Carolina Hurricanes Coach Rod Brind'Amour in Spotlight as TV Reporter Judith Retana Confesses Crush

During a recent episode of the Wake Up Later, Carolina show, host Judith Retana admitted she has seen Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour and that she has a crush on him. Retana said she respects Brind’Amour’s wife and is “waiting in the wings” in case anything changes. She posted a clip of the admission on social media, but the video was later disabled or deleted. Co‑host Rachel Duensing urged her to tone down the remarks, and Retana clarified that she is “no stranger to dating married men.” The incident has drawn attention to the boundaries between sports reporting and personal commentary.