He's a strange one, huh? I've never heard of anyone getting a job through self-promotion on an obscure hockey fan message board. Most normal people get an entry-level job in the industry and climb the ladder. Odd.
I don't consider HFBoards obscure, I think it's the most popular hockey message board that exists.
I've dedicated the last decade of my life to hockey broadcasting and I have called as many games as I can possibly do. I've worked with a lot of junior teams who have been good to me and want me to call their games.
I'm not sure why it's a requirement that I have to "climb the ladder". I'm ready now. If the Bruins position became available one year earlier, I would not be pursuing it so hard. But last season, everything clicked. And it's because I'm a lot more than just Big Call Guy. I start the broadcast, introduce myself, give a pregame, read the full line charts, call the game, analyze what's happening during breaks, and get you right through the 60 minutes or however many are played in that game, recap the end, maybe 3 stars of the game, good night.
It's a well-oiled machine. I raise the theatre curtain on the grand gladiator spectacle and I close it, that's my job. That's why I've devoted myself to hockey and not other sports, because it's the grandest M-F'ing thing that exists. I"m there for every goal, save, hit and fight.
I also don't think it should be discounted that I'm a local guy, and despite what some of you are saying, I do care about the Bruins. I was in disbelief at last year's Game 7 loss to the Panthers. I was ecstatic when Pasta scored the Game 7 winner this year vs Toronto. I was here, too, when the Blues beat them in the Stanley Cup and I was sad for Bruins fans on that day as well. I've been all over the U.S. and I came to New England for the hockey broadcasting opportunity. I made it work, and I'm still here.