2021/06/30 07:50
Mark Gross has sought out and fielded plenty of calls since ESPN won the rights to the NHL in March. On Tuesday, the network's Senior Vice President of Production and Remote Events saw the first major step accomplished as the announcers and analysts for the upcoming season were announced.
The 24 announcers, analysts and reporters include a diverse set of backgrounds along with names that will be familiar to most hockey fans.
“The biggest thing that jumps out is that we hired good people," Gross said. “I'm thrilled where we landed. There are a mix of different thoughts and backgrounds along with lots of diversity.”