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It’s easily one of the most comfortable things.” “It’s the game of hockey, and I’ve played it since I was 2,” Marvin said. Marvin is really good at explaining the little nuances that casual, or even diehard, hockey fans don’t notice, Martin said. Viewers are lucky to have so many different opinions from different analysts on any given game night, Martin said. One of the things she’s found interesting during broadcasts is the reality of how men and women communicate differently.įor instance, Parrish or Walz might talk about a certain Wild player during a show, and then a couple days later Marvin will offer up a completely different perspective or explain something in a different way. Martin works with multiple analysts throughout the season, like former NHL players Wes Walz, Mark Parrish and Carter. “Whether she’s nervous, whether there’s technical difficulties with the broadcast, her hockey knowledge comes through so well.” “But the thing that impressed me about Gigi right off the bat was that her hockey knowledge is so apparent right off the get-go,” Martin said. It’s nerve-wracking, and Martin knew Marvin was nervous about that. The hockey knowledge was obviously there, but Marvin is a wonderful person, too, Martin said.īesides talking hockey when the cameras turn on, the broadcasters have producers and directors in their earpieces, and they’re trying to remember everything they want to say in the moment and listen to the other person sitting at the desk. Martin enjoyed getting to know Marvin the very first game they worked together, sitting in a conference room watching the Wild game. She’s got a great voice and good content.” “She’s certainly figured it out in a real big hurry,” Carter said. While Carter might focus on the physical aspects of the game, Carter said Marvin does a good job commenting on the offensive side, reading plays and situations. Marvin will sometimes pick up on things that perhaps Carter wouldn’t because of the different roles they had as players, Carter said. He helped Marvin right away, sharing notes, charts and tips he uses to prepare for games.
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Marvin’s first game in the booth started out with LaPanta, plus former NHLer-turned-analyst, Ryan Carter.
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She splits time during the Wild season in the booth as the color analyst alongside play-by-play broadcaster Anthony LaPanta, or she’s at the pre/post-game show desk with host Audra Martin. “There’s a lot to learn, and a lot of places I can improve, for sure,” Marvin said. It can be hard and a process to condense all the things she wants to communicate to viewers, she said. There’s just a ton of people that have supported me from Minnesota.”Įven before she retired, the communications major had already worked in the broadcast booth for Northeastern University women’s hockey games before joining Bally last season.īroadcasting is a place where an analyst needs to be quick and concise when speaking, Marvin said, adding that she gets really excited with so many things to highlight with a successful Wild club this season, plus the Olympic features she’s done with her former teammates currently playing in Beijing. “So I thought it was a really special way to say thank you, to say goodbye.
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“I had done three of those for three Olympics over 12 years,” said Marvin, who turns 35 in March. 20 at Xcel Energy Center leading up to this year’s winter Olympics.īut the game was canceled at the last minute because of COVID-19 concerns. Not wanting to make the announcement via Zoom last year, she waited and hoped to have one last hurrah in-person with teammates, family and friends at the U.S. women’s national team in December, although that didn’t quite go as planned.
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That continued this season, too, before Marvin officially announced her retirement from the U.S. She started in her role with Bally Sports North in March 2021 during the Wild season.
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Hockey winner, Gopher and professional hockey player with the Boston Pride has racked up the stats accolades throughout her career. She fulfilled that dream in 2018 with the Team USA women’s hockey team winning gold in PyeongChang. Marvin, a well-known Minnesota hockey talent, said she had her sights set on winning an Olympic gold medal since age 10. Gigi Marvin shown here suited up for Team USA in a Dec.