Aileen Hnatiuk labeled ‘the Queen of Tampa’ as host recreates viral Saints clip to wrap up her first season covering NHL | 67T6D56 | 2024-05-04 02:08:01
Aileen Hnatiuk labeled 'the Queen of Tampa' as host recreates viral Saints clip to wrap up her first season covering NHL | 67T6D56 | 2024-05-04 02:08:01
SPORTSCASTER Aileen Hnatiuk has celebrated finishing her first full season as an NHL reporter.
The 27-year-old has turned heads throughout the year as a WFLA reporter for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Hnatiuk went viral during the 2022 NFL season while covering the New Orleans Saints.
Her follower count skyrocketed after a clip of her "signing off" for the season was viewed over 5 million times.
Watching the viral madness unfold and her follower count go through the roof, Aileen took to her own account to respond.
"Y'all are wild lmao," she wrote in January 2023.
Hnatiuk has since moved away from Louisiana and returned to her native Florida last summer.
She reported on the Lightning this season and shared a closing snap next to the ice earlier this week.
"First season covering the #NHL in the books. Grateful," she wrote to her 71,000 Instagram fans.
Aileen looked stunning in a figure-hugging black top and matching pants.
"The Queen of Tampa!" gushed one fan in the comment section.
"Just perfection," said another.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "Stunning as always," claimed a third.
Hnatiuk grew up in the small town of Weeki Wachee, 56 miles north of Tampa.
She was a keen volleyball player throughout high school and college.
Aileen attended East Carolina University and alongside her major in communications played for the ECU Pirates.
She is the daughter of Glen Hnatiuk, a golfer who competed on the PGA Tour in the 1990s.
<!--googleoff: all--> <blockquote class="article__quote"> </blockquote> <!--googleon: all--> Glen turned pro in 1990 and won four times on the PGA Nationwide Tour.
He's estimated to have racked up over $2.5million in prize money during his golf career.
Hnatiuk picked up valuable work experience with ESPN, WNCN-TV, and WITN-TV during her college years.
She joined NBC affiliate WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia, after graduating.
The 27-year-old has also worked as a Tampa Bay Rowdies sideline reporter for CBS Sports.
She has since moved back to Tampa Bay to cover the Lightning, Rowdies, and Buccaneers[/caption]
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