Comedian Matt Friend To Host 2024 NHL Awards In Las Vegas
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Comedian and impressionist extraordinaire Matt Friend has been tapped to host the 2024 NHL Awards, the National Hockey League announced today.
The celebration of the league’s best regular-season performances will be broadcast live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Thursday, June 27, on ESPN and Sportsnet in the U.S.
and Canada, respectively, beginning at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. The event marks the 11th time the NHL Awards will be presented in Las Vegas and the first since 2019. “Growing up, all my heroes were hockey-obsessed comedians,” Friend said in a statement to Deadline. “I am so thrilled to join the list of my heroes like Will Arnett and Kenan Thompson as host of the NHL Awards, especially as someone who grew up a Chicago Blackhawks fan during the dynasty.
I am so grateful to Steve Mayer, Michael Dempsey and Gary Bettman for the opportunity to fulfill my lifelong dream of hosting the Golden Globes … of hockey!
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