Matt McConnell

Matt McConnell is an American sports broadcaster and is currently the play-by-play announcer for Utah Mammoth.

Announcing career

NHL

McConnell 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 suspended operations.

In September 2024 McConnell was named the play-by-play announcer for the Utah Mammoth,^[1] the newest team in the NHL, consisting of the assets of the former Arizona Coyotes.

College sports

McConnell 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

McConnell served as the play-by-play announcer for NHL Network coverage of the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[3]