Alan Bass (Senior Writer)

Joined 4 months ago

  • 241 articles written
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Alan's Bio

I'm very simple: I love to write, and I love hockey more than anything in the world. My world and my life revolves around hockey. My work revolves around what time the game is on TV, and my chores revolve around the same thing. Hockey is a priority. That's it. I'm also a theater geek, which somehow manages to mix with hockey..but hockey is still a priority.

I will be attending Muhlenberg College starting this coming August. I will be majoring in psychology and minoring in business. This is to answer all questions about whether or not I want to go into journalism. No I don't, but that doesn't mean I won't take some journalism classes in college.

My dream is to go into hockey management, and one can easily see why through all of my hockey articles.

I like to think of myself as a hockey fan before a Flyers' fan. Yes, it would be my dream to see the Flyers' win the Stanley Cup, but I'm just as happy watching any other team do it. I love having rivalries with other teams, but that is not what my writing is about. When I write and comment, I like to think I'm giving my honest opinion, and not ranting like an unknowledgeable fan. If you disagree, please let me know immediately, because that is not what this site is about.

I am the community leader for the Philadelphia Flyers' page on Bleacher Report, and enjoy writing more than anything else. Unlike others, I will take whatever you have to say, no matter how inappropriate. You can't get me off the site by yelling at me and cursing me off, so there's no bother trying.

PS- The first ten people to tell me what this sentence says get a prize!

If you have any questions about anything or anyone on this site, or if you just want to talk hockey, please feel free to message me on BR, Facebook, through e-mail at ALN424@aol.com or through AIM at ALN424.

Thank you to everyone for continuing to read my articles, and good luck with your own writing!

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The Short List facts and information about Alan Bass

Favorite Athletes

Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Joni Pitkanen, Scottie Upshall, Gordie Howe, Scotty Bowman, Mike Keenan, Ken Holland

Favorite Sports Teams

Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Soul, Philadelphia Kixx, Philadelphia Barrage, Philadelphia Wings, Muhlenberg Mules (Ice Hockey)

All Time Sports Moment

1980 USA Gold Medal Win

Most Memorable Game Attended

Philly vs. Washington Game 3 of 2008 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Flyers win 6-3

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Gretzky's 50 goals in 39 games

Ruth or Mays?

Ruth--can't beat the Bambino

Unitas or Montana?

Montana--I never really watched Unitas at all, but I just love Joe

Jordan or Russell?

Jordan--Best player ever. No contest for me

Gretzky or Orr?

Orr--this is tough, but I love his skating ability and his ability to create plays. True, Gretz did the same, but I like Orr better.

Pele or Maradona?

Pele--who the heck is Maradona?

Federer or Sampras?

Federer--I love tennis, and this guy is just brilliant

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger--Best golfer ever. He will soon pass Nicklaus' record

Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt--Loved him when he was alive, and now I love him even more.

Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher--SOOOOO TALENTED!!

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

SEC--No reason..I just like this conference

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  1. by Ben
    about 17 hours ago

    I know, I'm article-happy. Check it out!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/52031-what-makes-college-football-so-great

    Thanks,

    Ben

  2. by MR CONTRAVERSY
    3 days ago

    hey you there

  3. by Eric
    4 days ago

    thanks for the POTD vote

  4. by MR CONTRAVERSY
    5 days ago

    hey alan whats up .lol just read what u sent . whats your email. i dont have aim to send u an im , but if u have yahoo send me a line kaos_47yahoo.com kaos_47 for im ... ttyl

  5. by L.J.
    6 days ago

    I have good, solid advice for you.

    I was hanging with an Orioles PR VP's associate on Tuesday and we discussed your credentials issue and B/R as an entity.

    mojostarz@hotmail.com me if you want in on his advice.

  6. by Ben
    9 days ago

    Hey Al ... Thanks for POTD, appreciate that man !

  7. by Thomas
    9 days ago

    on another note, never bury ur hatchett theres always someone out there ready to attack you

  8. by Thomas
    9 days ago

    alan,
    i just wanted to apologize to you for writing that article. i didnt agree with some of the stuff you said in your article, so i whent and wrote on contrary to you. and i believe that that was fine. but understand i was not trying to attack you personallly, its just in the heat of the moment i get stupid and make personal attacks, and that was wrong. i apologize for making personal statements about you, and i do not despise you or anything. hopefully you will accept, or it is war...just kidding. but i hope you can forgive me, if you cant i understand also.

    sincerely,
    thomas brown

  9. by L.J.
    10 days ago

    No.

  10. by Shaun
    10 days ago

    I appreciate the pick of the day vote bud!

  11. by Bryan
    10 days ago

    326 comments? Is that a record or something? The only way I post that is if a write a "I hate the Oakland Raiders, Baseball, the Special Olympics, and Gary Bettman article"....unfortunately I only hate one of those things

    BT

  12. by Zander
    10 days ago

    Hey Alan,

    So I just created a link in the footer menu on the front page so that articles like yours/Greg's can be displayed more prominently.

    That said, it would be great if such pieces could ONLY be tagged with "Bleacher Report" and not with other sports/teams. Don't forget that millions of people come to Bleacher Report every month who don't already know the score, and thus if they're looking to find hockey articles and instead they read a piece about the internal Community they might decide to leave as they simply won't understand.

    Let me know if you have questions about this. As always, thank you for all of your efforts to improve our Community!

    Zander

  13. by Tyler
    10 days ago

    Whats up with that picture, is your hair falling off or is it a wig? There seem to be space between your head and hair.

  14. by Salaar
    11 days ago

    Hey Alan,

    Be sure to have a look at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/48676-taking-br-to-the-next-level-say-no-to-plagiarismrules-of-journalism-v

  15. by Zander
    11 days ago

    On it Alan—shoot Ryan Alberti a message and let him know you're having trouble, and see if the two of you can't figure out something that will work.

    Z