NBC Sports Philadelphia has a brand new Flyers host.

The community is including Ashlyn Sullivan to its Flyers protection, the place she’ll primarily host the Flyers pre- and postgame exhibits alongside 94.1 WIP host Al Morganti and former Flyers winger Scott Hartnell. Sullivan will make her NBC Sports Philadelphia debut Thursday forward of the Flyers’ 7 p.m. recreation towards the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Sullivan, a University of Florida graduate who was born and raised within the Sunshine State, spent the previous six years working for the Jacksonville Jaguars as an in-house reporter. The job introduced her to Philadelphia in October for the Eagles’ win against the Jaguars during Doug Peterson’s return, the place she acquired to witness the depth of the town’s sports activities followers firsthand.

“They were just nuts,” Sullivan mentioned. “You can just tell this city cares so much about their sports, and that’s a dream for a sports broadcaster. Where else would you want to be?”

In addition to her function with the Jaguars, Sullivan has additionally appeared on the NFL Network, the Golf Channel, and CBS Sports Network, however this would be the first time hockey is her principal gig.

“Truthfully, what appealed to me about the job is a new challenge and a new sport that I’ve never covered, and with that comes a little bit of a learning curve,” Sullivan mentioned. “But NBC Sports Philadelphia has put so many knowledgeable people around me that I feel very confident in a couple of weeks I’ll be right where I need to be.”

Sullivan will largely fill the function not too long ago vacated by Taryn Hatcher, who shifted away from the Flyers in September to a wider function protecting the Eagles and Sixers.

Hatcher, who has been with NBC Sports Philadelphia since 2018, has been co-hosting Birds Huddle alongside former Eagles offensive lineman Barrett Brooks and has been a part of the community’s pre- and postgame protection. She additionally took half in NBC Sports Philadelphia’s protection of the Phillies World Series’ run.

Hatcher has additionally acted as a sideline reporter for a handful of Sixers dwelling video games this season, which is a notable return to a task NBC largely did away with at its regional sports activities networks in 2020. That included saying goodbye to Sixers sideline reporter Serena Winters and longtime Phillies reporter Gregg Murphy, who has since landed because the pregame and postgame host throughout Phillies radio broadcasts.

Moving ahead, NBC Sports Philadelphia may have Hatcher report from the Wells Fargo Center throughout choose Sixers video games, and he or she’s anticipated to have a reporting function through the community’s Phillies protection within the spring and summer time. At this level, there’s no expectation she’ll be part of Flyers broadcasts as a between-the-benches reporter.

NBC Sports Philadelphia can be debuting a sports activities betting-themed alternate Sixers telecast on Friday, when Philly takes on the Memphis Grizzlies at 8 p.m. Michael Barkann will host the alternate broadcast on NBC Sports Philadelphia+ alongside former Sixers analyst and former coach Jim Lynam and NBC Sports betting analyst Jay Croucher.

The alternate broadcast stems from NBC Sports Philadelphia’s partnership with the net sportsbook PointsBet, and is an enlargement of the same alternate broadcast that started final season in Chicago. NBC Sports Philadelphia experimented with a short-lived sports activities betting-themed telecast in 2019, which was hosted by Marc Farzetta and 97.5 The Fanatic host Anthony Gargano.

The Sixers’ BetCast schedule will function three further video games: Detroit Pistons (Dec. 21), Orlando Magic (Jan. 30), and Indiana Pacers (March 6).