Joseph Edward Beninati (born November 14, 1965) is an American sportscaster who serves as the television play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals.
When not behind the microphone for the Capitals, he's often heard as the play-by-play voice of Men and Women's Lacrosse on ESPNU and The Big Ten Network (BTN).
In addition, he serves as the lead PxP voice for Athletes Unlimited PRO Lacrosse (a player first league with an innovative scoring system).
Beninati has done freelance announcing for ESPN, ESPNU, Westwood One, WFAN as well as being one of the prominent hockey voices on Versus (now NBCSN).
[2] Beninati started broadcasting when he was injured playing hockey and some friends talked him into appearing on the school's radio station, WBOR.