Mike Maniscalco and Tripp Tracy will again lead the Bally Sports South broadcast team this season. Maniscalco enters his third full season handling play-by-play duties, while Tracy, a former professional goaltender, will provide analysis in his 24th year in the broadcast booth. Former Hurricanes forward Shane Willis will also return to Hurricanes LIVE, the network's pre- and post-game flagship show, in his 10th year as an analyst.
Hanna Yates will be joining the broadcast team as in-game reporter and host of Hurricanes LIVE. She comes to Bally Sports South from KSDK, the local NBC affiliate in St. Louis, where she had worked as a sports influencer and journalist since October 2019. Yates also previously co-hosted a radio show on KFNS 590 The Fan alongside former St. Louis Blues forward Cam Janssen. She attended the University of Missouri, where she earned a degree in Broadcast - Television Journalism with an emphasis in sports and a minor in business.
In addition to the 71 games on Bally Sports South during the regular season, five Hurricanes games will be televised nationally on TNT and ESPN, including the Stadium Series matchup with the Washington Capitals on Feb. 18. The remaining six games will air exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu.
The NHL has also announced three start time changes for the Hurricanes during the 2022-23 season, which are reflected in the attached schedule (all times Eastern):
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