Linda Cohn on the set of In The Crease. Credit: Allen Kee / ESPN Images
Linda Cohn knew that Jimmy Pitaro was a hockey fan who grew up rooting for the Rangers, so when he visited employees in Los Angeles after being named president of ESPN in 2018, she was hopeful.
"Then one of the first questions that was asked in this town hall meeting was, ‘Which property would you love to see ESPN get?’" Cohn recalled in an interview with Newsday.
"He didn’t even blink. He didn’t even pause. He said, ‘The NHL rights,’ and he went on from there, and it was like, I got goosebumps.