HARD WORK PAYING OFF: HockeyIndependent At The Cup Finals & Draft

In September, three Gallof brothers decided to pool resources and move IslandersIndependent and RangersIndependent and unify our audience under a national NHL name, HockeyIndependent.com. We had NJ bloggers asking to come onboard, as well as Flyers bloggers ready to go.

In one season, under 9 months, we have had a great ride. We have built a Nashville base, Chicago base, Boston base, and I could go on and on.

In reward for all that hard work, we have received various mentions in a multitude of outlets. From Deadspin, newspapers,  and even journalism criticism outlets from our now legendary Pizza Crawl satire…to regular metions on sites like the great Puck Daddy and many blogosphere staples. We also have worked with NHL Live on XM and hockey blogosphere stalwarts like Lyle Richardson of SpectorsHockey, Jim Cerny, Scott Wazz and many more.

I believe in the mantra, if you are true to your work, your work wil be true to you. This is what our main focus is here. It has paid off with great site stats, notoriety, and now we have received NHL media credentials for the NHL draft and Cup Finals.

This would not have been possible without the great bloggers here, nor the great readers and commenters who keep coming back. I thank you most profusely and hope to work together later this summer to make HI even better and more of your key hockey team reading destination.

I will be on assignment in Philly next week and will have a series on my experience down there. Be sure to also check in with our Flyers bloggers Chris DiFrancesco and John Saquella. This weekend, Al Cimaglia will be in the trenches in Chicago along with David Morris giving us the skinny on the Hawks.

After next week we will be knee deep in the NHL draft and then Free Agency.

HockeyIndependent.com will have two ads with McKeen’s Draft Guide. One is a full color splash on the inside front cover that will be a hockey satirical wonder you do not want to miss. That or it makes a fine paper airplane.

To order the always excellent McKeens draft guide, who actually dropped their prices this year to a very affordable $30, hit this link. They have been working hard all year to bring you the inside skinny on the next batch of NHL prospects. They do a great job, and it is well worth it.

HockeyIndependent looks to provide team blogs, satire, and NHL coverage with quality bloggers who can cover teams consistently. We would like to have two or  three regular bloggers per team or section. Anyone interested in joining our blogosphere collective, please email me at bd@hockeyindependent.com.

I am open to ideas, suggestions, sponsorships, ad opportunities and of course, a Nigerian scam or two.

Thanks,

BD