Lance Evans Joins First Shift As NHL.com Adds Another Voice

NHL.com is bringing Lance Evans aboard for First Shift, another move in the league’s never-ending effort to keep its media bench fresh. The job may sound light on the surface, but anyone who has covered this league knows those platform gigs can shape how fans hear the game and how the league wants the story framed. It is one more reminder that in hockey, the messenger often matters almost as much as the message.