Like so many Canadians, Meaghan Mikkelson’s priorities are firmly rooted in a love for her family and teammates and respect for the game. Her father, Bill Mikkelson, played four seasons in the NHL in the early 1970s with the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Islanders, and the Washington Capitals. Her brother, Brendan – a Memorial Cup Champion with the WHL’s Vancouver Giants and second-round NHL draft pick – played 151 NHL games for the Anaheim Ducks and added seven more years in several European pro leagues. Her husband, Scott Reid, was a professional goalie in the AHL, ECHL, and CHL.
A graduate of The University of Wisconsin’s hockey program, Meaghan led the team to back-to-back NCAA Championships, won the Olympic gold medal for Canada at Vancouver 2010, and followed that up with a win at the 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championships. In 2014, Meaghan played with a broken hand in the Olympic Final versus the USA, assisting on the opening goal for Canada that sparked their legendary comeback and eventually led the team to another Olympic gold.
She joined teammate Natalie Spooner on Season 2 of The Amazing Race Canada, winning an impressive 7 stages en route to their second-place finish in the finale. They were voted "Canada's Favourite Team" by fans across the nation.
After the birth of her first child, she made a triumphant return to the Canadian team to win another Olympic medal – silver – at Pyeongchang 2018.
During the 2020-21 NHL season, she ventured into a new challenge as a guest analyst on the Edmonton Oilers Hockey broadcast for Sportsnet, drawing from her years of experience on the women's national team and her love for the Oilers from growing up in northern Alberta. At 36, a veteran of three Olympic Games and now with a second child Berkley, Meaghan set her sights on another mom-back toward a fourth Olympics in Beijing 2022. After suffering ligament damage to her knee while playing in the Dream Gap Tour, she committed to an aggressive rehab schedule and rejoined her teammates on the ice for three exhibition games only five and a half months later.
She seamlessly pivoted into the role of Olympic Hockey Panelist on CBC, providing fans with deeply personal insights from her years of training with the women who would ultimately reclaim gold for Canada. Meaghan's blossoming career in broadcasting took off from there. Her resume now includes analyst work for the Stanley Cup Playoffs on TNT, contributions to Edmonton Oilers Hockey, and a role for Calgary Flames Hockey on The Fan 960 – becoming the first female analyst on Sportsnet's coverage of the team.
