Editor Speaks out

Taylor thanks readers for a Successful 2008The Hockey Voice Editor Mark Taylor

Bonny River, NB - The Hockey Voice is the brainchild of Mark Taylor and came about as a result of the semi-daily, weekly, monthly writings about the Fundy Industrial Hockey League in Blacks Harbour. Every so often Taylor would combine a bunch of pictures and articles and e-mail them to players and friends of the League. Judging from the response, Taylor figured that it could be bigger and went to a blog format where more people could have access to the content. Never taking himself or the League too seriously, Taylor reports on some stories based solely on fact, some loosely based on fact and some perhaps lacking in fact altogether.

Taylor said, "The response has been all positive. The poll last week that overwhelmingly said the Hockey Voice is the foremost authority hockey on the local scene really did it for me. I will continue down that path and give readers the stories and pictures they so desire. I remember being in Elementary School and seeing pictures and having the ability to immediately come up with a story on it. That ability has helped me immensely with this publication."

Taylor also gives thanks to the staff at the Hockey Voice. Taylor notes, "Geoff Cunningham is the hockey insider and head psychic and has done well in that capacity. Santa Cunny, Cunny's Crystal Ball and Somebody was Saying are just some examples of Cunningham's great works. Chris Richardson is the VP of Operations and really does the legwork to ensure that the articles in the Hockey Voice are accurate and meaningful. Richardson has embraced this duty and has done a fine job. The Hockey Voice prides itself with being factual and felt that it needed a person to keep that in tact and Richardson has done that. The last person hired was Joe Walsh of Toronto who started out as a fan of the Hockey Voice and expressed interest in joining the staff. He is the new entertainment critic and is focused primarily on non-hockey issues such as films, music and all fine arts. The Hockey Voice felt that it needed a set of eyes and ears outside of the greater Charlotte County area, but also needed that back-home mentality and Joe has supplied that."

The Hockey Voice welcomes comments and ideas and strives to keep up with the fast action of the the FIHL. The Hockey Voice hopes everybody had a great Christmas and nothing but the best in 2009. Thank you.

By the way, if people get hot under the collar about the Hockey Voice, just remember, if ya can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen and if at first you don't succeed, then maybe skydiving isn't for you!