New York Riptide Announce Broadcast Team for 2019-20 Season
December 13, 2019 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
New York Riptide News Release
New York, NY - The New York Riptide today announced the broadcast team for the team's 2019-20 National Lacrosse League (NLL) season. Dave Leno will serve as play-by-play announcer, Mitch Belisle will be the color analyst and Dani Wexelman will report from the sidelines.
Leno has extensive play-by-play and hosting experience with national and local broadcast outlets. He has been part of the broadcast team for the Philadelphia Union (MLS) for the past four seasons, serving as play-by-play announcer and co-hosting the pregame, halftime and postgame shows. "Leno also announces select nationally televised college basketball and football games with ESPN and broadcasts local and international matches with USA Field Hockey and the International Hockey Federation. During the World Team Tennis season, he announces matches for the Philadelphia Freedoms and New York Empire and has worked the US OPEN Tennis Championships with the World Feed broadcast team."
Belisle is a former professional lacrosse player who spent nine seasons in the NLL (2008-2017), where he played for the New York Titans (drafted 13th overall), Boston Blazers, and the Minnesota/Georgia Swarm, where he won an NLL Championship in 2017. Following his playing days, he worked as a play-by-play analyst for the Swarm during the 2017-18 season. Belisle also played 12 seasons in Major League Lacrosse (2007-2018) and was a lacrosse standout at Cornell University before playing professionally. Currently, Belisle is a partner at Trilogy Lacrosse, one of the premier lacrosse programs in the US.
Wexelman has spent time in front of and behind the camera with Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League. Over the past five years she has served as a on-air reporter and producer for MLB, providing extensive coverage on youth/amateur baseball for MLB's broadcast and digital platforms, co-hosting a live, daily show on Facebook and MLB.com, and hosting a weekly podcast.
Below is the broadcast schedule for the remainder of the 2019-20 season:
DATE OPPONENT TIME - ET TV/ONLINE
Saturday, December 14 at Vancouver Warriors 10 p.m. MSG Network
Friday, December 27 at New England Black Wolves 7:30p.m. B/R Live
Saturday, December 28 Saskatchewan Rush 7:30 p.m. MSG Network
Saturday, January 4 Philadelphia Wings 7:30 p.m. B/R Live
Saturday, January 18 Georgia Swarm 7:30 p.m. MSG Network
Friday, January 24 at Philadelphia Wings 7 p.m. MSG Network
Saturday, January 25 San Diego Seals 7:30 p.m. MSG Network
Saturday, February 8 at Calgary Roughnecks 9:30 p.m. B/R Live
Saturday, February 15 at Georgia Swarm 7:30 p.m. MSG Network
Friday, February 28 New England Black Wolves 7:30 p.m. MSG Network
Saturday, February 29 at Rochester Knighthawks 7:00 p.m. B/R Live
Saturday, March 7 Georgia Swarm 7:30 p.m. MSG Network
Sunday, March 15 at Philadelphia Wings 7:00 p.m. B/R Live
Saturday, March 28 Colorado Mammoth 7:30 p.m. B/R Live
Sunday, April 5 Toronto Rock 3 p.m. MSG Network
Saturday, April 11 New England Black Wolves 7:30 p.m. B/R Live
Saturday, April 18 at Buffalo Bandits 7:00 p.m. B/R Live
Season tickets, groups, holiday packs and individual tickets are available now at www.NewYorkRiptide.com or by speaking to a customer service representative at 516-402-3006. Fans can also follow the team @NewYorkRiptide to receive behind the scenes information as the team prepares for the 2019-20 season.
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