Aly Lozoff
Height: 5’8
Hometown: Montréal, QC
Languages: English, French
Occupation: NHL Rinkside Reporter & Lawyer
Aly Lozoff is a 4-time Emmy Award-winning NHL Rinkside Reporter for the Anaheim Ducks and TNT national network, having previously covered the Vegas Golden Knights and reported for Sportsnet in Canada. She has hosted various weekly sports shows throughout her career and has strived to build a sterling reputation as a respected member of the media.
A fluently bilingual Lawyer with 3 law degrees, including a Masters Degree, Aly works as Legal Counsel in the off-season. She has a Sports Management Certificate from Columbia University, a Certificate from the China University of Political Science and Law and is a member of both the Quebec Bar Association and the Law Society of Ontario.
Aly also worked as the Director of Financial Resource Development and as a Major Gifts and Corporate Partnerships Officer for various foundations and organizations in Montreal. Always eager to tackle new challenges, she once took part in the Canadian Space Agency’s search for our next Canadian Astronaut.
Aly balances her dual career with being a mom to her precious toddler (she’s an avid castle builder!) and volunteering as a mentor in her community; giving broadcast and public speaking workshops to aspiring students, supporting Women in Sports events and lending her skills as a Host to countless community fundraisers. She’s an adventure-seeker with a passion for travel and has visited 32 countries and counting. Most of all, Aly is a proud mom, wife, daughter, sister and friend and is competing for the title of Miss Universe Canada to make history in this groundbreaking year; showing her daughter that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE if you aim high!
What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
Hockey is my biggest interest! I became very interested in neuroplasticity and left-side neglect following my mother’s stroke and throughout her recovery. I love to travel and have visited 32 countries and counting. On our wedding day, my husband and I promised each other that every year for our anniversary, we’d travel somewhere we have never been before to continue to discover the world together. Right now what I enjoy doing the most is building castles, reading books, dancing, laughing and being silly with my precious daughter. She is brave, funny and her imagination amazes me!
List any special training you have had (music, art, drama, dance, etc.)
My formal training as a lawyer includes memberships with both the Quebec Bar Association and the Law Society of Ontario. My formal theatre and performance training includes voice work, on-stage performance training, on-camera training, and of course reporting, live television and public speaking. I was also a member of a professional dance troupe in my teens & twenties! I was trained in piano and self-taught guitar. I have no formal training in the art of chalk, but my daughter and I have created several masterpieces!
In what sports, if any, have you participated?
I love sports and exercise! I grew up snowboarding in the winter and playing soccer in the summer. I played competitively for my city and various schools for many years. I still play in a women’s league where, although I might be the oldest on the team, I can still keep up and even score a few goals! I just recently discovered that I love pickleball and I also love indoor cycling.
Name one person, other than your parents, who has had the most influence on your life. Why?
I have a stroke-survivor hero. I feel compelled to share her story to inspire others. At just 56 years old, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that resulted in a massive stroke. Her recovery was long and filled with great adversity that she battled hard to overcome. By her side, I learned patience, empathy and to be grateful and appreciative in life. Her resilience and positive attitude, despite her circumstances, is an inspiration to all who meet her. I am the person I am today because she’s taught me not to take anything for granted and that everything happens for a reason.
What is your proudest personal accomplishment (other than participating in this pageant)?
My proudest accomplishment is my daughter! She is bright, fearless and funny and I never knew I could have as much love in my heart as I do every day that I hear her voice and see her smile and laugh. My husband and I are lucky to be her parents. She is the reason I want to be Miss Universe Canada; I want her to know that you don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be YOURSELF: that by being a good person, with integrity, you can inspire others and make an impact and that there is so much more to beauty than just appearance = confidence radiates from within. Work-related, I am proud to have been recognized by my peers for my work as a Sportscaster, receiving 4 Emmy Awards and being invited to sit on my chapter’s Emmy Awards Committee.
What is the most interesting or unique thing that has ever happened to you and/or what is the most interesting thing about you?
Most interesting: I think most people who watch our live television broadcasts during the NHL season and who love getting to see the human side of hockey with the way I try to conduct all my interviews – have no idea that when the season is over, I go back to being a lawyer!
Unique thing that has happened to me: That’s a toss up between going toe-to-toe with Sugar Ray Leonard (dancing!) and I once was on stage with Katy Perry!
What is your career ambition and what are you doing or plan to do to accomplish that goal?
I can’t wait for the Anaheim Ducks to win the Stanley Cup and for me to proudly be there Rinkside with the best seat in the house! One day, I would love to have my own talk show. I continue to set goals and aim high, as my grandma Ella always encouraged me to, and my next goal is to spend the year as Miss Universe Canada 2024 inspiring women of all ages, including my daughter.
What would be your “dream job” in life?
I have my dream job! I’m grateful to be covering the best sport at the highest level: working as an NHL Rinkside Reporter and witnessing hockey history: from first NHL games to final farewells after hall of fame worthy careers; first NHL goals to career milestone moments and everything in between!
Describe where you were raised and what your childhood was like.
I was born and raised in the heart of Montreal, where there was no shortage of snowstorms but it took an ice storm to have a school snow day! One special tradition my family still does to this day is camping at a family camp every summer. My younger brother and I would look forward to seeing the same friends and families every year – lifelong relationships that we cherish to this day. This summer will be my daughter’s 3rd summer there and my 36th!
List any interesting or unusual jobs you may have had.
One interesting job I had was for the Canadian Space Agency recruitment program in their search for the next Canadian Astronaut. I helped evaluate each candidate’s communication skills in an interview setting both on and off-camera as well as their overall ability to represent our country on an international scale as a spokesperson. My first live television reporting job was also really cool: I was live on the finish line for Red Bull Crashed Ice!
List any volunteering you have done.
I volunteer as a mentor to aspiring students giving monthly broadcast and public speaking workshops. I also support Women in Sports initiatives by moderating panels of impactful leaders. I volunteer as a member of my chapter’s Emmy Awards Committee and I lend my hosting skills to various community events, including food drives and fundraisers.
What is your most unusual talent?
I rapped my wedding speech (to my husband’s shock and surprise!) – I rapped on live television for our season finale episode of Ducks Live and I can karaoke Left Eye’s TLC Waterfalls rap! I can also learn pretty much any song on the guitar and sing it within a few minutes (I thank my mom for this – she inspired me to learn guitar as part of her stroke recovery music therapy). Maybe not unusual but underrated: my most important talents are listening, public speaking and being able to ask the right question at the right time.
Where is the most interesting place you have been to?
It’s so hard to choose just one! I feel grateful every time I get to experience a new country’s culture, cuisine and landscapes. Iceland stands out – my husband and I were lucky to be able to see the northern lights dancing in the sky. This will sound like an oxymoron, but I have never heard complete silence the way I did when we were in Hella. Truly amazing.
What do you hope to be doing in ten years?
Raising an amazing teenage daughter and traveling the world giving motivational speeches and keynote addresses as the former 73rd Miss Universe hailing from Canada!