Shot Right Height 1.85 m Playing career Weight 88 kg | Name Ryan Rishaug Positions Winger Role Sports commentator | |
Born April 26, 1977 (age 46)
Edmonton, AB, CAN ( 1977-04-26 ) Profiles | ||
35: Ryan Rishaug: Getting to the NHL…a Story of Powerful Focus and Humility
Ryan Rishaug (born April 26, 1977) is a sports broadcaster with TSN. For TSN, he serves as an ice reporter, on the NHL on TSN and covers Edmonton for SportsCentre. Ryan appears regularly on TSN 1260 sports radio in Edmonton.
Contents
- 35 Ryan Rishaug Getting to the NHLa Story of Powerful Focus and Humility
- Early life and career
- Broadcasting
- References
Early life and career
Prior to sportscasting, he played forward for the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL and attended the Broadcast Communications program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Broadcasting
Prior to becoming a reporter for The NHL on TSN in 2004, Rishaug served as a sideline reporter on their coverage of the CFL on TSN. Rishaug has served in a variety of roles at various Canadian stations. Prior to joining TSN he was a weekend sports anchor, at CFRN-TV from 2000-2003. He was a sports anchor/reporter for MCTV from 1999–2000, and was a sports anchor for CFSK-TV in 2000. He got his start as a sports reporter at CFJC-TV from 1998-1999.