Ian's Bio
In West Philadelphia born and raised, on the ice rink is where I spent most of my days. Actually South West Philadelphia to be exact, I grew up most of my time between being disappointed by the Flyers, Eagles, Phillies but not so much the Sixers because I never really had any expectations for them (although the 2000 season required a helmet because it blew my mind). I didn't really have any preferences in sports until my mom sat me down in front of a glowing puck when the NHL used to be on FOX... Ever since then I was hooked like a junkie. If I hope to accomplish anything through this profile it's this: To prove even though to the rest of the world Philadelphia sports fans look like crazed lunatics, in truth we're knowledgeable, dedicated, unconditionally loyal and depraved spectators of the game.... Also that Santa deserved the snowballs.
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Ian Writes About
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- NHL Atlantic (1),
- NHL Northwest (1),
- Pittsburgh Penguins (1),
- Edmonton Oilers (1),
- Sidney Crosby (1),
- Formula 1 (1),
- Scott Stevens (1)
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Favorite Athletes
Keith Primeau, Ryan Smyth, Mark Messier, Alex Kovalev, Marian Gaborik, Andrew Toney, Rasheed Wallace, Gilbert Arenas, Steve Nash, Manu Ginobili, Brian Westbrook, Larry Johnson, Peyton Manning, Brian Dawkins, Torii Hunter, Chase Utley, Randy Wolf, Pat Burell
Favorite Sports Teams
Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers, Eagles, Phillies. Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Colts
All Time Sports Moment
Flyers vs Senators 3/5/2004 (NHL Record Most Penalty Minutes)
Most Memorable Game Attended
Flyers vs Tampa Bay 2004 Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6, 5-4 OT, Keith Primeau's shining moment
Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Cal Ripken's 2,632 consecutive games played
Ruth or Mays?
Mays
Unitas or Montana?
Montana
Pele or Maradona?
Maradona
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?
None of the above A10 Basketball & the Hockey East
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3 months ago
Philly fans aren't crazed lunatics, they're just passionately uninformed! :)
I jest.
3 months ago
As a fellow Philadelphian, I feel the pain. Every day when I wake up in the morning following a loss, actually. Good article on Billy Penn. Heard they put a tiny statue on top of the Comcast Building to try and reverse the curse. Doesn't seem to be working. Check out my article about the city of Philadelphia, it has the same ring to it as your article.
Good stuff Ian.
-Pat Gallen
3 months ago
I have messaged Zander regarding your duplicate article.
-Ken