Sam McPherson has been a sports journalist off-and-on since 1991, but he's been a hockey fan since he first watched a puck drop live in person in 1997. Prior to writing for Examiner.com, Sam spent four years covering college hockey for USCHO.com. He is donating all proceeds from his Examiner.com writings to Team in Training this year as he trains for Vineman in August and Ironman Cozumel in December.