VIP LIST
- Feb 2, 2017
- 3 min read
Andy Kent
Owner/President, Andy Kent, LLC
@Andy_Kent
Andy Kent was the beat writer for the Florida Everglades. He attended Jacksonville University and has covered major events including Super Bowls, a Stanley Cup Final, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. In 2009, he co-founded Sports Media Exchange, which is a network that has more than 400 writers. He also worked in the New York Times from the Florida Derby.
He is useful for the blog because he has covered all sports of teams including the Florida Everglades, which is one of the local teams in Southwest Florida. He has covered the team as well as Stanley cup games so he has knowledge that is extremely useful for my blog.
Stan Fischler
Hockey reporter and Analyst
@StanFischler
Stan Fischler is a hockey historian who currently works for MSG. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. His first job out of Brooklyn College was a publicist for the New York Rangers in the 1954-1955 hockey season. He began his broadcasting career in Boston as an analyst for the New England Whalers. In March of 1975, he joined Sports Channel New York, which is now MSG and has been working there ever since.
This guy is great for my blog because of his experience with hockey. He is 84 years old and has been covering hockey for over 50 years. He has written numerous books in hockey and knows lots of history about the game. He attends most of the NHL games in the Tri State area and appears during pre and post games for both the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.
Arthur Staple
Sports writer
arthur.staple@newsday.com
Arthur Staple is currently the beat writer for the New York Islanders. He went to Hunter College High school in Manhattan before he would attend Boston University from 1989-1993. He worked for the New York Daily News for one year as an intern before he became a sports writer for Newsday.
He is a great contact to have because he knows all things about the New York Islanders. As a beat writer for a NHL team, he attends home and away games as well gets access to players and coaches before and after games. He is useful for my beat because he has knowledge that he can find and routinely interacts with fans if they have questions.
Brendon Burke
Play by Play announcer for the New York Islanders
@brendanmburke
Brendon Burke was born in New Jersey and is the son of sports writer Don Burke. He grew up an avid sports watcher and was a three-year varsity hockey player at Paramus Catholic Church High School. He also played collegiate hockey for a club team at Ithaca College. Brendon had to work his way up to the NHL, as he was most recently the play-by-play announcer for the Utica Comets of the AHL. He had a little NHL experience calling games for the ST. Louis Blues as a fill in. Since being in the NHL, he has worked as an announcer in the AHL All Star game.
He is a great guy for my list because he grew up in a family where is father was a sports writer. He learned lots from him and not only knows about broadcasting, he is familiar with writing. He knows so much about hockey including the minor leagues where he started. He starts off like many young kids who have a dream and here he is now with his dream job with the New York Islanders.
Denis Potvin
T.V. Analyst
@FlaPanthersPR
Denis Potvin was born in Ottawa Ontario and was a professional Hockey player for the New York Islanders. He played 15 seasons in the NHL including winning four consecutive Stanley Cups and was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 1991. He is now a T.V. analyst who is working with the Florida Panthers. He previously was a color commentator for the Ottawa Senators.
Potvin is not just an announcer; he was also a former NHL player. He knows not just about broadcasting, but was also involved in the game for many years. Broadcasters talk so much about the game, but they never understand the real experience of playing in the game. He only played for the Islanders, but after his playing career he got into broadcasting and knows hockey in Florida.
https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/denis-potvin-returns-as-analyst-for-television-broadcasts/c-728400
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