Matt McConnell is an American sports broadcaster and is currently the play-by-play announcer for Utah Hockey Club.
Announcing career
editNHL
editMcConnell 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
editMcConnell 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
editMcConnell 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.