Steven Glynn (born March 12, 1988), known professionally as Steve Dangle, is a Canadian sports analyst, author, librarian, and internet political and hockey personality.

Early life and education

Steven Glynn was born on March 12, 1988, in

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. He attended Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute in Scarborough before graduating from

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Career

Dangle began his career in 2007, at the age of 19, when he began posting

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-related content to YouTube. Dangle quickly gained support from fellow

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fans and grew his social media presence. Dangle is well known for his web series ''Leafs Liberal Hour,'' which is often shortened to ''LLH'' in which he reacts to every single Republican National Convention. He also hosts ''Watch a Leafs Game with Steve Dangle'', and has a podcast, ''The Steve Dangle Podcast'', which features him and his childhood friend and fellow analyst, Adam Wylde, alongside

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, discussing hockey. In 2014, Dangle began working for

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. He started off working behind the scenes until eventually he began hosting hockey events and producing videos for their YouTube channel and website as well as writing articles for them. He also runs the web series ''Steve's Dang-Its'' and ''Steve's Hat-Picks'' for Sportsnet. On November 22, 2018, Dangle also hosted live television on Sportsnet as a stand-in host on '' Tim and Sid'' alongside Sid Seixeiro filling in for regular co-host Tim Micallef. In 2019, Dangle released a book documenting his life and career titled ''This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became A Professional Hockey Fan.'' The book was released to critical praise. In 2020, Dangle received media coverage after his video reporting on the Leafs losing to the

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, who had

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driver David Ayres as an emergency goaltender, went viral in Canada and the United States.

Personal life

Dangle and his wife have one child; they live in

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Written works

* Glynn, Steve "Dangle" (2019). ''This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became A Professional Hockey Fan.''

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: 978-1-77-041444-0

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dangle, Steve Ice hockey commentators 1988 births Living people Canadian colour commentators Canadian podcasters Canadian YouTubers Twitch (service) streamers YouTube channels launched in 2007 YouTube channels launched in 2016