Mar 11, 2026 · 49 min · 10 segments
From starting out calling university hockey in Saskatchewan to calling PWHL games and Olympic hockey, Daniella Ponticelli is a trailblazer and joins Leroy to talk about everything from her days in…
Daniella PonticelliGuestLeroyHostThat's, that's incredible.
Like how awesome is this league? I got to go to my first game.
Like I was blown away.
I'm so glad that you experienced your first game because that's what I try to tell everyone.
And I know you'll hear that from every sport because I did work as well in the National Lacrosse League with the Saskatchewan Rush.
You've got to come to a game because you have to experience that atmosphere.
But with the PWHL, it's truly the most, especially when it comes to hockey, there's just so much love and family and, of course, rivalry.
I can't remember now if that game had any controversial calls, but Ottawa is known for, as soon as there's a review, people are taking off their glasses to hand them to the officials.
There's this underlying humor that is everywhere, and it's pervasive, but it's all just...
And even the way that I really love how the league is approaching this post-Olympic stretch because they know that we're seeing the bump.
You coming into the fold is really nice, but it's not only you, right? Games are selling out really quickly.
That's, that's incredible.
Like how awesome is this league? I got to go to my first game.
Like I was blown away.
I'm so glad that you experienced your first game because that's what I try to tell everyone.
And I know you'll hear that from every sport because I did work as well in the National Lacrosse League with the Saskatchewan Rush.
You've got to come to a game because you have to experience that atmosphere.
But with the PWHL, it's truly the most, especially when it comes to hockey, there's just so much love and family and, of course, rivalry.
I can't remember now if that game had any controversial calls, but Ottawa is known for, as soon as there's a review, people are taking off their glasses to hand them to the officials.
There's this underlying humor that is everywhere, and it's pervasive, but it's all just...
And even the way that I really love how the league is approaching this post-Olympic stretch because they know that we're seeing the bump.
You coming into the fold is really nice, but it's not only you, right? Games are selling out really quickly.
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