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...I have worked in pro hockey in Philadelphia and Hershey (Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phantoms, Philadelphia Firebirds, Hershey Bears) for four decades as a freelance writer, PR man, historian, statistician, and in radio/TV broadcasting. I have written well over 2,000 articles (many for team programs of the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL), Hershey Bears (AHL), Richmond Robins (AHL), Maine Mariners (AHL), and others, as well as three books on hockey -- "Conditioning for Hockey: Year Round" (co-authored with Pat Croce) Leisure Press, 1983; "The Hockey Trivia Book" (co-authored with Gene Hart) Leisure Press, 1984; and ten chapters in "Professional Sports Teams Histories - Hockey" Gale Research Co., 1994. (In addition to my hockey books, I have written and edited two books on Western US railroad history entitled "Riding the Transcontinental Rails: Overland Travel on the Pacific Railroad 1865-1881" Polyglot Press, 2005, 445-pages, Illustrated. and "The Classic Western American Railroad Routes" (320 pages, Illustrated) which is scheduled for publication by Chartwell Books in April, 2010) I have also appeared extensively in two documentary films relating to the history of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers: "History of the Philadelphia Flyers" (Warner Home Video, 2007) produced by NHL Productions, and "The Broad Street Bullies" (HBO Sports, 2010) which is scheduled to debut on HBO in April, 2010. In my various capacities I worked and/or attended over 3,000 professional hockey games.