ESPN is set to add Kevin Weekes, AJ Mleczko Griswold and Ryan Callahan to NHL coverage, with Turner adding Anson Carter
We now have the next wave of names we'll see on national NHL broadcasts this fall.
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Leah Hextall will call games for ESPN’s NHL coverage next season, becoming the first woman with a regular national NHL PBP role
Last year, Hextall became the first woman to do cross-Canada play-by-play of a NHL game in English, serving as the play-by-play voice for Rogers Sportsnet's International Women's Day all-female Flames-Golden Knights broadcast.
Ray Ferraro and Brian Boucher are set to join ESPN’s NHL coverage, but Wayne Gretzky is reportedly only looking at TNT
Ferraro and Boucher are both long-time NHL media figures.
ESPN has pitched Wayne Gretzky on a NHL broadcasting role, is also pitching Ray Ferraro and Kevin Weekes
"Whether Gretzky, an alternate governor for the Edmonton Oilers, is interested is unknown, but at this point ESPN hasn’t been given a 'no.'"
The NHL has reportedly reached a deal with ESPN for a partial rights package, including four Stanley Cup finals, streaming, and more
It sounds like ESPN will be taking on part of the NHL's national rights package, including four Stanley Cup Finals over seven years.
Max Kellerman is the latest ESPN figure to dump on the NHL, saying “no one really cares about hockey”
"The TV ratings don't do anything. It's not one of the four major team sports."
ESPN, NHLN and NBCSN are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Miracle On Ice, with new specials, “Miracle” showings, and more
Each of the three networks is showing a new special, and NHLN (six times) and ESPN (once) are also re-airing 2004's Miracle. And there's a lot more coverage on the way as well.
