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Getting to Know WIIM: Peter (Straight Outta Sverdlovsk)

Related Topics: Long Island Sound, Game seven

In the sports journalism system, the people are entertained by two separate, yet equally important groups: The players who play the game, and the people who write about the players. These are their stories. DUN DUN!

As part of our series to introduce new writers to the community, here’s some backstory on me and how I came to be a part of the writing team at Winging it in Motown.

I grew up in Milford, CT, a suburban city between New Haven and Bridgeport, right on the Long Island Sound. My first exposure to hockey was when Team USA won the Olympic gold medal.