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Incredibly proud to have @battleofbc nominated for Best Esports Event in Canada.
I started this event as an 18 year old student with a dream to build a major tournament, to bring players from far and wide to my home city, and a decade later we're still going strong.
Not only am I grateful to see Electric Clash here, but it's great to see a lot of our peers on here too
I can't speak enough on how important the community was for EC's success in 2025
Without the support of the community & peers. The event would not have been possible
Thanks
Gonna keep this short and sweet.
No longer with the Condors.
Exploring new opportunities in esports / media / gaming / education
Had an incredible run.
The FGC is the greatest.
The folks on yesterday's event team and everyone who pitched in when help was needed are the best I could ever ask for
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for making #ElectricClash2025 possible
📸@hylian_jpg
Welcome on into the Nugget Kingdom 👑 You'll never be hungry with your newest Twitch Ambassador serving up games, reviews and more.
Say hello to @MDee14!
TFT players as Uma Musumes (and real life race horses) - A thread
Disclaimer: This is only made only for one purpose : Entertainment, and I don't intent to disrespect/speak ill of anyone. (1/13)
The trade is one for none.
Which is to say I’m exchanging my semi-retired TSN life of the last five years — doing the World Junior Championships, NHL Draft Rankings, a handful of Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts, TradeCentre and Free Agent Frenzy — for a fully-retired life of doing absolutely nothing.
Well, nothing work related anyway.
Today’s Free Agent Frenzy is the last working day in a 48-year professional career that included stops at The Sault Star, The Globe and Mail, The Hockey News (twice), The Toronto Star, TSN, ESPN and NBC, amongst others.
It’s been quite a ride.
I’ll be 69 years old in August. I decided a few months ago it’s as nice a time as any to call it a career with the expiry of my current contract. If I had been so inclined to continue doing the World Juniors and draft rankings etc. at TSN, the opportunity was certainly there for me to do so. And I’m so grateful to TSN for that.
Honestly, though, I am looking forward to waking up on Christmas morning this year and NOT flying to Minneapolis-St. Paul for the World Juniors.
I’m also looking forward to doing more travelling with my wife Cindy; having more time to give my sons Mike and Shawn unwanted (and unneeded) advice; playing even more golf than I am now; and having my two wonderful grandchildren Blake and Gunnar running my show on a full-time basis.
After almost 50 years in the business, there are far too many people to thank individually, so I won’t even try to name any lest I leave some out.
Just know that I’ve been blessed to work for, work with and work against so many great people who gave me boundless opportunity, incredible support and intense motivation. The nearly five decades have gone by in the blink of an eye.
I certainly never set out to be the TSN Hockey Insider. It never occurred to me that I would work in television. All I wanted to be when I grew up was a hockey writer, to have a “job” to watch, write and talk about the game. You know, tell a few stories and try to capture the spirit of the thing.
Mission accomplished, I guess.
I couldn’t say goodbye now without a special thanks to everyone at TSN, past and present.
I first started showing up on the network in or around 1986-87. In the 1990s, I was working full-time hours at TSN but still had a full time newspaper job, too. Since 2000, 25 years ago, TSN has been my primary professional home.
It’s been a very special place on so many levels. The best part of TSN has always been the people. The best people doing the best work. What an honour to be one small part of the unsurpassed excellence that is TSN. Every time I’ve walked out of Studio Six at the end of Free Agent Frenzy on July 1, I’ve said to myself: “It doesn’t get any better than that.”
And it doesn’t. That’s especially true on this Canada Day because I’m so very proud to be a Canadian. 🇨🇦
I’m a very lucky guy. I owe the game of hockey, and all the people within it — the players, coaches, managers, executives, scouts, agents et al — so much; I owe my family and friends even more.
Finally, thank you to anyone who has ever read, watched or listened to any of my work in any form at any outlet over the last 48 years. It’s been a privilege to share some information with you all, and try to have a few laughs along the way on social media or whatever they’re calling it these days.
I’ve cherished it all.
Fully Completely.
✌️and 💕
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I can’t believe I’m finally writing these words right now.
My 3rd album “TELOS” is finally out!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for gifting me your patience and giving me the time I needed to feel creatively inspired to craft what I consider the best album I’ve ever made.