Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Team to Present ESPN’s NHL Coverage to Fans

• Stellar Team of Play-by-Play Announcers, Analysts & Reporters Add Nine Stanley Cups, 10 Olympic  medals and three College National Championships to An Already Accomplished Lineup 

• Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough, Steve Levy, Leah Hextall, John Buccigross and Bob Wischusen  

• Analysts: Mark Messier, Chris Chelios, Ray Ferraro, Brian Boucher, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Kevin  Weekes, Ryan Callahan, A.J. Mleczko, Rick DiPietro and Hilary Knight join Barry Melrose 

• Blake Bolden Joins Reporters Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski 

• Linda Cohn Continues to Host In the Crease on ESPN+ and will Provide Coverage on SportsCenter 

• NHL Games on ESPN Deportes Will be Called by Kenneth Garay, Eitán Benezra, Carlos Rossell and Antonio Valle

Ryan Callahan, Analyst 

Callahan played 13 seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Drafted by the Rangers in 2004, Callahan registered 186 goals and 200 assists in 757 regular season games, while collecting 20 goals and 19 assists in 121 Stanley Cup Playoff games. In 2011, Callahan became the 26th captain of the New York Rangers – the first New York native to serve as Rangers team captain. In addition to his NHL play, Callahan was named to Team USA twice for participation at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he earned a silver medal, and in 2014. He began his broadcasting career in 2019 with the NHL Network as a studio analyst, and has also provided analysis for the NHL on NBC.