John Buccigross has been an anchor for ESPN since 1996.
10 Facts About John Buccigross
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John Buccigross played basketball at, and graduated from, Steubenville Catholic Central High School.
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John Buccigross graduated from Heidelberg College where he majored in communications and theater arts.
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John Buccigross worked at a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, television station and at WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island.
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John Buccigross formerly served as the lead host of the NHL 2Night alongside analysts Barry Melrose, Ray Ferraro, and Darren Pang.
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John Buccigross is currently a play-by-play commentator and studio host for the NHL on ESPN, play-by-play man for NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament games and is the lead host of their new weekly show, The Point, all with Melrose and Ferraro.
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From 2001 to 2010, John Buccigross authored a weekly NHL column for ESPN.
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John Buccigross signed a book deal in the spring of 2006 with Middle Atlantic Press to write the life story of former NHL player and current NHL analyst Keith Jones.
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John Buccigross married his wife Melissa in 1987; they divorced prior to March 2017.
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John Buccigross is a member of the advisory board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.