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Leah Hextall Will Do NHL Play By Play For ESPN

05/17/2021 at 2:58pm EDT

from Andrew Marchand of the New York Post,

For its NHL coverage, ESPN has signed Leah Hextall to do play-by-play and other roles, The Post has learned.

While the exact number of games she will broadcast is not yet known, she will be the first woman play-by-player to be a regular part of national NHL TV package.

Hextall has been broadcasting hockey for 17 years. Last year for SportsNet, she became the first woman in Canada to call play-by-play for a national NHL broadcast.

She previously became the first woman to call the NCAA Men’s Tournament, which she did for ESPN. She is the cousin of former Flyers great Ron Hextall.

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My opinion, she's good. Knows the game and is an excellent choice.

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