Caley Chelios doesn't consider herself a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of broadcasting in the National Hockey League.
The daughter of former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios and the color analyst on the radio broadcasts for road games of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Chelios says women like Christine Simpson, Cassie Campbell, A.J. Mleczko and Kathryn Tappen paved the way for female hockey announcers.
"Kathryn inspired me on her NBC games but my dad kick-started my career," said the 26-year-old Chelios, who was born in Chicago but moved to Detroit in 1999 when her father was traded to the Red Wings from the Blackhawks.