{{Short description|American sports broadcaster (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|04|30}} | birth_place = Scarborough, Maine, US | occupation = Sports broadcaster | employer = Los Angeles Kings }}
'''Carrlyn Bathe''' (born April 30, 1988) is an American sports broadcaster who currently serves as the sideline reporter for the Los Angeles Kings. She has also covered the Los Angeles Angels, WWE, and UFC. She voice acted in the video game ''NHL 21'', making her the first female broadcaster to appear in the series.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Cowley |first=Ryan |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Speaking with Carrlyn Bathe: EA NHL's First Female Broadcaster |url=https://www.calisportsnews.com/speaking-with-carrlyn-bathe-ea-nhls-first-female-broadcaster/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=CaliSports News}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=McEvoy |first=Beth |date=December 15, 2020 |title=Maine woman becomes first female broadcaster featured in popular NHL video game |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/maine-woman-becomes-first-female-broadcaster-featured-in-popular-nhl-video-game/97-ef4207c0-2210-4a76-8482-49d053326d57 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=News Center Maine}}</ref>
== Early life == Carrlyn Bathe was born on April 30, 1988,<ref>Los Angeles Kings (April 30, 2021). "[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=562992068000698 Happy Birthday to the one and only Carrlyn Bathe!]". Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Facebook.</ref><ref name=":0" /> and is from Scarborough, Maine.<ref name=":0" /> Her father, Frank Bathe, played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bathe played hockey for Scarborough High School before graduating and moving to Los Angeles in 2007.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Career == At the age of 19, Bathe successfully auditioned for the Los Angeles Kings ice crew, and remained with the crew for five years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Konoval |first=Kaylea |date=September 30, 2020 |title=Catching up with Carrlyn Bathe |url=https://lakingsinsider.com/2020/09/30/catching-up-with-carrlyn-bathe/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=LA Kings Insider}}</ref> She was inspired by female sportscaster Heidi Androl to seek a career in sports broadcasting.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> While a member of the Kings' ice crew, Bathe took improv classes, which she cited as improving her broadcasting abilities, and created a vlog series about the ice crew, which was eventually hosted on FOX Sports West's website.<ref name=":2" />
Following her vlog series, Bathe received the opportunity to become the Staples Center in-arena host, a position she held for three years. She then started working for FOX Sports Digital, covering the NHL, WWE, and UFC.<ref name=":2" /> Bathe was hired as the sideline reporter for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2018–19 season,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Kings Announce Complete 2021-22 Broadcast Schedule & Information |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-announce-complete-2021-22-broadcast-schedule-information-326391684 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Kings}}</ref> a position she still holds as of the 2024-25 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 8, 2024 |title=LA Kings Announce 2024-25 Television Broadcast Schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-announce-2024-25-television-broadcast-schedule |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Kings}}</ref> She has also worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Angels in live and pre-recorded segments.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Bathe voice acted in the video game ''NHL 21'', making her the first female broadcaster to appear in the series.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She was also a presenter at the 73rd Los Angeles Emmy Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodell |first=Stephanie |date=July 24, 2021 |title=73rd Los Angeles Area Emmy Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/la-emmys-release-210724 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=Television Academy}}</ref>
== Personal life == Bathe married Mike Hammer on October 10, 2020.<ref name=":1" /><ref>Bathe, Carrlyn [@CarrlynBathe] (October 11, 2020). "[https://x.com/CarrlynBathe/status/1315478484236464128 10-10-2020 Mr. and Mrs. Hammer]" (Tweet). Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Twitter.</ref> The two met after Hammer sent Bathe gear from his clothing brand, Violent Gentlemen.<ref name=":2" /> She began streaming gameplay on Twitch during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":2" />
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