I have been a sports fan since I can remember. I attended my first hockey game at age 4 in San Diego, California and I was hooked on the sport. I moved with my family to Massachusetts at 7 years of age where I learned to skate on my neighbors backyard rink. I began playing hockey when I was 8 years old. I played youth, high school, junior before playing college hockey at Fitchburg (MA) State College. I am a former USA Hockey Level 4 referee and International Ice Hockey Federation linesman. I have officiated many international tournaments, Boston Bruins training camp, American Hockey League, college, and high school hockey games. I have coached all levels of hockey from the learn to skate 4 year olds up to, and including, minor league professional. I am a level 4 USA Hockey certified coach. I am the head coach of the Neponset Valley River Rats U-18 Tier Two team and an assistant coach with the NVRR Tier One team for the 2011-2012 season. I am in my third season as a Game Observer for the NCAA's Hockey East Association. I have worked for 22 years as a part time on ice skating and hockey skills instructor in Massachusetts and New Hampshire training youth, high school, college, and professional, players.

I began sports writing in January 2010 for The Billerica Green, a news magazine that covered the town of Billerica, Massachusetts. I have held the position of co-lead writer for www.causewaycrowd.com of the Fansided Network and have progressed to Boston Bruins Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. I have written for www.bruinstalkradio.com and appeared on their internet radio show after Bruins games. You can also hear me on www.bostonsportsthenandnow.com podcasts. I am a fully credentialed member of the Boston Bruins media program as the Boston Correspondent for The Fourth Period website (www.thefourthperiod.com) and magazine.

Highlights of my writing career have been interviewing three Olympic athletes for The Billerica Green and the Boston Bruins players and head coach.

I would like to say "thank you" to Ms. Liana Measmer for giving me my start as a writer at the Billerica Green news magazine. Liana's encouragement and coaching changed my life.

I would also like to thank Lesley Rene Sammarco for all of her support in my writing endeavors.

Feel free to contact me if you have any ideas for articles.

I am available for a full time writing jobs, freelance assignments and radio/TV appearances.

I can be contacted at sjahutch@gmail.com

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