A Familiar Face Joining the FireWolves Broadcast Team for Upcoming NLL Season

By Scott Arnold

Katrina Squazzin is adding to her broadcasting resume once again, but this time she’ll be doing it from the sidelines in Oshawa.

former chex newswatch reporter katrina squazzin will join the oshawa firewolves broadcast crew this season as a sideline reporter, working alongside dan malta and scott arnold (photo courtesy of the oshawa firewolves)

The former Chex Newswatch reporter has been named the sideline reporter for the Oshawa FireWolves’ home broadcasts for the 2026-2027 National Lacrosse League season, putting her back in a familiar environment covering the sport while also bringing a distinctly Peterborough connection to the FireWolves broadcast team.

Squazzin spent several years working in Peterborough with Global News, where she covered both the Peterborough Petes and Peterborough Lakers. She also spent a season in the Petes broadcast booth as the colour commentator on Freq 90.5 broadcasts.

Since leaving Peterborough, Squazzin spent three years with Sportsnet as an associate producer, host and reporter, including hosting Sportsnet Central, the network’s flagship highlight show.

Now, she’s joining the FireWolves’ lacrosse broadcast team, who are heading into their second season at Oshawa’s Tribute Communities Centre after relocating from Albany.

And she won’t exactly be walking into an unfamiliar broadcast booth.

Squazzin will be working alongside play-by-play announcer Dan Malta and colour commentator Scott Arnold, bringing together three broadcasters whose paths have crossed many times through Peterborough sports. Malta spent years working as a producer and host with YourTV Peterborough and has also been part of Peterborough Petes and Lakers broadcasts, while Arnold works with PTBOCanada and is the colour commentator for Petes and Lakers broadcasts on YourTV.

katrina squazzin and her husband, dan malta, on the memorial centre ice after the peterborough petes won the ohl championship in 2023. the duo will be part of the oshawa firewolves broadcasting trio for the upcoming nll season. (photo by scott arnold)

Malta and Squazzin also happen to be married, adding another unique layer to their shared broadcasting history.

“This opportunity is even more special because I get to work alongside my husband, Dan Malta, and my good friend, Scott Arnold,” said Squazzin. “Both have done an outstanding job on the FireWolves’ broadcast, and I’m thrilled to join them.”

The FireWolves’ second season in Oshawa will give Squazzin a chance to tell those stories from a different perspective, while reconnecting with a sport and a community she knows well.

“I’m incredibly excited and honoured to join the Oshawa FireWolves broadcast team,” she said. “I followed the team’s inaugural season in Oshawa and was fortunate enough to attend a couple of games, witnessing firsthand the passion and pride this fanbase has for its team. I’m looking forward to sharing the stories of the players and organization throughout the season.”

And for those who have followed Peterborough sports broadcasting over the years, the FireWolves’ home broadcasts will feature a trio with local connections.

The only difference is the address on the broadcast truck.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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