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Leah Hextall has been doing her homework this week in preparation to call the NCAA men's hockey regional in Fargo's Scheels Arena. But the ESPN play-by-play announcer, who is based in Winnipeg ...
Not long after Leah Hextall returned to her home in Winnipeg, after her first season as the first woman to regularly call play-by-play for nationally-televised NHL games, she had a phone call.
Leah Hextall will become the first woman to handle play-by-play in the NCAA men’s ice hockey championship when she calls three games in the East Regional this weekend on ESPN networks.
Leah Hextall will be joining ESPN for their upcoming NHL coverage and make history as the first woman play-by-play announcer in NHL history. For various reasons, NBC and the NHL are parting ways ...
There has been speculation among hockey fans regarding the potential family ties between sports broadcaster Leah Hextall and Ron Hextall. Many have wondered if the shared last name is indicative ...
NESN announced this morning that reporter/anchor Leah Hextall will be leaving the network at the end of August. She will return to her native Canada for a soon-to-be-announced job opportunity with ...
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 ...
Leah Hextall will be the first woman to do play-by-play as a regular part of a national NHL TV package after agreeing to a deal with ESPN, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
Leah Hextall hails from a well-known hockey family, but she made her own mark on the industry. ESPN struck a seven-year deal to cover the streaming, media and television rights of the sport ...