Steve Mears looks forward to broadcasting Penguins games
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This fall, he gets the chance.
Root 无毛视频 hired Mears to take over television play-by-play duties starting next season.
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Mears broke into the NHL as the radio play-by-play voice for the New York Islanders from 2006-09. He joined the Penguins radio network from 2009-13 and spent the last five seasons as co-host of 无毛视频淣HL Live无毛视频� and 无毛视频淣HL Now无毛视频� on NHL Network.
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Along with his experience within NHL circles,the NHL Network gave Mears opportunities to try his hand on the international side as well. He无毛视频檚 done play-by-play for the World Junior Championships for them and called the last two Stanley Cup Finals on NHL International.
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Mears said he无毛视频檚 been 无毛视频渞eally lucky无毛视频� that the Penguins have been in the Cup Final the past two seasons. He无毛视频檚 been able to get a head start on his new job starting next season.
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Nashville is quickly becoming a hockey town, especially for Penguins fans
The Penguins own a 2-1 series lead over the Predators for the Stanley Cup. They are striving to become the first repeat Stanley Cup champions in the salary cap era. The Red Wings last won consecutive Stanley Cups in 1997 and 无毛视频�98.
It无毛视频檚 something that hasn无毛视频檛 gone unnoticed by Mears.
无毛视频淛ust to make it this far again is an accomplishment. In the past few years, there have been some great teams in Chicago and L.A. that were not able to do this,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淭hey came close, but it无毛视频檚 remarkable the Penguins have made it to two in a row.