With how busy our lives are day to day, volunteering for many is often looked at as a burden. It sometimes seems impossible to volunteer and give back simply due to the lack of time. “I’m already giving 40 hours a week to a full-time job, or to my studies. How am I supposed to …
Dear first year me, It was only four months ago that I was still putting my hand up to use the washroom, and now I am in a post-secondary institution working to complete an undergrad degree so I can nail down my dream job. Can four months really make that big of a difference for …
It feels like yesterday I was sitting in my living room with my family, watching on as Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made a combination of desperation saves to secure the 2009 Stanley Cup. I can remember how excited I was to finally have a team I cheered for win a championship. I imagined lifting the …
There are some things you understand and appreciate more as you age. The impact that childhood coaches have on our development, the lessons they teach us, and the role they play in shaping the person we become is often only realized when we are no longer being coached and are stepping into new roles, whether …
As the final seconds counted down on the scoreboard reading 2-1 Oilers over the Kings, the crowd gave a thunderous ovation that left me with goosebumps. For the first time since 2006, the Edmonton Oilers were going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I’d avoided the decade of less-than-stellar on-ice performances, but my “rookie” year working …
I love the Olympic Games. Since I was young, I have been that nerd who sits in front of the TV for two weeks straight, Olympic schedule in hand, following Team Canada, religiously. I yell and cheer at the TV screen when Canada wins, and my heart breaks in moments of anguish when an athlete …
Understanding the difference between being a fan and being a professional is an important differentiation to be able to make while entering into the sports industry. In some crazy way it happened that I have been working in the sports industry for more than half of a decade (it sounds a lot cooler to say …
Entering into my internship period last year, I had two goals, one of them being to receive a communications internship with a professional sports team. Piece of cake, right? There was a specific position as a communications intern that was always advertised to my program, and in all the previous years someone from my program …
Alas, the time has come. A massive weight has been released off my shoulders with the launch of my first blog. With so much time dedicated to building a website and creating a space to hone through time, I am both excited and nervous. So here it is: Eight Days A Week. But what is …