1st blog

I've thought about starting my own blog for quite some time and just have never gotten around to it.

While reading my favorite hockey bulletin board (modsquadhockey.com) earlier today, I finally decided I would pull the trigger.

Why?  Well, over the years, I've learned that people take what I write and the information I provide and add that to their memory, then, re-post the information as if it was theirs.

Does anyone give a shit that the information acquired came from someone else and they've failed to provide credit to that person?  NO.  Today, we live in a society where "it's all about me" is the norm, so, people think it is acceptable.

Why do I care?  Well, I guess because I was the one who lived it, and for someone to take that away from me, well, I just wanted to put it out there and be able to share it from the point of view of that; I LIVED IT!  The good, the bad, the ugly...100%, it happened!

So, you've come this far and probably still saying to yourself... "who the fuck is this guy?"  Well...

I've been in the hockey business since December 1990.  I have seen all sides of the business.  I've worked as a rink manager, shop salesman, store manager, hockey league owner/manager, hockey camp/school coordinator, hockey coach, Corporate Manufacturers Retail/Pro Sales Rep, Corporate Manufacturers Sales Manager, Product Designer, Product Manager, Regional Research & Development Coordinator, Independent Manufacturers Rep/Owner of Rep Agency, and finally, business owner.

I've had the opportunity of meeting the greatest athletes in all of sport, professional hockey players.  I've worked for a hockey manufacturer wearing many different hats.  Unfortunately, I found out how antiquated the industry is, and how it isn't run with business sense, but straight from the heart.

While I'd like to think I know quite a bit about this business, I don't profess to know it all . If I don't know, I find the people that do so that I can educate myself; no guessing here.  Unfortunately, it's a small business that is getting smaller by the day.

I'm not going to talk about what I am doing these days because that isn't what my blog is about, and, I want to be able to speak my mind freely, mainly about hockey equipment, but also about sports, business, everyday things happening in our world.

I hope you'll tune in, follow along, laugh, cry, whatever floats your boat.


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