Professional journalist, Leah Hextall joined ESPN in 2021 months after the company jumped back into the hockey business with a seven-year deal covering television, streaming, and media rights with the National Hockey League.
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What is Leah Hextall doing now?
Leah Hextall is a play-by-play commentator for NHL covering on ESPN. She became the first woman to call play-by-play for a nationally televised NHL game as part of Sportsnet’s first all-female broadcast team.
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She had previously made history as the first woman to call an NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship game for ESPN at the 2019 tournament.
Leah Hextall diploma
Which diploma did Leah Hextall get from the University? Leah Hextall graduated from the Columbia Academy of Radio, Television, and Recording Arts in Vancouver with a diploma in radio and television broadcasting in 2003.
Leah Hextall outside hockey
What has Leah Hextall done outside hockey? Leah Hextall hosted events at the Progressive Conservation Party of Manitoba Annual General Meeting in 2017. He also served as a communications staffer for Brian Pallister’s government in Manitoba between 2017 and 2020.


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