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Upon retirement from playing hockey, I was contacted by the Phoenix Coyotes to be an analyst on the radio broadcasts covering their games. Just as with playing hockey, I knew right from the start that I was going to love calling hockey games. After 3 years with the Coyotes broadcast team, I was fortunate to be hired by Rogers Sportsnet as the TV analyst covering the Edmonton Oilers games. I started my NHL career in Edmonton and now have come full circle, and am thrilled to be back in the Heartland! For 26 years I've lived and breathed hockey, so it is a thrill for me to still be involved with the greatest game in the world. I am married and the proud father of two children.
Galt, Ontario
First media job:Radio Analyst with the Phoenix Coyotes.
Career highlight:Being drafted 49th overall by the New York Rangers in 1989, playing in my first NHL game vs. Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, being a guest on Don Cherry's Grapevine (a personal goal as I loved his show growing up)
Special interests/hobbies:Fishing/Hunting, Tennis, Golf and Kevin Quinn's Chauffer
Bio: I grew up in the town of Port Elgin, Ontario and started playing hockey at the age of 11. Although I started a little later than most, I knew immediately that this was the game for me and had to be pried off the outdoor rink my Dad built for my brother and myself. I played minor hockey in Port Elgin until leaving home at 16 to play one year with the Stratford Cullitons in Junior B, before being drafted by the London Knights of the OHL where I played 3 seasons. After my first year in London, I was drafted by the New York Rangers in 1989. At the beginning of my first year of pro hockey, I was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the blockbuster deal that sent Mark Messier to the Rangers. I played 6 seasons with the Oilers and had some of my most memorable experiences in "The Heartland of Hockey". I then headed South and played 1 year with the Tampa Bay Lightning and 3 years with the Phoenix Coyotes before playing my final NHL season with the Chicago Blackhawks.Upon retirement from playing hockey, I was contacted by the Phoenix Coyotes to be an analyst on the radio broadcasts covering their games. Just as with playing hockey, I knew right from the start that I was going to love calling hockey games. After 3 years with the Coyotes broadcast team, I was fortunate to be hired by Rogers Sportsnet as the TV analyst covering the Edmonton Oilers games. I started my NHL career in Edmonton and now have come full circle, and am thrilled to be back in the Heartland! For 26 years I've lived and breathed hockey, so it is a thrill for me to still be involved with the greatest game in the world. I am married and the proud father of two children.
