Introducing Flamesnations Newest Contributor

Kent Wilson
August 19 2011 10:15AM

 

 

After an extended contributor search, we have finally settled on the newest voice to join the cast here at FN. It wasn't an easy choice and I spent a lot of time deliberating over the many quality submissions we received. But in the end we have settled on...Vintage Flame!

A frequent commenter around these parts, VF has been a quality member for the FN community for a long time. He was extremely passionate about becoming the next writer on the site and his submission (What makes an elite player...elite?) garnered a lot of positive votes and the most discussion amongst any of those submitted.

VF brings a rosier perspective to the team relative to my own more critical take, so I also felt his presence would bring a bit more balance to the overall feel of the site. He's also excellent at engaging people in both the comment section and on twitter, which is becoming increasingly important in this game these days.

Welcome aboard Vintage.

PS - Thank you again to everyone who expressed interest in the FN contributor position and submitted entires. I was overwhelmed with the response to my modest request and think the Flames fan-sphere may be adding some strong new voices in the very near future.

 

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Kent is a published author and the Nations Network Managing Editor. His work also appears at Hockey Prospectus. Catch him regularly on the FAN960 in Calgary and TEAM 1260 in Edmonton. For questions, complaints, criticisms, etc contact Kent @ kent.wilson@gmail. Follow him on Twitter here.
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Reply #1 schevvy August 19 2011, 10:19AM
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Congrats Vintage! Looking forward to reading your work here! Congrats to everyone else as well you all did a good job. Hey Vintage... do you wanna? :)

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Reply #2 Sincity1976 August 19 2011, 10:31AM
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Congratulations Vintage. Well deserved.

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Reply #3 Vintage Flame August 19 2011, 10:56AM
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Thanks guys! I also would like to congratulate all the contributors. There were some GREAT articles in there, and gave me, as a fan, a lot to consider as well. Good job all!

I'll have my 1st.. umm 2nd article up shortly, I hope you enjoy reading my work as much as I enjoy writing it for you!

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Reply #4 icedawg_42 August 19 2011, 11:14AM
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TEH!

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Reply #5 icedawg_42 August 19 2011, 11:24AM
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Kent do I get a finders fee for bringing him to FN, and introducing him to twitter? Now that he's a complete addict to both?

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Reply #6 Kent Wilson August 19 2011, 11:35AM
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@icedawg_42

For sure. I'll give you a percentage of his monthly pay.

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Reply #7 schevvy August 19 2011, 11:41AM
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icedawg_42 wrote:

TEH!

TEH!

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Reply #8 icedawg_42 August 19 2011, 11:42AM
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Kent Wilson wrote:

For sure. I'll give you a percentage of his monthly pay.

Haha - nice, I'd settle for beer though.

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Reply #9 everton fc August 19 2011, 12:11PM
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Congrats, Vintage Flame. You recently posted appreiciation of some my postings here... Much thanks.

Cheers!

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Reply #10 otto August 19 2011, 12:17PM
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Congratulations Vintage!You definitely stirred up the most discussion,I look forward to reading more.

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Reply #11 Craig August 19 2011, 12:37PM
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We are the real winners of this competition! hahaha seriously though Vintage had my vote, it will only make this site even more addicting. Lookin forward to the season boys!

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Reply #12 flamesburn89 August 19 2011, 12:45PM
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Congrats Vintage!

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Reply #13 ChinookArch August 19 2011, 01:15PM
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Nice work VF!

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Reply #14 edmontoncritic - BRoadwAY August 19 2011, 01:16PM
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Not too much praise comes from Edmonton to Calgary but in this case its necessary, congrats VF! .....I look forward to reading about the flames mediocrity for years to come! :P

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Reply #15 Emir August 19 2011, 02:26PM
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Congrats Vintage! I'm looking forward to the many articles you will post here.

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Reply #16 GeeWiz August 19 2011, 03:01PM
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Way to go VF! Enjoyed the depth of your article, and very much enjoyed being a part of the process. Congrats, look forward to reading more!

Graham

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Reply #17 Captain Ron August 19 2011, 03:19PM
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Great job VF! Looking forward to your next article.

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Reply #18 Vintage Flame August 19 2011, 03:47PM
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Thanks again guys. Thanks for taking the time to read it!.. Next one coming soon! Promise!!

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Reply #19 Zkman August 19 2011, 07:18PM
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Congrats FV. I agree you are a worthy addition to the family. I wouldn't be at all disappointed if you took Kent to task once in a while to keep him honest

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Reply #20 Zkman August 19 2011, 07:21PM
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@Zkman

Poop ... meant VF...

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Reply #21 Ryan Popilchak August 19 2011, 09:15PM
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Congrats Vintage.

Well written article and well-deserved appointment.

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Reply #22 Kent Wilson August 19 2011, 09:52PM
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@Zkman

Sorry. That task is beyond everyone.

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Reply #23 Vintage Flame August 19 2011, 10:32PM
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Zkman wrote:

Congrats FV. I agree you are a worthy addition to the family. I wouldn't be at all disappointed if you took Kent to task once in a while to keep him honest

Thanks Z... I don't think I'm ready to tackle the pride leader just yet... but I've never backed away from a challenge. I'm sure I still have lots to learn from Kent.. [Or do I have to call you Mr. Wilson now?]

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Reply #24 Vintage Flame August 19 2011, 10:34PM
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@Ryan Popilchak

Thanks Ryan. Hope you enjoy the latest one as well! #PumpingMyOwnTires

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Reply #25 Taylor Rocca August 20 2011, 04:40PM
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To start off, congrats to Vintage Flame. I'm looking forward to reading your work on a regular basis here at Flames Nation. Congratulations dude! You certainly earned it!

Lastly, I just want to thank Kent for putting on this little competition. I had a great time drawing up my article as well as reading all the other entries. Every article submitted was a quality piece of work, so props to everyone who was a finalist.

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Reply #26 Kent Wilson August 20 2011, 05:50PM
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And yes folks...that is the real Taylor Rocca above.

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Reply #27 Taylor Rocca August 20 2011, 06:07PM
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Kent Wilson wrote:

And yes folks...that is the real Taylor Rocca above.

Thanks Kent. I appreciate the endorsement. Hopefully people will take me seriously here despite the fiasco that happened this past week.

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Reply #28 Vintage Flame August 21 2011, 11:03AM
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@Taylor Rocca

Thanks Taylor.

I have to agree with you. The whole process was alot of fun and it was neat to read the different opinions from all the entries.

Sorry about what happened to you in the comment section. I wish I had caught that sooner as a moderator.. Before it got out of hand.

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