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 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 ...

In a way, it was getting let go from a dream job that allowed Leah Hextall to pursue the greatest opportunity of her sports broadcasting career. Back in 2016, the 42-year-old Winnipeg resident and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Broadcaster Leah Hextall has been a familiar face – and voice – in the sports media game for years, but when she was in the broadcast booth for the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL ...