Steve Mears

Steve Mears is an American sports broadcaster and the current host of NHL Now on the NHL Network.

Early life and Education

Steve Mears grew up in Murrysville, Pennsylvania where he attended Franklin Regional High School. He then attended college at Bowling Green State University where he was the play-by-play voice of the BGSU Falcons. He graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2002 ^[1]

Career

Career History

Beginning his career, Steve Mears acted as director of media relations and broadcasting for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League from 2002-2006. He was named the CHL Broadcaster of the Year in 2005. During the summer of 2006, Mears accepted a position as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. Mears made his NHL Broadcasting debut on October 5, 2006, during a New York Islanders vs Phoenix Coyotes game.^[2] Mears stayed with the Islanders for 3 seasons before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network. He then served 4 Seasons with the Penguins; covering their radio and TV game broadcasts, hosting "Penguins Live" on Pittsburgh Penguins 24/7 Radio, and contributing to PensTV on the official team website.^[1] In 2012, Mears debuted his NHL Network career when he provided coverage of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final.

Current career

Steve Mears officially joined the NHL Network team in February 2013 as the co-host of NHL Now.^[1] During the hockey season, Mears hosts NHL Now! from 4:00-6:00 PM EST Monday-Friday on the NHL Network alongside co-host E.J. Hradek.^[3] Aside from NHL Now, Mears also anchors video segments for NHL.com and calls play-by-play for the IIHF World Junior Championships.^[1][3]

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