Matt McConnell
Matt McConnell is an American sports broadcaster and is currently the play by play announcer for Utah Hockey Club.
Announcing career
[edit]NHL
[edit]McConnell got his start in the NHL as the radio play by play announcer for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, a position which he held from 1993-1996.
At the end of 1996 he went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as their radio play by play announcer.
In 1999, he joined the Atlanta Thrashers as the team's first ever TV play by play announcer, a position which he held from 1999–2003, and returned to from 2009-2011.
From 2004–2006 he served as the Minnesota Wild TV play by play announcer. McConnell has also covered the NHL playoffs for NHL Radio and Westwood One.
in 2011 he was named the play-by-play announcer for the Arizona Coyotes. In 2013, he was named "Arizona Sports Broadcaster of the Year" by the National Sports Media Association. In 2020 and 2021, he was named a finalist for the same award. At the conclusion of the 2024 NHL season the Arizona Coyotes ceased operations.
In September 2024 McConnell was named the play-by-play announcer for the temporarily named Utah Hockey Club,[1] the newest team in the NHL, consisting of the assets of the former Arizona Coyotes.
College Sports
[edit]McConnell also has served as the lead play by play announcer for CBS College Sports Network college hockey broadcasts. He also covered college basketball, college football and college lacrosse.[2]
World Juniors
[edit]McConnell served as the play by play announcer for NHL Network coverage of the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Ryan; Sept. 4, KSL com | Posted-; A.m, 2024 at 10:51. "Here's who will be calling Utah Hockey Club games". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012.
- ^ "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
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