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A longtime season ticket holder at one time of the now defunct OHL Plymouth Whalers. Die-Hard fan of the Toledo Walleye now. A film critic on the side. A college basically living out of movie theaters and the Huntington Center.

I am covering the Fort Wayne Komets for the Sin Bin. When not writing for the site, I am working on my first novel, which you can follow the progress on my blog. I will be bringing you features on the players as well as news and updates on the Fort Wayne Komets team. Follow me on Twitter @SinBinFtWayne.

Currently working towards her Bachelor’s, Anna wrote for the Black Hawk College newspaper The Chieftain for two years while earning her associates. During that time, she served as editor of the paper for one semester. Since winning tickets in a raffle during the 2010-11 season, she quickly became a fan of the sport. She’s played dek hockey for ten seasons and backstopped her team to three consecutive championships over that span. Her Twitter @authoranna, is sarcastic and nerdy, with the occasional funny hockey video.

I was born in South Dakota but raised in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. I was never much of a hockey player as basketball was my winter sport of choice. I became a huge hockey fan when I attended the University of Minnesota in the late 1960’s early 1970’s. I was a season ticket holder during the Herb Brooks years when he won NCAA championships in 1974,1976, & 1979 before he coached the Miracle on Ice Team in 1980. I was also a big Minnesota North Stars fan when they arrived in Minnesota for the 1967-1968 season.

Other than the time I spend following the Allen Americans, I enjoy hunting and fishing whether it is walleye fishing in Canada and Minnesota, Pheasant hunting in North Dakota, Bass fishing on the creeks of the Flint Hills in Kansas, fishing private ponds, dove hunting or turkey hunting in Texas.

Upstate New Yorker. Lifelong Adirondack hockey fan (Red Wings-AHL, IceHawks-UHL, Frostbite-UHL, Phantoms-AHL, Flames-AHL, Thunder-ECHL). You can find me in Section M at the Cool Insuring Arena during most Adirondack Thunder home games.

My three passions: Writing, photography, and hockey.

I am a student attending Valencia College and enrolled in their Sound and Music Technology program. While I am a Florida Panthers fan, I also am a season ticket holder for my home town team, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. I also will sometimes travel to other arenas such as the Germain Arena in Southwest Florida and the Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina. I even went to the WesBanco Arena to watch the Wheeling Nailers in the 2016 Kelly Cup Finals and to meet the Wheeling Nailers announcer DJ Abisalih.

Born and raised in Montreal Quebec, hockey was introduced to me as a religion at an early age.  An apostate of said religion, I rooted for the Edmonton Oilers amid a sea of red.  I then spent my high school years in another hockey hotbed, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario watching and reporting on the Soo Greyhounds for a weekly rag.

Currently, I spend most of my free time at hockey rinks in Northern Colorado watching my 10 and 7-year-old sons play and practice, and when I can, I suit up and play in C & B Men’s leagues.  Ironically, I spend more time in the Sin Bin, than anyone else in either league.

You can follow Jay on his personal Twitter @hockeyjay74.

Being born in Canada, I have been a life time hockey fan. I started to play when I was 4, which continued until I was 18 when I graduated from High School. I have been known to play ice hockey, floor hockey, ball hockey, rollerblade hockey and mini-stick hockey – none of it professionally. I am currently a fan and coach (or help coach) my son’s hockey teams.

Since day one, I have been a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, and have never seen them win a cup (coming soon). More recently I have started following the Toronto Marlies and the Brampton Beast. I am currently a Brampton Beast season ticket holder, and we look forward to our first Kelly Cup.

You can follow me on my personal Twitter account @JustJeffW

My interest in hockey began 27 years ago when my uncle took me to the CapitalCentre (later USAir Arena) to see the Capitals take on the New York Rangers. Since that night I have been a loyal Caps fan “Rocking the Red” when it comes to NHL hockey. In 1996, my family moved to Wheeling, WV. I attended 2 late season Wheeling Nailers games with a high school group in March of 1997 and have been hooked on this ECHL team ever since.

I currently live in Wheeling, WV with my wife and son. When not around the rink I’m either working my full time job or playing with my son. I can be heard most Wednesday afternoons from 5-6pm on Steve Novotney Live on AM1600 WKKX Wheeling and on TuneIn radio app.

Josh Heistman was born in the wilderness north of Syracuse, NY, where his love for the game of hockey was nurtured by an uncle who adored Brett Hull. He’s been a suffering St. Louis Blues fan ever since. Relocating to the Manchester, NH area as a young child, he helped to rally for the creation of a hockey program in his school district, and his ragtag group of friends once defeated his high school’s squad in floor hockey intramurals.

He began seriously following the then-AHL Manchester Monarchs in 2002, and in 2003 began working as the producer for their radio broadcasts, a job he held until 2005. He has been a rabid fan ever since and has converted many of his friends to hockey fandom. This also includes his wife, with whom he won a scavenger hunt organized by the Monarchs in 2011 in order to win her an engagement ring.

He now lives in Brewer, Maine with his wife (possibly an even bigger Monarchs fan) and his pit bull.

Residing in Indianapolis, Indiana, I have played in hockey in Indianapolis for my entire life as well as followed several teams coming in and out of Indy. I have followed Indy hockey for as long as I can remember, starting with the CHL/IHL Indianapolis Ice, to the USHL’s Indiana Ice and now the Indy Fuel. When I am not watching or writing about hockey, I spend my time attending Ball State University and playing Division III ACHA hockey for the Cardinals. You can follow my personal Twitter account @mgrainda71.

Toledo Walleye writer for Sin Bin responsible for game day coverage and breaking news! Also am an admin and writer for Winged Octopus, where I cover the Walleye as well!

You can follow me on my personal Twitter @MC_Scott51.

Raised to bleed Garnet and Gold, Mike’s first passion will always be Florida State football. Though he does enjoy watching just about any sporting event if given the opportunity.

His interest in hockey grew when the team he occasionally followed (Quebec Nordiques) moved to Denver and raised the Cup in their first season. His love of hockey continued when his FSU-based fan size was rebranded in 2010 to become “Free Sports Press” and expand their sports coverage which included the Rapid City Rush (in their 2nd year of existence).

Witnessing them raise the Presidents’ Cup that season was an experience he’ll never forget and his wife have both enjoyed covering the Rush ever since.

You can follow along as I tweet all things Rush on Twitter @SinBinRush.

My journey in hockey began in 1972 when my parents took me to a Pittsburgh Penguins game in the Igloo (Civic Arena) when I was four years old. The journey continued and indeed became a critical mass twenty years later when I attended the opening night of the Tulsa Oilers at the Tulsa Convention Center. I have not missed an opening night since then, which is a record spanning nearly a quarter century. When not covering the Oilers I cover other sports as a contributing writer and sports editor at Tulsa Today, a news website.

I’m a student at Reading Area Community College while majoring in Communications. I plan on transferring to Penn State Berks to get my degree in Professional Writing.

I’ve been a season-ticket holder for the Reading Royals since the 2006-07 season.

Started following hockey back in the IHL days with the Kansas City Blades. Began playing hockey in 7th grade and played through my Senior year of high school.

Covering the Missouri Mavericks and providing analysis on the SinBin Pregame show. Other duties with the Mavericks include proving color commentary for all Mavs home games.

Ted Warren is a credentialed Media Member with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. This season marks Warren’s first in the ECHL and fourth covering the Admirals. Prior to joining The Sin Bin, Ted spent three seasons with Thehockeywriters.com covering the Admirals . The 27-year-old will be bringing you features on players, coaches and everything Norfolk Admirals.

A native of Beamsville, Ontario, Tia Preece enters her third season as the Communications/Media Director for the Florida Junior Blades of the USPHL. Tia has served in media relations with the Florida Everblades (ECHL) and was named Media Team Of The Year for the 2016-17 season by the USPHL. Her work has been featured on Yahoo Sports, the Naples Daily News, BeyondTheBenches.com and Fox Sports.

Tia has graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Florida Gulf Coast University and is currently working towards the completion of her Master’s Degree in Mass Communications at South Dakota State University.

Grew up in Columbus, Ohio and was a fan of the Columbus Chill. My first hockey game was a Johnstown Jets game as a toddler, so I blame my love for the physical side of the game from that experience as a young boy.

I moved to Charleston in 1995 and have been a Stingrays fan ever since. I am a season ticket holder and sit on the Board of Directors for the booster association.

When the Army does not have me occupied doing my full time job, I am a self-confessed stats geek and will spend way too much time playing with numbers from several hockey sites.

You can follow me on my personal Twitter account @StingraysFan