Fresh off of two appearances on the immensely popular CBS show, Stephenie LaGrossa, a 1998 graduate of Archbishop Prendergast and a former resident of the Briarcliffe section of Darby Township, will now be mingling with the crowd in and around the Wachovia Center during Flyers games.

"She was a perfect choice," said marketing director Shawn Tilger. "She’s got a great personality, is comfortable behind the microphone, knows how to have fun, and most importantly is a longtime Flyers fan."

LaGrossa, 26, who won $100,000 on her second stint on "Survivor" finishing in second place, said this was an awesome opportunity, especially since she was such a big fan of the team while growing up in Delaware County.

"I used to go to games all the time as a kid," said LaGrossa from her Toms River, N.J. home. "I always loved going to the Flyers and Phillies and now it’ll be cool to be working for them every game."

LaGrossa heard of the opportunity through her agent Ellen Barkan of the Philadelphia Sports Group. When she went in for an interview, she met with Tilger, and he hired her on the spot.

LaGrossa will share hosting duties with former Y-100 disc jockey Brett Hamilton.

She said she’s still unsure of all her responsibilities, but was certain that she would be all over the place.

"I was told I’ll be on the ice between periods, out at the bar, in the stands, I’ll be everywhere," she said.

LaGrossa hopes to use this opportunity as a stepping stone toward hosting her own television show.

She said she has tied herself to several pilot projects in New York and his hoping one pans out.

Recently she’s done some work for the Discovery Channel, E! Entertainment Television and the TV Guide Channel, but is hoping for something more permanent.

"One thing is for sure, I want to stay on the East Coast," she said.

LaGrossa had a small recurring role on the soap opera "Guiding Light," but said she would have to take classes to pursue acting and that’s not in her schedule right now.

LaGrossa will work two of the three preseason games as a kind of baptism by fire to see what her role will ultimately be, but she’s looking forward to the opportunity.

"It should be a lot of fun," she said. "I’m going to be doing something that I’m pretty decent at, and I want to do it a lot, so this should be a great opportunity."

LaGrossa was a pioneer of sorts for girls lacrosse at Prendergast, becoming the first Panda to be named to the All-Delco team in 1998, in only the third year of the program.

LaGrossa said although she has moved away, she still considers Delaware County home, and said she’ll be there quite frequently during the hockey season.

"My parents still live in the same house I grew up in," she said. "I think I’ll probably crash there after Flyers games because it’ll be too far for me to go all the way home.