into the dressing room at the 1975 NHL All-Star Game. [2] Hextall had previously made history as the first woman to call an NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship game, for ESPN at the 2019 tournament.[3][4]. Campbell-Pascall is a strong representative of the wave of progress thats washed over broadcast booths everywhere. Or rock the boat. Their impact on the game can be seen throughout the NHL in every powerful, finely tuned stride theyve helped build. Alexa Shaw Height She is a woman of above-average stature. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onAll NHL and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. I'm not usually one to call for someone's head, but NBC needs to to get rid of Mike Milbury. WHETHER YOU DREAM of going pro or are just looking to keep making it out to a weekly game of shinny, youre benefiting from the work of Mary-Kay Messier. Team USA Forward Alex Carpenter, one of the best players on the American side at this years Canada-USA Rivalry Series, is another player-ambassador for the Rays. ITS BEEN ALMOST a year since Jayna Hefford sent shockwaves through the hockey world by announcing the closure of the Canadian Womens Hockey League after 12 seasons, citing an unsustainable business model. Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Linda Cohn made history as ESPN's first all-female NHL broadcast team for the Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens game at Gila River Arena on Monday.. Messiers passion for the womens game also means that as she pushes the sport forward shes making every effort to ensure women arent left behind. "First" is a word often associated with Leah Hextall, who is blazing a trail for women in sports and beyond. Katie Gaus. Leah Hextall (born c.1981) is a Canadian sports journalist and ice hockey play-by-play broadcaster. More importantly, Hextall will become the first woman to do regular play-by-play. A veteran broadcaster of nearly 20 years, Hextall has worked for the largest sports networks in North America. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics . COLUMBUS, OH - JANUARY 24: A general view of the NHL logo prior to the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition at the Nationwide Arena on January 24, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. She is living proof of what can happen when you give an elite athlete the stage she deserves. #EqualSweat | @EmmySadler pic.twitter.com/V3CVx3MBqv, Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 19, 2020. The Daily Princetonian caught up with women's ice hockey team manager and announcer Amelia Koblentz '25 to discuss the announcing process, women in sports, and how to succeed in a male-dominated field. The former has the primary TV deal while the latter has a secondary one. Braid made history in 2016 when she was hired as a skating coach with the Arizona Coyotes, becoming the first woman to hold a full-time coaching job in the NHL. GINA KINGSBURY KNOWS what it takes to win on the international stage she did it twice as a player, taking home Olympic gold in 2006 and 2010. And her willingness to step up and demand change makes her an important figure with the power to propel the PWHPAs message forward. The Minnesota Duluth men host Miami in their final regular season home series at 7 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday while the UMD women begin postseason play against St. [8], Hextall has a segment called "Hextall on Hockey," which airs weekly on the AM radio station 680 CJOB in Winnipeg and is rebroadcast by a number of stations across Canada. She worked for CTV Winnipeg from 2005 to 2012 and for NESN as host of NESN Today from 2012-14. Her efforts include helping develop and promote a line of womens protective gear and making sure sponsored female athletes get equal billing to their male counterparts in promotional materials. As Braid herself will eagerly tell you, shes not the only one doing this kind of work. I dont know who would be more powerful than her.. It wasnt lost on me how much courage it was going to take to be completely vulnerable in a room full of mostly men. KATHRYN TAPPEN Host and Reporter, NBC Sports Kathryn Tappen is one of NBC Sports' most versatile voices, having served as a host or reporter on many of the biggest events in sports, including the Olympics, Super Bowl, NFL Kickoff, Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final, Notre Dame Football, and golf. Those trailblazers changed the game on the ice, in the spotlight and behind the scenes in some cases, in ways we perhaps dont even fully realize just yet. Saying something like "and there weren't even women there to distract them" is insane. She lives, breathes and sleeps hockey and the Boston Pride. Huascar Ynoa breaks hand out of frustration in Braves dugout, Arbitrator sets rematch deadline for Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder rematch and its not good, who became the first woman to do a full NHL game in 2009, including one with Sportsnet featuring an all-women crew in 2020, Penguins survive Bryan Rust's JR Smith moment to win Game 2, Kemba Walker Wore a Don't Tread on Me Jacket to the Celtics' Play-in Game, Brad Marchand avenges penalty fiasco with overtime game-winner (Video), Brayden Point's late heroics clinch Game 1 win for Lightning (Video), Nikita Kucherov scores in his first game back for Lightning (Video). Shes also been heavily involved in the development of various health- and technology-related programs available to players and teams and has had a seat at the table during crucial CBA negotiations. But I think also there was always a sense of optimism that things were going to be better because of it In many ways, as difficult as it was, it really created this window of opportunity to do something., Team Canada forward and PWHPA member Sarah Nurse on Jayna Hefford "I . Under Million, the U.S. women won their fifth-straight world championship gold and were dominant in this seasons Canada-USA Rivalry Series. I was unsure how our audience would react, but I trusted her words would resonate with them. She and I grew up in the same hometown and were coworkers way back in the day, so it was extra sad to hear that a friend of mine, a shooting star breaking barriers in the NHL broadcast booth, was being treated this way. She provides analysis pregame and during intermissions, reports . Kingsbury was hand-picked by legendary long-time coach and general manager Melody Davidson to take over the program. In just over 14 seconds, she accomplished what her predecessors and peers have been fighting for their entire careers: she created a platform, a voice, an opportunity and a spotlight under which to shine. Now they'll have . Spooners 37,800 Twitter followers and 66,800 Instagram followers make her one of the most-followed womens hockey players, and her presence in and around the game has also made her a strong brand ambassador for a long list of sponsors. Presented by @SecretDeodorant. Blake Bolden and Leah Hextall join Emily Kaplan in reporting roles for ESPN, while Cassie Campbell-Pascall, A.J. Leah Hextall: 2022-present Rob Faulds: 2021-present Mike Luck: 2022-present Regional Rick Ball (Calgary): 2014-present Chris Cuthbert (Toronto): 2021-present Jack Michaels (Edmonton): 2021-present John Shorthouse (Vancouver): 1998-99, 2008-present Colour Commentators National Craig Simpson: 1998-2002, 2014-present Garry Galley: 2014-present She returned to the role for the CWHL in January 2019, notably using the non-standard term "defencewoman" to refer to the defensive players. Million took over in February 2019, shortly after Carey stepped down. Her domain is expansive, and starts where hockey does: at the grassroots level, in small-town rinks. Having to deliver that [news] to the players was not an easy thing, Hefford says. Underline it and make it bold. With Stathletes, the data and analytics company she launched in 2010, Chayka is altering the way we watch games and analyze performances, and helping those who build teams evaluate prospects and construct rosters. October 21, 2015 by Michael Straw They are the voices that welcome you to your favorite arena while also being the people that tell the story of what's happening on the ice. That doesnt happen without Kendall Coyne Schofield. In 1956, a nine-year-old named Abby Hoffman had to cut her hair and trim her name so teammates and opponents wouldnt know Ab was actually a girl. Play-by-play commentators often feel like friends to us all. Your existing password has not been changed. AJ Mleczko Family She is a local of Nantucket, Massachusetts, in the USA. As the nation works towards that ambitious goal, itll lean heavily on two players in particular to lead the way on the ice: long-time Chinese national team captain Yu Baiwei, who goes by Berry, and top forward Fang Xin, a.k.a. Shes just such a great person and somebody that you can look to and want to be like and want to emulate and I think shes one thats just making waves and doing it quietly and humbly.. Its Katie Millions job to keep them there. Presented by @SecretDeodorant. Take Taylor Hall, for example, whose work with Braid contributed to him elevating his game to Hart Trophy heights in 201718; or John Tavares, who sought out skating sessions with Braid en route to being the No. HILARY KNIGHT KNOWS how to make a statement.
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