History will be made Sunday in Canada–by a whisker.
Fittingly enough–at least when Canadians are involved–it will take place at a hockey arena…in Calgary, Alberta when the hometown Flames host the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
The rink?
The Scotiabank Saddledome.
Sometimes history gets made in some pretty funky places. (Ed Middleton/CBC)
In case you might have missed it, Sunday is International Women’s Day.
So, for the first time ever, an all-female broadcast crew will cover an NHL game–from the announcers in the booth to the director and the technicians in the truck, to the producers back at mission control.
Play-by-play announcer Leah Hextall, game analyst Cassie Campbell-Pascall and reporter Christine Simpson will be the most visible faces in the Sportsnet broadcast that will be produced by a production team live from Calgary, Toronto and Salmon Arm, B.C. that includes Hometown Hockey executive producer Alison Raymond, game producer Maria Skinner and director Dawn Landis.
BUT HOLD ON A SEC!
Remember that whisker I mentioned at the top?
Read about THAT…..HERE!
Kind of like Roger Bannister and John Landy, eh?
Ah, History!
With files from CBC, CP, Sportsnet, dailyhive.com
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