I like that The Athletic didn’t just swoop in and scoop up a recycled old dude from hockey circles to start their Avs coverage. I hope the next person, whoever it is, is as good with words and also maybe pushes the envelope a little more.
Colorado Avalanche Media Coverage Part IV
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John Mandalorian
2022 Avs: The First Dance
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Bummer that he’s leaving. The bar was low but he did a great job. And it’s important that Sakic trusted him.
Honestly, I think it might be better for his career if he stays in Colorado. Not everyone has Joe’s trust and being “the guy” as the Avs are becoming more and more relevant could enhance his cachet more. I can’t blame him for making this choice though.
Honestly, I think it might be better for his career if he stays in Colorado. Not everyone has Joe’s trust and being “the guy” as the Avs are becoming more and more relevant could enhance his cachet more. I can’t blame him for making this choice though.
McMetal
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He's getting in on the ground floor in Seattle. And Seattle will likely be eager to find a media mouthpiece/insider for their market. This is a good move for him. Sucks that we're losing him, but congrats to him on getting a pretty sweet gig.
UncleRisto
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Maybe they can find someone who has been to a hockey game before 2018.
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I bet that Clark sent his resume to the Athletic and they wanted him...there was an opening in Colorado for hockey coverage and he accepted it.
My advice: Hire a Canadian, preferably someone who covered a Canadian hockey team before.
Cousin Eddie
You Serious Clark?
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There was a bunch of good hockey journalists that the Athletic had to let go due to the pandemic. Hopefully they can re-hire one for the Avs.
How about they hire someone good? Nationality and which team he/she covered need not apply.
tigervixxxen
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I’m happy for Clark, seems to be his dream job or getting closer to it anyway. I hope we can get someone who knows how to be a reporter now.
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I remember Panther fans saying they'd cancel their subscription when he got laid off.
CharlesPuck
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This is sad news for me. Ryan's twitter game may have been off with his repetitive jokes but I really enjoyed his writing for the Athletic. Plus he never carried himself in a negative way and there was little to no vitriol when interacting with fans which I can't say for other media surrounding the Avs.
UncleRisto
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He's not dead, he's still employed by the Athletic and you'll see be able to read his stories.
UncleRisto
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Avs_19
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I think so. I don't subscribe so I don't know how it all works but he's at FloridaHockeyNow. I assume that's all part of one company.
UncleRisto
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Ah, so yeah. I don't know what the deal is there. Dater has been talking about his autonomy like that's a big part of it. Kind of reminds me of how SBNation had the separate blogs for teams or whatever.
LostInMosEisley
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Someone who can survive the wooden stick gauntlet of crusty old hockey gatekeepers?
UncleRisto
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No, probably just someone who has more content knowledge than 14-year-olds on the main boards.
S3rkie
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Bummer, I like Clark. Everyone here loves to complain about the lack of quality media outlets and then immediately shit on everyone who comes in to solve the issue, be it DNVR or Clark.
UncleRisto
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"Hockeynow" provides the name/concept/template/payment processing and you put whatever you want on your website in exchange for a monthly fee.
UncleRisto
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