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About Nick Lalpuis
Nick Lalpuis is a professional sports broadcaster with nearly ten years of experience on the air. While hockey might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Fort Worth, Texas, Nick is chasing his dream of working in the fastest sport on ice. Hockey has taken this Texan to Rockford, Illinois, where he currently works as the Communications Assistant for the Rockford IceHogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. While adjusting to windchills below zero, Nick has gained invaluable experience on the media relations side of professional hockey.
Over the past few years, Nick has worked as the Director of Broadcast and Media Relations for the Amarillo Wranglers NAHL team and as a freelance broadcaster for multiple companies, such as ESPN, USA Hockey, and FloSports.
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Professional Experience
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Communications Assistant
Color commentator and intermission host all home games of the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate. Assists in shooting, editing, and writing pregame preview videos and articles distributed to local and AHL media members and on the AHLTV broadcast. Briefly filled in as the acting Director of Broadcast and Media Relations while the team was in the transition of play-by-play broadcasters. Clipped and edited highlight packages for each regular and postseason game of the 2024-25 season, distributed on the IceHogs' and AHL websites.
Director of Broadcast/ Media Relations
Provided play-by-play commentary for the first two seasons of the Amarillo Wranglers franchise in the NAHL. Produced all written content for the team's website and distributed it to the NAHL office and local media outlets. Established weekly media appearances with players and coaches to interview with both radio and television reporters in the Amarillo area. Produced and hosted weekly coaches' show streamed on Facebook Live and Mixlr. Created a pregame show with pre-produced graphics and videos that were carried on the team's Facebook and YouTube channels.
On Air Host
On air host for the inaugural season of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Tonight, a three-hour live broadcast covering high school football games throughout the entire state of Texas. Provided play-by-play commentary for high school baseball, football, and softball games in the North Texas area.
Broadcast Director
I moved to Amarillo, TX, in October 2020 to begin my career in hockey with the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League. Provided play-by-play commentary for the NAHLTV and Mixlr streams throughout the 2020-21 season. Conducted pre and postgame interviews with Rocky Russo for each game of the season. Was the emcee for all season ticket holder events and all five postgame jersey auctions.
Associate Producer
Led in setting up Americans' home games on FloHockey in the 2023-24 season. Co-hosted intermission reports and conducted on-ice interviews with players and coaches for the television broadcast. Assisted in the execution of sponsorships for the broadcast and in-arena entertainment and assisted in the upkeep of player and team stats for the ECHL website. I assisted in producing and distributing highlight packages for each home game.
Marketing Intern
Served as the Emcee for all UNT football, basketball, and softball games held on campus from 2018-2020. Assisted in the creation and execution of marketing plans for the Mean Green Tennis program. Filled in as a public address announcer for select UNT basketball, soccer, softball, and tennis events.
