During the Ottawa Senators’ push for the playoffs, I pointed my phone at my television, fired up Periscope and streamed a shootout against the Toronto Maple Leafs while offering pithy commentary.
Within minutes, without any promotion on other social media, I had hundreds of people watching along with me.
It was at that point I realized the potential of the app and the completely nebulous legalities of it. Was this kosher? No idea. Was this awesome? Absolutely.
So the question then became how I could use this technology during coverage. At Game 1 of the New York Rangers’ series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, I did live Periscope intermission coverage.