CALEY CHELIOS

In addition to covering the Tampa Bay Lightning as the team's hockey reporter and Fox Sports Sun correspondent, Caley has covered and reported on a variety of different professional sporting events ranging from the NHL Winter Classic, NHL Awards, NFL Draft, NBA games, Arena Football, and Olympics at the United States Olympic Training Center. 

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Caley spent time growing up in both Chicago and Detroit playing hockey, volleyball and lacrosse which helped lay the foundation for her successful career in sports journalism. As a multi-sport athlete in a family of competitors, Caley's passion for sports runs deep in her blood.

 

She is the daughter of Hall-of-Fame NHL defensemen Chris Chelios, and one of four kids to play a division I sport at the collegiate level. Caley offers a knowledgable and interesting perspective into the world of sports given her background and experience as a former athlete.

 

Caley returned to her roots in Chicago where she studied communications and sociology at Northwestern University. She was a four-year member of the women's lacrosse team, juggling a rigorous academic course load while playing for one of the most elite and winningest lacrosse team's in the country. She received various academic accolades during her time as a student athlete including All-Big Ten Honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015. 

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Caley furthered her education attending graduate school at Northwestern, Medill School of Journalism where she earned a Masters in Journalism with a concentration if broadcast and video. Caley enhanced her skills in writing, editing, producing and on-camera work at Medill covering a wide range of news and sporting events on a daily basis.

 

Caley was offered a role as a production assistant with Comcast Sports Net, and a broadcast reporting role with the Chicago Wolves AHL team upon graduating before being hired to work for the Lightning. 

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