I still remember the day in June when I found out that a professional hockey team was coming to Brooklyn. I was at Keyspan Park, covering the Cyclones, three hours early as usual, working on a story and watching batting practice, when I got an e-mail from a buddy of mine telling me the news.
Aside from being completely overjoyed as a lifelong hockey fan, I knew I had a chance to do something very special.
I soon after spoke to my editor and publisher for the two websites and newspapers I do most of my writing for and was assured I had the beat. However, by early October, for reasons that I’d like to not get into, both of the publications I wrote for felt it would be best if they didn’t cover the team at all or at a pace that to me, wasn’t going to be worth my time.
