The news of Ray Shero’s sudden passing on Wednesday sent shockwaves throughout the NHL, and immediately produced a lot of thoughts from me.
Some personal. Some relating to the Pittsburgh Penguins themselves.
On a personal level, I started writing full-time around the 2008 NHL season. My main gig was with the old AOL FanHouse and it had afforded me the opportunity to get credentialed to some Penguins games and really get moving in the profession. Shortly after the Penguins won the 2009 Stanley Cup, I took a shot in the dark and reached out to the Penguins asking if I could get a phone interview with Shero.