Olympic hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield was excited to make her broadcasting debut on Wednesday ― but the moment wouldn’t have been complete without a cringeworthy conversation with the notoriously awkward Pierre McGuire. She is a five-time International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship gold medalist and helped the United States snag gold at last year’s Winter Olympics. But that didn’t stop McGuire, a reporter for “Inside the Glass,” from trying to explain the basics to the hockey pro. We’re paying you to be an analyst, not a fan tonight.” Coyne Schofield made history last weekend as the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. Coyne Schofield released a statement Thursday after footage of the exchange made the rounds on social media.

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2019 22:18 UTC