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SportscasterErin Andrewsfound love on the job.
She first met her future husband, retired professional hockey playerJarett Stoll, during the 2012 World Series. Intent on meeting her, Stoll snuck his way into the dugout where Andrews was reporting from and introduced himself. The pair eventually met for dinner and started dating.
A retired hockey player, Stoll won two Stanley Cups with the Los Angeles Kings and also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild.
In July 2023, a rep for the pair confirmed to PEOPLE that theywelcomed a sonvia surrogate.
So who is the hockey pro who skated his way to the sportscaster’s heart? Here’s what to know about Jarret Stoll, including his superstar hockey career and his life with Erin Andrews.
He grew up in Canada
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Stoll was born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up playing hockey alongside his older brother Kelly and younger sister Ashley. He played hockey in elementary, junior high and high school before going pro.
“We lived in a small town, so that’s all you did,” Stoll’s mother, Sherri, toldthe L.A. Kingsin 2014. “Going to the rink was our entertainment, and we’d go there every day of the week. Us moms would sit in the waiting room and all the little siblings would be running around in the waiting room while the kids were skating or shooting the puck around.”
He played in the NHL and won 2 Stanley Cups
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In the ’90s, Stoll played in the Western Hockey League as part of the Edmonton Ice, now known as Kootenay Ice.
He joined the NHL in 2002, playing with the Edmonton Oilers, and eventually served as an alternate team captain. In 2008, he was traded to the L.A. Kings, where he played center until 2015. During his time with the Kings, Stoll won 2 Stanley Cups: once in 2012 and again in 2014.
He later joined the New York Rangers and briefly played for the Minnesota Wild.
He works for the L.A. Kings
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After retiring from professional hockey shortly after his second Stanley Cup win, Stoll took on a new role with the L.A. Kings. He served as an analyst for the team’s broadcasts and worked in player development.
“I love both (roles). Just preparing for the telecast, everything is so different with different teams coming in with different lineups, there’s just a different storyline for every game. I love getting ready for that,” hetold the NHLin 2017. “For Player Development, I love watching hockey, seeing kids play, getting on the ice with them, seeing them improve and seeing them eventually get called up.”
Stoll added, “It’s awesome to still work for the team that you played for and that you loved playing for; that gave you an opportunity to win a Stanley Cup.”
Andrews originally turned him down
According toHarper’s Bazaar,Stoll originally asked his friendMichael Strahanto set him up with Andrews in 2012. However, Andrews was busy covering theWorld Seriesand wasn’t interested. Later, Stoll went to a game in San Francisco to meet her in person and after the World Series finished, the couple had dinner in Hollywood. They began dating not long after.
He and Andrews got engaged in 2016
Stoll proposed to Andrews at Disneyland’s Club 33 in December 2016. “We went there for Christmas to see the Christmas decorations, and we had a lovely dinner there, and he did it right there at dinner at Disneyland.I was bawling like a child,” she shared of the proposal.
“This weather at Lambeau is really going to put a damper on my ring game,” she wrote. Fans instantly knew what she was referring to and the airport snap confirmed it.
He and Andrews married in Montana
Andrews jokingly toldExtrathat it was Stoll whotook the leadin their wedding planning. “You know my man is the bridezilla!” she said. “He is Pinteresting. I’m in Dallas Cowboy meetings, and he’s sending me, ‘Hey babe, I saw this on Pinterest,’ and I’m like, ‘Hey babe, will you let me get through Super Bowl?’ "
He’s a devoted dog dad
Stoll and Andrews are proud parents to abeloved golden retriever named Howie. On Father’s Day in 2022, Andrews posted a photo ofStoll and Howiesnoozing away together. “Howie asked me to post this for his Daddy today too. We love u,” she wrote.
He and Andrews have one son
Andrews opened up about her fertility journey in apersonal essay on Facebook Bulletinposted on Aug. 25, 2021. “I am not keeping it a secret anymore,” she wrote after revealing she’d undergone her seventh round of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
The reporter later mentioned her and Stoll’sfertility challengesduring an interview with PEOPLE, published Feb. 8, 2023.
“I’ve had a lot of fertility issues,” Andrews said before recounting a time her friend and co-worker,Charissa Thompson, comforted her about the couple’s struggles.
“I just couldn’t get out of this funk and I was walking the dog and she was talking to me and I had my phone in my hand, my dog’s poop bag in the other, full,” she said. “My nose is running and I’m just balling on the phone because I don’t want to cry in front of my husband and she is just making me laugh and you can get it out and I’m like, ‘I got a handful of dog poo and my nose is running!’ and she’s just like, ‘I’m going to get you through this poop, alright? Let’s go.’ "
After a 9-year-long fertility journey, a rep for the couple confirmed in July 2023 that the couplewelcomed a sonvia surrogate.
source: people.com
