Leah Hextall
Leah Hextall | |
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| Born | c. 1979 (age 45–46) Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, play-by-play broadcaster |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | www |
Leah Hextall (born c. 1979) is a Canadian sports journalist and ice hockey play-by-play broadcaster and reporter. In March 2020, 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. Hextall had previously made history as the first woman to call an NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship game, for ESPN at the 2019 tournament.