To tweak the title of a 1971 Carly Simon hit, ESPN’s Linda Cohn is a Legend In Her Own Time.
But unlike the subject of Simon’s song, Cohn actually achieved her performing dreams. Back in 2016, the network celebrated her 5,000th appearance in the SportsCenter anchor chair. How many shows is she up to now? Cohn laughs her wonderful laugh and says she’s stopped counting.
This is all relevant to Seattle Kraken fans because Cohn on Thursday will begin her periodic TV hosting duties on the new Kraken Hockey Network. On Wednesday in this space, a day before the Kraken play the Flyers at Climate Pledge Arena, we’ll present an hour-long conversation with Linda Cohn.
In this preview, Cohn explains why she believes Seattle will outperform the expectations of many in hockey media.