James Salvas enters his first year as Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant with the Norwich University Department of Athletic Communications in 2026-27.
Salvas will assist with game-day coverage, statistics, written content, broadcasts, social media, and department operations for an Athletic Communications office responsible for coverage of Norwich’s 23 varsity programs. He will serve as the primary contact for rifle, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s wrestling, baseball, and softball, while also continuing as the play-by-play voice of Norwich women’s ice hockey during the 2026-27 season.
Salvas joins the department after becoming part of the Norwich Athletics broadcast team during the 2025-26 women’s ice hockey season. He served as the play-by-play broadcaster for all 16 home games during a historic campaign that saw the Cadets finish 26-3-0 overall, go 18-0-0 in their inaugural Little East Conference season, capture both the LEC regular season and tournament championships, and advance to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four for the first time since 2018.
Salvas was on the call for several of the program’s biggest moments of the season, including Norwich’s 3-1 victory over UMass Boston in the Little East Conference Championship and the Cadets’ 1-0 win over No. 7 Hamline University in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Kreitzberg Arena.
Salvas arrives at Norwich after graduating from Vermont State University Lyndon in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. At Lyndon, he built a strong foundation in broadcasting and college athletics, serving as a student assistant with the men’s basketball program under Head Coach Dave Pasiak while also becoming one of the primary voices of Lyndon athletics.
Known by many as “The Voice of Lyndon,” Salvas called a variety of sports, including basketball, soccer, baseball, and softball, and became closely associated with Lyndon’s game-day coverage through his energetic and distinctive commentary style.
Outside of Lyndon, Salvas has also called local high school basketball games for Northeast Sports Network, WDEV Radio, and Hardwick Community Television. He has also served as a stock car racing broadcaster for WDEV at Thunder Road.
His contributions to Lyndon athletics earned him the Skip Pound Service to Athletics Award in 2024-25. He was also selected for honorary membership in the Arthur B. Elliott Honor Society, which recognizes graduating seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, service to the college, and dedication to a chosen profession.
At Norwich, Salvas will continue building his skills in sports writing, broadcasting, statistics, social media, and the day-to-day operations of athletic communications while helping tell the stories of Cadet student-athletes across the department.
