Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, and still (allegedly) a New Orleans Brass fan, Mike began following hockey in a time when his beloved Edmonton Oilers were collecting Stanley Cups instead of #1 draft picks. Residing in Lafayette since 2005, he eventually learned how to chomp for the Louisiana IceGators. After years of collecting more dust than ice time and deemed too dangerous to play with sticks and sharp objects, Mike began to write about hockey. Now covering the Louisiana IceGators and the SPHL for The Sin Bin, Mike can be followed on Twitter @SinBinIceGators, on Facebook at facebook.com/puckoffeh, or on his personal blog at puckoff.weebly.com.