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Hey Guys,

My name is Matthew Fairburn, I am a sophomore journalism major at the University of Missouri. I reside in a town about thirty minutes north of Boston, Massachusetts.

I joined Bleacher Report in the fall of 2010 in order to increase my exposure and improve at my craft. I love to write about the NFL, NFL Draft, Fantasy Football, and the NHL. I grew up playing hockey and have been watching sports for as long as I can remember.

I was a part of the Bleacher Report Internship Program for the Winter 2011 session.

I am always looking for writing opportunities and feedback from my readers. You can contact me at matthewfairburn@gmail.com and follow me on Twitter @MatthewFairburn.

Thanks for reading!

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Blaine Gabbert, Matthew Stafford, Claude Giroux

  • Favorite Coaches

    Dennis Green, Vince Lombardi, Dan Bylsma

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Diamondbacks Beating the Yankees in the 2001 World Series

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Missouri beating Oklahoma at 2010 Homecoming

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken Jr.'s consectutive games played.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big East

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  • TK Wondra posted 151 days ago

    TK Wondra

    I can see how that would have been a tough assignment, clearly that one comment was an aberration and not truly indicative of you or your writing. Best of luck with your writing; from what I have read, you do have some very good pieces.

  • TK Wondra posted 152 days ago

    TK Wondra

    You should be ashamed of your "Dumbest Player on Each NHL Team" article. Your comments on Kopitar are borderline racist.

  • Steve Wolosewich posted 208 days ago

    Steve Wolosewich

    Hey Matthew,
    You beat me to the punch with your 25 Best Mustaches in Hockey History article! I hope you won't mind that I crowd the market a bit and publish my own, since I've already done the work. Lol. Thanks for the great read and all the best to you.

  • i think that Rinne a bigger (no pun intended) game changer the Weber

  • Matt Melbye posted 243 days ago

    Matt Melbye

    If you are interested in a fantasy hockey league I need a few more owners in an established yahoo league. It's the 7th year for my H2H points based league. Live draft is tomorrow night at 7:30. All of the owners are active all season. League ID is 34284 password is 1. I look forward to seeing you.

  • Farooq Ahmed posted 268 days ago

    Farooq Ahmed

    The 20 Most Exciting Athletes in Pro Sports [Video]

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/841388-the-20-most-exciting-athletes-in-pro-sports-video

  • Tom Urtz Jr posted 284 days ago

    Tom Urtz Jr

    Oh, Im not saying they are going to win the cup. They made the playoffs as an 8 seed last year. I think we the additions they are a 6 or 7 seed. Every team once in the playoffs has a shot.

    Henrik Lundqvist is capable of doing what Thomas did in the post season. I was just kinda peeved you alluded that Richards had an injury history and that the Rangers didn't improve their D. They were 6th overall in goals allow and had rookies as their second pairing. I don't see what they could have done.

  • Tom Urtz Jr posted 285 days ago

    Tom Urtz Jr

    You kinda sold the Rangers real short in that article...

  • Mike B posted 375 days ago

    Mike B

    Thirty minutes north of Boston? I was at Hanscom AFB for about 2 years ('03-'05). I played in a ton of different rinks in the area. I played with two different Army National Guard teams as well in the State Troopers Tournament up in Maine. I loved living in the Boston area just for the hockey.

    Alright, take it easy.

  • Louis Normandeau posted 383 days ago

    Louis Normandeau

    Hello,

    Best 50 Stanley Cul Playoffs performers, eh? To me the Montreal Canadiens are very underepresented. They have 24 Stanley Cups, atfer all. Maurice Richard and his brother Henri should be much closer to the top. Well ahead of Mario Lemieux for one. And what about George Arstrong ? Not even there !!! You must be very young. It is so frustrating that hockey writers, contrary to baseball journalists don't know the history of their sport.

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