Matt McConnell is an American sports broadcaster and is currently the play-by-play announcer for Utah Hockey Club.
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.
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.
In September 2024 McConnell was named the play-by-play announcer for the Utah Hockey Club,[1] the newest team in the NHL, consisting of the assets of the former Arizona Coyotes.
[2] McConnell served as the play-by-play announcer for NHL Network coverage of the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.