Coyne Schofield, a gold medalist for United States at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and a five-time world champion, joins hosts Jamie Hersch and Jackie Redmond for a joint NHL and NHLPA initiative celebrating diversity and inclusion in hockey. There will be appearances from special guests and NHL and club executives, and reports from featured NHL team correspondents Caley Chelios (Tampa Bay Lightning), Lauren Gardner (Colorado Avalanche), Lyndsay Rowley (Nashville Predators) and three-time Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Botterill (New York Islanders).
Coyne Schofield will also debut as a studio analyst on "NHL Tonight" alongside Tony Luftman and Kevin Weekes at 10 p.m. ET. The 26-year-old made
her NBCSN broadcasting debut
when she worked the "Wednesday Night Hockey" game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Jan. 30.
"I am extremely excited for the opportunity to join NHL Network as an on-air analyst," Coyne Schofield said. "I'm looking forward to joining a team of expert analysts and sharing my passion for the game with hockey fans."
Five days before Coyne Schofield joined play-by-play announcer John Forslund and analyst Eddie Olczyk in the booth and went "Inside the Glass" with Pierre McGuire, she became the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills when she crossed the line in 14.346 during the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater competition at SAP Center in San Jose, finishing less than a second behind Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (13.378).
